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Is this due to U.S. military involvement? I remember reading they were sending dredging experts.
by liquidify 6y ago
Is this due to U.S. military involvement? I remember reading they were sending dredging experts.
- Clewza313 6y agoEven in normal operations the canal is being dredged continually, since it's basically a channel dug into sand that's continually dissolving in the water. Check out the cross sections here: it's much wider and more shallow (gradient up to 4:1) than you might think. https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/English/About/SuezCanal/Pages/CanalCharacteristics.aspx https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/English/About/SuezCanal/Pages/C...
- tpmx 6y agoThey have a fleet of ~13 dredgers of different types: https://www.dredgepoint.org/dredging-database/owners/suez-canal-authority-dredging-department https://www.dredgepoint.org/dredging-database/owners/suez-ca...
- Fronzie 6y agoThe Dutch company Smit (part of Boskalis) was hired for this job.
- aryehof 6y agoThis isn’t a Hollywood movie. Another country is actually considered to be the expert in such matters.
- fermienrico 6y agoWhy a snarky response to a harmless question? The person asking the question didn’t say anything about US expertise or Egyptian expertise. It’s considered condescending to send help in dire situations? Damn, everyone is on the edge these days.
- liquidify 6y agoreally... negative 4 votes for a legit question... hmm.