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Message 2071977 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 0:42:48 UTC - in response to Message 2071952.  

They seemed to have moved The Incredible Bulk 30 meters or over 98 feet.
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Message 2071980 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 1:28:05 UTC

That's a start.

How long to a navigable waterway?
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Message 2071982 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 1:40:34 UTC - in response to Message 2071980.  

Unknown, 2 ocean going tugs are on the way there that can pull 400 tons each which are much bigger than the small ones there now, plus there is a crane on the way in case they need to unload 600 containers off of the bow end of the ship(the pointed end of the ship) out of 20,000 total containers.
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Message 2071983 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 2:34:19 UTC
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Rather than using puny little tugs...

What of using the giant engines and formidable pull of one of the fellow giant container ships nearby idly queued up?
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Message 2071984 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 3:26:51 UTC - in response to Message 2071983.  

They're not built for that, this ship is about 224,000 tons, the ocean going tugs are better, the 400 tons seems to be in Bollard Tons/Pull, but I don't know much about that.
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Message 2071987 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 7:47:39 UTC - in response to Message 2071983.  

Using another big ship, while it sounds possible would be rather risky thing to do as even a slight error on behalf of the pulling ship and that too would end up stuck in the mud at the side of the canal due its draught. However the vast majority of ocean going tugs are, relatively speaking, shallow draughted so can work safely quite close to the canal bank.
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Message 2071989 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 8:37:40 UTC

Sunday morning win.


With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.
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Message 2071991 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 9:26:49 UTC

Meowing on an early Sunday morning.

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Message 2071993 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 9:32:51 UTC

Winning as Sunday evening is about to begin here.

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Message 2071994 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 9:48:22 UTC

What wind by yonder window breaks?

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Message 2071997 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 12:19:29 UTC

Wind?

But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,

Merry Sunday
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Message 2072000 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 14:11:42 UTC

Where for art thou the sun?!

(We've a complete white-out fluffy blanket of horizon to horizon fluffy stuff...)
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Message 2072002 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 14:28:34 UTC
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That wind that loudly breaks. [cough, cough] Please somebody pass me the air freshener.

Canal blockage. They have to worry about damaging the ship even further. There is reports of the ship taking on some water. If they try to hard to fast and worsen the problem…?

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Message 2072004 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 15:29:00 UTC

'Breaking Wind'....wasn't that a documentary about the competitive Texas chili cookoff circuit?

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Message 2072005 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 15:43:29 UTC

Thar be a storm a blowin' out abouts!

Around here at least...
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Message 2072007 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 16:09:06 UTC
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Another wonderful early spring Southern California morning. Severe clear, 72F @9:00AM, paradise.
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Message 2072008 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 16:15:05 UTC
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As long as it's just a storm that's a blowin' wind.

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Message 2072012 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 17:54:30 UTC

Cue a stonkin' good breakfast of eggs, beans, cheese... :-P

With added Brussels sprouts for lunch! :-O
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Message 2072015 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 18:14:52 UTC - in response to Message 2072012.  

Brussels sprouts + garlic butter... Keeps one away from the vampires.
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Message 2072016 - Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 18:22:37 UTC

And most mortal beings as well............

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