I guess I am just a redneck, but why can't they just cable up to that beast and pull from either bank until its straightened up, and then just tug boat it the rest of the way through the canal (if the engine is still messed up)?
@txbred, the underwater bulbous bow is jammed twenty feet into the bank, and the rudder planes are jammed in on the other side. The captain knew exactly what to do (aside from outright sinking it) to make it the biggest PITA possible to un-wedge. The mass of the ship and cargo is so huge that it's a herculean effort to move it without friction being a factor.
I guess I am just a redneck, but why can't they just cable up to that beast and pull from either bank until its straightened up, and then just tug boat it the rest of the way through the canal (if the engine is still messed up)?
Maybe they got it stuck on purpose?
looking more and more like it
@txbred, the underwater bulbous bow is jammed twenty feet into the bank, and the rudder planes are jammed in on the other side. The captain knew exactly what to do (aside from outright sinking it) to make it the biggest PITA possible to un-wedge. The mass of the ship and cargo is so huge that it's a herculean effort to move it without friction being a factor.