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txbred 1 point ago +1 / -0

lol, I'm not THAT clueless, I assumed most people would understand I'm not referring to a winch attached to a vehicle. I'm referring to something (for lack of finding an image with an appropriate sized winch, or even multiple on either bank, that could be transported to the site and anchored to the ground in whatever way) like this https://www.siebenhaar-antriebstechnik.com/images/2_Winch_Hafen.jpg on either bank, and then get a boat like a dredger, that has these winches on them to pull from behind https://www.siebenhaar-antriebstechnik.com/en/news/siebenhaar-delivers-winches-for-the-currently-largest-cutter-suction-dredger-of-the-world. seems like an appropriate step to take if this one ship is halting world shipping trade. also, gotta remember its mostly free-floating so the winches will not be needed to pull very hard as if it were completely land lodged, if the ass-end is mostly free floating it would seem to make sense that once that is pulled back towards the center of the canal (along with pulling from the other 2 locations I described) that the nose should eventually pull free, I know those ships have those really long protruding noses but I mean come on, it couldnt have buried itself very far-especially since those ships are slow as fuck, heavy as fuck, but slow. I would think the top speed allowed in the canal is pretty low as well

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txbred 4 points ago +4 / -0

if not done intentionally-I'd really hate to be that owner. can't imagine what the price for halting world shipping would cost.

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txbred 5 points ago +5 / -0

looking more and more like it

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txbred 1 point ago +1 / -0

makes sense, I've heard a few different stories on the exact predicament they are in. Where I've landed is the nose is stuck in the earth on the bank and the back-end is somewhat dug in, but still free-floating, as well as the middle of the ship. doesnt seem like there would be much stress put on it if they pulled from the ass-end towards the nose-bank, while simultaneously pulling directly backwards as well as pulling the nose, so 3 point tug (2 land position tugs, and one boat pulling it straight back). that and these ships have got to have a hull a few inches thick (I would think at least) and thats a sand bank so its not going to have snag points or hard rocks, idk, again I admit to being well outside my wheelhouse on understanding why this is so hard to fix, ive worked with heavy equipment, but nothing near that heavy.

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txbred 12 points ago +12 / -0

“The accused continued kicking on LT Langford with her heels,” according to the arrest warrant.

She was charged with obstruction of law enforcement and disrupting General Assembly sessions, according to the Georgia State Patrol and released on bond late Thursday.

So this bitch just "got away" with assaulting an officer? (I understand she was "charged for kicking officer" but its obviously been downgraded from the charge it truly should be-assault on an officer. you even SPIT on an officer and its considered assault. rules for thee.....

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txbred 1 point ago +1 / -0

basically come from an all irish family (mother has american indian/irish blood), so anything outside of total darkness burns me lobster red, one year I did work re-doing docks everyday, and I managed to get "tan" but that didn't last long lol count yourself lucky, i'd much prefer being a tanneck

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txbred 9 points ago +9 / -0

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)?

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