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Tide should apparently play a major role in unblocking the vessel, according to

https://twitter.com/AgenciesLeth/status/1374708535603433472?...

Live local tide: https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Suez-Egypt/tides/lat...

I am hopeful, but for some unfounded reason I'm giving it equal chances of suffering from structural failure when that happens and dumping shipping containers into the canal.

I was able to find news reports of the canal being dredged in 2015 but nothing since then.

edit: I see that they've already had one high tide opportunity which did not dislodge the vessel. From your tide chart link, I can see that the tides get progressively deeper until the end of the month, but that is a long time to be stuck there.

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