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Even 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/C...

They have a fleet of ~13 dredgers of different types:

https://www.dredgepoint.org/dredging-database/owners/suez-ca...

The Dutch company Smit (part of Boskalis) was hired for this job.

This isn’t a Hollywood movie. Another country is actually considered to be the expert in such matters.

Why 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.

really... negative 4 votes for a legit question... hmm.