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A friend is a Naval Architect and through calculations, have determined that 40% of the hull length is grounded. To raise the ship three feet will require the removal of 16,000 tons of ballast in the form of containers or fuel. 16K tons is the rough equivalent of two US Naval destroyers or 800 containers at 20 tons each. There are no facilities where the ship is grounded to remove the containers. The Egyptians will have to build infrastructure to unload the ship.
The new concern is the sagging hull. The bow and stern are firmly grounded, the center of the ship is largely unsupported. Hulls are designed for some flex (steel is real) but not to remain bowed. A hull failure would be a major disaster.
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