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Re:The Suez Canal will be widened by smnrchrds on Sunday May 16, 2021 @11:24AM (#27174287)
The obstruction was resolved in one week because of the spring high tide. Had this happened another time of the year, it could have taken much longer than a week to remove the obstruction.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a359688...

Re:The Suez Canal will be widened by blendergeek on Sunday May 16, 2021 @11:58AM (#27174537)
A 'spring tide' refers to the high tide at the full moon or new moon and does not refer to high tide in the spring time. A spring tide happens when the sun, moon, and earth are in a line. It is to be contrasted with a 'neap tide' at the quarter moons when the sun, moon, and earth make a right angle.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/springtide.html

Re:The Suez Canal will be widened by smnrchrds on Sunday May 16, 2021 @12:12PM (#27174630)
TIL. Thanks. So it's a phenomenon that occurs twice per month. That's not bad at all.
Re:The Suez Canal will be widened by kqr on Sunday May 16, 2021 @01:12PM (#27175173)
In fact, the average time you'd have to wait for it is... a week.
Re:The Suez Canal will be widened by lttlrck on Sunday May 16, 2021 @04:30PM (#27176771)
not something you'd want to rely on though - the obstruction could happen at high tide.