I suspect that its there in case they want to excavate the bulous bow  ( to have a look) as it is well  into the edge of the canal...

But from what people are saying it looks like this boat is going nowhere fast and I suspect it will have to be  unloaded, either partially or fully to get it off  but its capacity is north of 20K TEU, so that's a BIG job... ( esp given it would have to be done with mobile cranes...

That's a wheel loader, not an excavator/digger.

Before we get too pedantic about the type of vehicle involved, the title is reference to a children's story about a little yellow digger that got stuck. The workers sent in a bigger digger to get it out, which then too got stuck. Then a bigger digger was sent in, and so on.

BlueOwl:

 

Before we get too pedantic about the type of vehicle involved, the title is reference to a children's story about a little yellow digger that got stuck. The workers sent in a bigger digger to get it out, which then too got stuck. Then a bigger digger was sent in, and so on.

 

 

 

 

 

thank you

Ge0rge: The midday news just said that the ship was re-floated and the canal was open again, although I can't actually find any evidence of this.

Wrong: Current position as of now from Vesselfinder.com

Photo on Twitter yesterday did appear to show a fairly standard yellow excavator working near the bow.

I wonder if there will be a new follow up book

https://schoolessentials.co.nz/Product/333266/LITTLE-YELLOW-DIGGSAVES-WHALE

BlueOwl:

Before we get too pedantic about the type of vehicle involved, the title is reference to a children's story about a little yellow digger that got stuck. The workers sent in a bigger digger to get it out, which then too got stuck. Then a bigger digger was sent in, and so on.

 

 

MadEngineer: Bahaha damn there goes the trolling us parents could have had

Fantastic book, along with Wonky Donky.

neb: If pressed it could probably excavate a new canal around the side of the existing one.

No problem; they can probably get it there on a container ship via the Su-- wait... Crap...

SaltyNZ:

neb: If pressed it could probably excavate a new canal around the side of the existing one.

 

 

 

No problem; they can probably get it there on a container ship via the Su-- wait... Crap...

I'm assuming that it's not as simple as a dozen tugs pulling it backward from behind?