Why Russia Tried to Block This Canal

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  • @TheB1M
    @TheB1M  10 місяців тому +154

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    • @DetroitMicroSound
      @DetroitMicroSound 10 місяців тому

      Because a state committing genocide on it's neighbors, cares about endangering nesting birds.... Sure.

    • @Matti_us_Alpe
      @Matti_us_Alpe 10 місяців тому +4

      To be honest, can someone explain why a water lock was needed?

    • @CoffeeAndPaul
      @CoffeeAndPaul 10 місяців тому

      ​@@Matti_us_Alpe, that's a good question. I looked it up.
      Apparently Baltic seawater by way of the Gulf of Gdansk supply ~85% of the horizontal water supply (rain being vertical) into the Vistula Lagoon, all of it through the Strait of Baltiysk, the Strait being the Poles' only way into the lagoon before they built the canal.
      The water levels between both estuaries, the Gulf & the lagoon, are normally less than 0.8 meters' difference unless there are windstorms. In heavy storm conditions with high winds, though, the water level in the lagoon could reach as high as 1 meter above Sea level, which would damage parts of the lagoon.
      There are 2 reasons to build the locks. They built the locks to keep exchange of the Gulf's & lagoon's respective waters to as bare a minimum as possible. This preserves the lagoon's salinity level.
      The second reason is storm control. The wind storms I mentioned can raise the lagoon's water height to as much as 1 meter above Sea level, potentially flooding the lagoon polders (sp.) which help the locals control against river floods (the Vistula River, the 9th longest River in Europe, empties into the lagoon). An opened canal can use the different water heights to allow the lagoon an emergency outflow to the Gulf, keeping the flood-control polders undamaged.
      I learned a lot looking up the answer for your question! Thanks for asking.

    • @terryhoath1983
      @terryhoath1983 10 місяців тому

      @@Matti_us_Alpe First of all, don't say or write, "To be honest". It infers that you are a liar most of the time.
      Secondly, there was absolutely no need for the lock. It is a piece of gross over engineering, insisted upon by the Brussels/Bruxelles Mafia to help their grasping friends. Instead of asking about the lock, perhaps you could ask why a Belgian construction company was foisted on the Poles adding dramatically to the cost. If they had asked me, I could have designed and project managed a canal for them a/ WITHOUT A LOCK b/ draft only limited by the depth of the lagoon, 3/ allowing for at least 24 ships each day in each direction. Sunshine does not say whether his ships are 12 in each direction or 12 in total each day and, without those concrete spiders, only a fraction of the CO2 emitted to the atmosphere and for less than one tenth of the cost of this thing
      Their excuse for the lock is that the AVERAGE level of the water in the lagoon is marginally higher at this point than the AVERAGE level of the water in the open Bay of Gdansk. There is an inference on the video that the Vistula flows into the lagoon causing this difference, the water having to flow many miles to the North-East to flow out of the Russian passage. The Baltic has hardly any tidal range. There are, however long shore currents in the Baltic which have lead to sediments from the big rivers forming these huge sand bars. The eventual passage of these rivers to the open sea is therefore obstructed by their own sediment. The draft of barges on the Vistula is seriously restricted by sand bars in the river during the Summer months. The Vistula has snaked across the coastal plain and changed its' course frequently. At various times, it has entered the sea though this lagoon but it doesn't anymore. Having entered the Baltic about 19 miles (30 kms) to the West of the lagoon for a few centuries, a more direct route has been hard engineered and the Vistula now enters the Baltic about 14 miles (22 kms) to the West of the lagoon. Contrary to what is stated in the video, the canal is not called "The Vistula Canal", it is "Kanał żeglugowy. Nowy Świat" which literally translates as "Canal Shipping New World". Although the lagoon is open to the sea at the Kaliningrad end and in theory, the water should be at the same level, there is a tendency for water to pile up a little at the upper ends of inlets and estuaries, and although the Vistula does not enter the lagoon, there is some drainage from lesser water courses. Don't misinterpret the film at 5.58. That showed the water being allowed through the coffer dam for the initial filling of the lock when construction of the lock was complete.
      There was also a question about different cyanobacteria in the water on each side of the spit. I say "Sod the cyanobacteria !"
      My answer would have been to have great chunks of rock (20 tonnes ...many full freight containers weigh more) quarried from somewhere up the Vistula and brought down on barges. The rock could then have been laid in the Sea and in the lagoon in the shape of fans and creating a funnel across the spit about 10 times wider than the existing canal. A narrow channel could have been cut across the spit down the centre of the funnel. As soon as there was a connection between the lagoon and the Sea, using the differential in water level the canal would have done nearly all its' own dredging with the sand carried out into the the sea with the rock subsiding and being augmented as necessary to provide a hard banks for the canal .... NO CONCRETE !!! If aby of the rockk chunks were dislodged in an occasional violent storm (This is the Baltic, it isn't the Atlantic), then a crane barge could be used to put them back in place. The dredging could then have been finished off with mechanical dredgers, ideally spreading the sand on the landward side of the rock banks. Until such time as the level in the lagoon falls to the level of the sea the canal would have self-dredged and any sandbank that may become a nuisance could be dredged and the material dumped behind the rock flares. During construction, a temporary pontoon bridge could have been built to carry the very small number of vehicles that use the spit road . It is a dead-end road running for about 15 miles (23 kms) serving a few small settlements along the spit terminating close to the Kaliningrad border.
      Bearing in mind the small amount of traffic that uses the bridges(which have been built at monstrous cost, I would have constructed a concrete barge 60 ft (18 m) wide and 400 feet (a little over 122m) long. This would be the floating bridge. Piers would be built out into the canal with a waterway between them of 425 ft (130m) The bridge would be anchored to one pier and using a floating cable from the bank, the loose end of the bridge could be allowed to float into position using the gentle current and metal ramps lowered into place to allow use of the road and then pulled out of the way to allow passage of ships. When the current isn't enough, a small tug would do the job. Because there is so little traffic using the bridge, I suggest that the bridge should be in place for 3 hours for road vehicles and then 3 hours for the ships ... or, if the number of ships was not great, 4 hours for the road and 2 hours for the ships. People on land would know exactly when the bridge would be open for them. On the basis of alternating 3 hours, the ships would have 90 minutes out and then 90 minutes in. This would leave 4.5 hours at a time when ships could not use the canal but passage would be far faster than using the stupid lock and a lot faster than using the Kaliningrad passage if travelling to or from the West.
      I hope this answers your question and a bit more.

    • @raivisk72
      @raivisk72 10 місяців тому +2

      Since you’re looking at a project in Baltic Sea region, when can we expect a video about RailBaltica?

  • @Red.Hot.Chili.Beans63
    @Red.Hot.Chili.Beans63 10 місяців тому +8124

    So nice that the Russians are concerned about Poland's financial health. What a nice and helpful neighbor!!!

    • @РубероидОтважный
      @РубероидОтважный 10 місяців тому +77

      мы любим Польшу .

    • @masterchinese28
      @masterchinese28 10 місяців тому +81

      Haha! :)

    • @tardvandecluntproductions1278
      @tardvandecluntproductions1278 10 місяців тому +431

      They also seem to be very educated on EU law, more then the EU itself. /s

    • @AquaManiac23
      @AquaManiac23 10 місяців тому

      @@РубероидОтважный But we don´t like you.

    • @Stiegelzeine
      @Stiegelzeine 10 місяців тому +299

      Yeah and this love for animals and our planet… they really love nature even more than königsberg‘s native citizens who got thrown out by those war criminals

  • @MassiveBuild
    @MassiveBuild 10 місяців тому +2272

    It created an artificial island in the lagoon, which is planned to be a bird habitat. The island is tentatively named the Aestian Island, after the ancient Baltic tribe that lived in the region

    • @Theman-qs9vw
      @Theman-qs9vw 10 місяців тому +7

      They mention that in the video

    • @kutyna4nogi141
      @kutyna4nogi141 10 місяців тому +69

      @@hia5235 B.S.

    • @geofflepper3207
      @geofflepper3207 10 місяців тому +91

      ​@@hia5235
      In the 1850s a huge storm created a 150 metre wide channel in the
      peninsula into Lake Ontario by Toronto thus creating an island.
      That island still seems to be doing just fine.
      In fact better than it would be doing if it was a peninsula
      because if it had still been a peninsula when the age of the
      car arrived people inevitably would have built a road
      from the mainland across the entire piece of land
      and humans would have ended up disturbing it much more.

    • @jCo1
      @jCo1 10 місяців тому +60

      ​@@hia5235you must be part of the Russian govt. 👀😂

    • @WangAiHua
      @WangAiHua 10 місяців тому +74

      @@hia5235
      Funny---RuZZia is more concerned about other country's environment than with their own!

  • @ShinryuZensen
    @ShinryuZensen 10 місяців тому +89

    Poland is an independent nation, with its own identity and people that should be able to do whatever they want within their territory.
    My home, my home renovations.

  • @mmkrk4071
    @mmkrk4071 10 місяців тому +1554

    Elbląg is not a major port in Poland, but it allows for a little easier distribution of cargo traffic in north east area of the country.

    • @PenskePC17
      @PenskePC17 10 місяців тому +97

      I was wondering why this Canal wouldn't have already been built if this was such an important harbor. It makes a lot more sense now.

    • @sion8
      @sion8 10 місяців тому +12

      Maybe now it could be?

    • @CarPhotos
      @CarPhotos 10 місяців тому +62

      @@sion8 nope Zalew Wiślany(Vistula lake) its not so deep to use bigger ships. Average 2,7m deep

    • @greg-warsaw4708
      @greg-warsaw4708 10 місяців тому +123

      @@CarPhotos Exactly! The new proudly-built canal opens up traffic... to a very minor, insignificant port.

    • @sion8
      @sion8 10 місяців тому +4

      @@greg-warsaw4708
      Okay.🤷‍♂️

  • @MrSaemichlaus
    @MrSaemichlaus 10 місяців тому +4682

    Remember kids: whoever doesn't want you to grow and become stronger and more efficient, is not your friend.

    • @dexterek011
      @dexterek011 10 місяців тому

      Yes. We known that Germans, who are blocking practically every infrastructure project in Poland, are our enemies.

    • @templeodoom4634
      @templeodoom4634 10 місяців тому +48

      Wish I met you 20 years ago ❤

    • @mattgillard8253
      @mattgillard8253 10 місяців тому +157

      USA regarding the rest of the world.

    • @xandr13
      @xandr13 10 місяців тому +10

      No shit Sherlock.

    • @nikobellic570
      @nikobellic570 10 місяців тому

      Every country about every other country ​@@mattgillard8253

  • @KamilsView
    @KamilsView 10 місяців тому +912

    A BIG LIKE for the correct pronouciation of ELBLĄG! Spot on, mate!

    • @usernamename2978
      @usernamename2978 10 місяців тому

      But sad about the chav English.

    • @KamilsView
      @KamilsView 10 місяців тому

      What??? @@miguelrodriguez-kw6je

    • @KamilsView
      @KamilsView 10 місяців тому

      Chav English? What do you mean? Not posh enough? @@usernamename2978

    • @edik-cz
      @edik-cz 10 місяців тому +14

      the brexit makes these bloody brits learn polish

    • @KamilsView
      @KamilsView 10 місяців тому

      😆Lol. I don't think it's Brexit. It is just journalistic professionalism ;-) @@edik-cz

  • @DannyMancheno
    @DannyMancheno 10 місяців тому +8176

    Canal: $500,000,000.00
    Escaping russian influence: Priceless

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 10 місяців тому +181

      It's not even that expensive compared to Poland's Tax revenue they gather each 😂

    • @matteofalduto766
      @matteofalduto766 10 місяців тому +163

      For Everything Else, there's MasterCard

    • @coffeegator6033
      @coffeegator6033 10 місяців тому

      Not to mention that bribes that were certainly costing them even more to get through russian waters.

    • @tatianaes3354
      @tatianaes3354 10 місяців тому

      @@nntflow7058it is so expensive that the project will turn profit only after 700 years

    • @JaroslavBrabec-iz5eb
      @JaroslavBrabec-iz5eb 10 місяців тому

      This canal is a crime against nature and common sense.

  • @kacperrydecki2036
    @kacperrydecki2036 10 місяців тому +84

    From elblag but live abroad and coming back this year I’ve seen that part of town spring back to life after years of slowly rotting away

    • @robi4387
      @robi4387 6 місяців тому +3

      Good to hear. Never got to Poland and perhaps to old to go wandering. Love to see things being built and making a difference in communities across the world.

  • @apveening
    @apveening 10 місяців тому +464

    Minor detail: Those funny shaped blocks for the breakwaters were designed in the Netherlands for the upgrade of the Afsluitdijk. On a recent video about that upgrade, it was mentioned that these blocks were going to be used world wide, nice to seen an example.

    • @aymonfoxc1442
      @aymonfoxc1442 10 місяців тому +22

      Denmark and the Netherlands have long been leaders in land reclamation technologies. It's cool stuff 😎

    • @philippejoseph8604
      @philippejoseph8604 10 місяців тому +1

      There are other specific design such as the Sogreah one.

    • @mecx7322
      @mecx7322 10 місяців тому +14

      It is not the first time we see Dutch activity in the area. Entire Vistula estuary ( Zulawy ) was managed by Dutch immigrants in XV and XVI century. They built an extensive system of canals, locks and dams and reclaimed some areas below sea level.

    • @ytjos222
      @ytjos222 10 місяців тому +19

      major detail: the whole project is Dutch design and engineering.

    • @snuffle2269
      @snuffle2269 10 місяців тому +13

      The Dutch are masters at pushing back against the power of the Sea starting with the huge Zuider Zee Project. When I was a young boy my family visited the Dutch Coast and we heard and about the immensity of the project. I lived very close to the Alden Hydraulics Laboratory of Worcester (Massachusetts) Polytechnic University where they had single buildings dedicated to layouts of the hydrology of such projects including nuclear power stations.

  • @ohasis8331
    @ohasis8331 10 місяців тому +1681

    Funny how aggressive nations often get concerned with another country's economic well being, environmental concerns and social well being whenever they act independently.

    • @VladimirPutin-p3t
      @VladimirPutin-p3t 10 місяців тому +69

      Those Russians are such good hearted people

    • @ohasis8331
      @ohasis8331 10 місяців тому +37

      @@VladimirPutin-p3t Their generosity and consideration is exceeded by only one other nation who shares a border with them.

    • @7ElevenTruther
      @7ElevenTruther 10 місяців тому

      ​@@VladimirPutin-p3tIf only their generosity could be repaid by allowing every single russian national to enter a care free permanent nap in a...communal dirt bed.

    • @mmdirtyworkz
      @mmdirtyworkz 10 місяців тому

      Yes, USA is the cancer, you are right

    • @dwhitey
      @dwhitey 10 місяців тому +36

      Same as how fossil fuel industries suddenly care about the environment whenever there's a proposed green energy project. Funny that

  • @waitingforacentury
    @waitingforacentury 10 місяців тому +172

    Just like in business, it's not always about direct profits, but also about not letting your competitors (or enemies) get wealthier and more powerful.

    • @utriaininja
      @utriaininja 8 місяців тому +9

      Russia's pockets would be a lot fatter if they were a bit more business minded with its neighbors.

    • @V3G4N01
      @V3G4N01 7 місяців тому

      ​@@utriaininjaсоседи отправляют оружие, чтобы убивать русских солдат. Это не располагает к сотрудничеству.

  • @walterjurewicz1567
    @walterjurewicz1567 10 місяців тому +715

    Not every infrastructure project needs positive rate of return. There plenty of examples of train routes that are not profitable but are needed to connect rural communities.

    • @qwormuli77
      @qwormuli77 10 місяців тому +96

      Or standing armies. Those rarely turn out financially beneficial, but still for some strange reason most countries in the world prefer having one of their own.

    • @kaitnip
      @kaitnip 10 місяців тому +10

      @@qwormuli77 Sensible chuckle.

    • @glacieractivity
      @glacieractivity 10 місяців тому +24

      I think that a sensible 650-year down-pay plan to break even is worth it just to make Mordor slightly upset. Most of us are happy with some inconvenience to avoid interacting with moronic bullies daily. I quote: ""Never argue with idiots; they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."
      Well played Polish friends. Well played.

    • @Raussl
      @Raussl 10 місяців тому +18

      @@droopy_eyes it literally shortend the route to the Baltic sea for one of the largest Polish ports and made possible Russian interference impossible. That alone makes it worth building 5 times over.

    • @Raussl
      @Raussl 10 місяців тому +4

      @@droopy_eyes my points have nothing to do with invasion...you are connecting dots that aren't even there.

  • @CharlieTheAstronaut
    @CharlieTheAstronaut 10 місяців тому +334

    Back in the mid-90s, when I was a child, maybe 6 years old or so, my mother told me she would take me on a boat ride through a lock in Hamburg, Germany. We did it, and it was nothing special to me then. Today I look at it as a very fond memory, and I think it was a very cool thing for her to take me to :)

    • @ICU1337
      @ICU1337 10 місяців тому +7

      This story is missing meaningful details...

    • @CharlieTheAstronaut
      @CharlieTheAstronaut 10 місяців тому +1

      @@ICU1337 Which ones? :)

    • @Z4Zander
      @Z4Zander 10 місяців тому +3

      I look upon a trip through the Panama Canal as a highlight of my life.Pity I didn't have the cameras I own today.

    • @ICU1337
      @ICU1337 10 місяців тому +4

      @@CharlieTheAstronaut lol like the rest of the story lol🤣

    • @thomaschristopher8593
      @thomaschristopher8593 10 місяців тому +2

      @@ICU1337 it's not a story, it's a vignette.

  • @TigerXGame
    @TigerXGame 10 місяців тому +684

    Anyone know why Poland didn't opt to build a lock big enough to handle all sizes of modern cargo ships? Seems like a minor difference over a distance of only 1km. The entire thing seems unpractically small.

    • @NomTix
      @NomTix 10 місяців тому +746

      Simply beacuse it wasnt needed. Main cargo ports are in Gdansk and Gdynia that are already right next to the baltic sea. That canal was built simply to allow locals to travel with their boats without russians standing on their way

    • @Micro-bit
      @Micro-bit 10 місяців тому +455

      There is no real need for this canal - Elbląg (Poland) is not a crucial port. Currently, the canal is used by several private boats/kayaks a day, which incurs a cost of $10,000 per unit. Probably, its strategic significance is the biggest clue.

    • @NomTix
      @NomTix 10 місяців тому +192

      Also it wouldnt be just the lock that would have to be deeper and bigger but also Vistula Lagoon is not deep enough for cargo traffic.

    • @michanowak3001
      @michanowak3001 10 місяців тому +138

      Elbąg is just low priority and not so big port. Vistula lagoon is just not so deep for big ships. There is plan to make it a bit deeper so port can utilize full use of this canal. And currently Poland is increasing throughput of much better located ports on east Gdańsk/Gdynia only 60 km away and Szczecin/Świnoujście on most western part of sea side.

    • @TurboBorsuk
      @TurboBorsuk 10 місяців тому +74

      Probably EU wouldn't greenlight this project if it were to become yet another cargo port competing with German ports.

  • @slawomirkulinski
    @slawomirkulinski 10 місяців тому +43

    Elblag was an important port in medieval times. For example it was exempted from taxes when trading with United Kingdom. A substantial number of Englishmen lived in the city.

    • @alspence6992
      @alspence6992 10 місяців тому +1

      Yes and it's funny this video didn't mention the Elbląg Canal.

  • @LordOceanus
    @LordOceanus 10 місяців тому +111

    The artificial island they made here is an excellent example of working with the planet in development. In this case the land of the Vistula spit is home to nesting grounds for many bird species. Running the canal through it destroys some of that available area but building the artificial island very close nearby negates the habitat loss. In fact it looks like once the island is complete it will provide 3 or more times the land than was used for the project.
    Overall the species reliant on the spit, Humans, and migratory birds get what they want out of the project. The poles get a canal and the birds get a new but local and probably even safer nesting site. Yes it will take a few years for that benefit to be realized but its a solid plan overall.

  • @flyingpanhandle
    @flyingpanhandle 10 місяців тому +333

    Investments by governments don't always need to make their money back. It's about what they enable.
    What does this one enable? Free passage of ships without interference from a foreign state who aren't the best neighbours.
    Whats the monetary value of that?

    • @dariusz.9119
      @dariusz.9119 10 місяців тому +8

      I wish they mentioned that in the video

    • @margo7059
      @margo7059 10 місяців тому +2

      Ещё интересно какой грузооборот у порта ))) Если для частных яхт роют канал за государственный счет, то )))

    • @garryferrington811
      @garryferrington811 10 місяців тому +8

      Nobody ever asks why freeways in the US don't pay for themselves. Although maybe they should.

    • @Angel9932
      @Angel9932 10 місяців тому +21

      @@garryferrington811 Freeways can increase economic activity which then increases tax revenue. Just because there are no tolls involved doesn't mean that the government doesn't see a benefit.

    • @GdzieJestNemo
      @GdzieJestNemo 10 місяців тому +2

      that's the plan, for now it's nowhere close to fulfilling that goal

  • @aleksanderwierzejski1346
    @aleksanderwierzejski1346 10 місяців тому +90

    Water levels on bay and sea are actually the same. Lock exist to prevent sea water from entering the lagoon.

    • @misspat7555
      @misspat7555 10 місяців тому +17

      I was wondering why there would be a significant difference in water level between the two… 🤔

    • @petrnemec1421
      @petrnemec1421 9 місяців тому +10

      This detail bothered me too. Both waters are sealevel and they literally meet several kilometers north. How could they be different levels if none of them is river that is higher. THX I thought I was going crazy thinking I'm alone on this one.

    • @aleksanderwierzejski1346
      @aleksanderwierzejski1346 9 місяців тому +5

      @@petrnemec1421 Polish opposition (at the time) was against this investment. BTW God knows why... So they tried to push all buttons available like envinronmental objections, etc. They were against cutting trees (feeble and weak at this point), advertising some special bugs and plants that will suffer if the canal was to be build, etc. Therefore - to avoid constant beating the eco-madness-drum the investor decided to put up a lock.

    • @huw3851
      @huw3851 7 місяців тому +3

      I think they will be a little different most of the time because of the way high tides sweep along the coast line and the current natural passage in Kaliningrad will restrict the flow in to and out of the Lagoon.

    • @reiniernn9071
      @reiniernn9071 6 місяців тому +2

      @@huw3851 More or less. I suppose mainly storm prevention. With northern storms the water can rise...and flood some part of that land if not blocked by those water doors.

  • @truebluereef419
    @truebluereef419 10 місяців тому +1120

    Russia, that neighbor that doesn't like you landscaping your own front yard as you please.

    • @margo7059
      @margo7059 10 місяців тому +28

      В это никому не нравится )) Румыния сейчас на Украину агрится по поводу канала в устье Дуная. А США вообще всем угрожают,если кто-то что-то строит.

    • @movingshapes
      @movingshapes 10 місяців тому

      @@margo7059as always the orc is making idiotic comments. Danube is a river, which is a completely different context, isn’t it, orc?

    • @usernamename2978
      @usernamename2978 10 місяців тому +9

      Кому именно?

    • @jabloko992
      @jabloko992 10 місяців тому +94

      Yes, they would prefer to do the landscaping for you...with missiles and artillery.

    • @ilaser4064
      @ilaser4064 10 місяців тому +46

      @@margo7059 now you'll provide examples for your kremlin talking points....

  • @_ata_3
    @_ata_3 10 місяців тому +456

    Congratulations to Poland!!! 🍻

    • @Marta_z_Dabrowy
      @Marta_z_Dabrowy 10 місяців тому +15

      Nothing to congratulate, it was a waste of money. Stupid idea.

    • @Exodius3
      @Exodius3 10 місяців тому +57

      @@Marta_z_DabrowyRuski beep beep boop

    • @FUZASHIII
      @FUZASHIII 10 місяців тому +41

      @@Marta_z_Dabrowyyou seem upset, Ivan 😢go drink some vodka 😉

    • @MrGunnar69
      @MrGunnar69 10 місяців тому +11

      @@Exodius3 Is criticism of wasting tax money Russian propaganda now?
      You are really well trained obedient dogs. Wow wow.

    • @Jymboslicx
      @Jymboslicx 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@MrGunnar69yeah ngl looking at the video thought it woulf be something more interesting but it honestly just seems extremely pointless and a waste of money that can go towards other stuff

  • @LukMatx
    @LukMatx 10 місяців тому +35

    To explain: we have ports for cargo in Szczecin, Świnoujście, Gdynia, Gdańsk and maybe Kołobrzeg can be modernized. This canal is not for big cargo because Elbląg is not for that.

  • @matrix01234567899
    @matrix01234567899 10 місяців тому +257

    Respect for saing Elbląg correctly

    • @PeteDarrell1972
      @PeteDarrell1972 10 місяців тому +1

      Elbing!

    • @Gaymany2
      @Gaymany2 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@@PeteDarrell1972إلبينج*

    • @mickimicki
      @mickimicki 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@PeteDarrell1972 Not for a long time

    • @headhunter1945
      @headhunter1945 10 місяців тому +3

      @@mickimicki It was under German rule for a longer time than it was under Polish rule. More importantly, though, Germans founded the city, not the Poles.

    • @homieles
      @homieles 10 місяців тому

      Damn you guys sound like the city should belong to Germany

  • @wojtekpolska1013
    @wojtekpolska1013 10 місяців тому +81

    you kind of overstate the importance of Elbląg port. its in fact a pretty small port, thats why the canal that was built is small too.
    overall it wont have an enormous impact for polish economy, but removing any russian control over our country is always a good thing

  • @tosa305
    @tosa305 10 місяців тому +30

    Way to go Poland!!! I admire your strenght! Greetings from Finland🇵🇱🇫🇮!

  • @smiechuwarte-qt8pn
    @smiechuwarte-qt8pn 10 місяців тому +97

    Another interesting fact is that yachts can pass by on their way to the Masurian lakes. According to information from the Maritime Office, over 1,300 yachts have passed through so far.

    • @jacek5384
      @jacek5384 10 місяців тому

      Masurian lakes are not suitable for sea yachts - too shallow waters. Apart from that the only water connection between Great Mazurian Lakes Route and Baltic Sea runs not through Elbląg, but through Gdańsk, Wisła river, Narew River and Pisa River. Pretty long way round possible only for boats with very little submergence, not sea-ready yachts.

    • @realulli
      @realulli 10 місяців тому

      @@jacek5384 What is the water depth there? E.g. catamarans frequently have drafts of less than 1.5m. If you don't want to go under bridges, you don't even have to unstep the mast.

    • @jacek5384
      @jacek5384 10 місяців тому +1

      @@realulli To all the way from the Wisła River outlet upstream through Wisła, Narew and Pisa rivers to Great Masurian Lakes Route one will need a boat with submergence rather like a kayak. That shallow there, particularly Pisa River very shallow river. From Elbląg port one can go by water to another part of Masurian Lakes, not really popular for yachting and smaller lakes. Anyways not suitable for seaborne yachts or any boat with submersion more than about 50 cm.

    • @jakubagudza2642
      @jakubagudza2642 9 місяців тому

      thats false the biggest thing that can pass through the canal are kayaks but even then due to the amount of paperwork that has to be done its faster to just carry them across next to the canal

  • @jmi5969
    @jmi5969 10 місяців тому +62

    7:20 - I'm afraid that "medium ship", in international commerce, means something more substantial. With 4 meter limit on draft the canal cannot accommodate anything seagoing - that's the job of nearby ports of Gdunya and Gdansk.

    • @funtasta
      @funtasta 10 місяців тому +2

      Not true. The sea ships up to around 8000 DWT will be able to reach Elblag through this channel.

    • @wieczor89
      @wieczor89 10 місяців тому +9

      First realistic approach in comments - new channel is too shallow, past and present vessels movement didn't require such an investment. More efficient and needed might be setting sailing route through Vistula river from Gdańsk to Bydgoszcz / Solec Kujawski to distribute goods from Gdansk/Gdynia real seaports

    • @jmi5969
      @jmi5969 10 місяців тому +4

      @@funtasta This is it, small-scale local shipping while nearby existing ports can take anything that can cross the Baltic.

    • @cehaem2
      @cehaem2 10 місяців тому +1

      @@funtasta Meanswhile, Gdynia and Gdansk are far away from achieving max capacity....So, where's all the traffic at Elblag harbour?

    • @funtasta
      @funtasta 10 місяців тому +2

      So why Gdansk is still being extended? :) The main purpose of Elblag is supporting role to big Gdansk or Gdynia. Armatures of smaller ships can use cheaper harbor, or store load for longer time there. Simply a bit different clients can be serviced in Elblag.

  • @roberts1938
    @roberts1938 10 місяців тому +9

    A canal is like a road, only it runs on water. Poland did right to build a road that is short and independent of Russia's moods. In this way, several small ports were connected, enabling the development of these regions, which are also very beautiful for tourism.
    There is no problem in going on a beautiful holiday trip in a small or larger boat.

  • @Korpo_BigG
    @Korpo_BigG 10 місяців тому +71

    There are no different levels between lagoon and the Baltic see. It cannot be as the material itself did mention that lagoon connects naturally with the Baltic on the russian side. The locks are there to avoid to much salination of the lagoon.

    • @aoilpe
      @aoilpe 10 місяців тому +11

      You forget the influx of water by rivers…

    • @adamliske
      @adamliske 10 місяців тому +1

      And tides.

    • @aoilpe
      @aoilpe 10 місяців тому +16

      @@adamliske
      Tides are negligible in the Baltic Sea- except when winds come in the play…

    • @margo7059
      @margo7059 10 місяців тому +1

      Да, собственно по поводу засоленности лагуны российская сторона и возражала.

    • @callsigndd9ls897
      @callsigndd9ls897 10 місяців тому +16

      @@aoilpe The water level in the Baltic Sea can change by plus/minus 1 meter depending on the wind direction, and even more during a storm. Due to only a small breakthrough in the Russian part, the water level in the huge lagoon does not change as quickly as in the Baltic Sea, so a lock is required.

  • @tylermech66
    @tylermech66 10 місяців тому +9

    The fact they built that in just five years with only that much money is amazing to me after hearting about so many modern infrastructure projects going horribly. Poland stronk.

  • @carolwalters7069
    @carolwalters7069 10 місяців тому +9

    AWESOME! Good for Poland. Independent thinkers, thinking about taking care of their people. Wonderful! 😊

  • @TJW68
    @TJW68 10 місяців тому +229

    Weird that an open lagoon would have a different water level than the outside sea.

    • @AttilaAsztalos
      @AttilaAsztalos 10 місяців тому +43

      ...maybe due to tides...?

    • @thatrandomguyontheinternet2477
      @thatrandomguyontheinternet2477 10 місяців тому +57

      Hydronomics go brrrrr

    • @ARW.7
      @ARW.7 10 місяців тому +17

      I thought the same, mostly because the open sea is just down the coast a little with no canal required? 🤷🏻‍♂️ clearly not as simple as that 🤔

    • @justliberty4072
      @justliberty4072 10 місяців тому +71

      The flow through the connection between the lagoon and the sea depends on the difference in water levels. The greater the difference, the greater the flow. Ignoring short term fluctuations including tides, the lagoon has inputs of direct runoff from land and from rivers. The output is through the connection across the spit. The average difference in water levels will stabilize such that the inputs equal the outputs. If the connection were wider, the water level difference would be less and if the connection were narrower, the level difference would be greater.

    • @ronald3836
      @ronald3836 10 місяців тому +15

      @@AttilaAsztalos apparently the Baltic Sea does not have significant tides.

  • @drsnova7313
    @drsnova7313 10 місяців тому +91

    It's infrastructure. It doesn't NEED to provide some return on investment. It just needs to be useful, which, clearly, it seems to be.

    • @Really250
      @Really250 10 місяців тому +5

      If it is useful it will by definition have an ROI.
      For example Reducing time = less travel time, quicker turn around time.

    • @moscuadelendaest
      @moscuadelendaest 10 місяців тому +8

      Theo thing is, it's not useful at all

    • @kendoluke809
      @kendoluke809 10 місяців тому +5

      @@moscuadelendaest Yup useless shit. For small yachts only.

    • @Mr_Topek
      @Mr_Topek 10 місяців тому +5

      ​@@kendoluke809 There aren't really any other boats going there anyway. It serves its purpose.

    • @MrGunnar69
      @MrGunnar69 10 місяців тому +2

      Only someone who studied economics at university could say something so stupid.

  • @MrBalonpl
    @MrBalonpl 10 місяців тому +43

    It is worth adding that the port in Elbląg is a small, insignificant port in Poland. Currently, mainly yachts use the canal.

    • @dorka4538
      @dorka4538 10 місяців тому

      So taxpayers provided the filthy rich a way to the BS without paying Ruzzia for it.

    • @jaszaesel5390
      @jaszaesel5390 10 місяців тому +5

      Gdynia used to be a small insignificant village.

    • @p0358
      @p0358 10 місяців тому +1

      @@jaszaesel5390 Gdynia has deeper waters, Elbląg does not

    • @robbo89-o6k
      @robbo89-o6k 2 місяці тому

      Copium is a dangerous drug

  • @colinscutt5104
    @colinscutt5104 10 місяців тому +31

    Great piece of foresight well done Poland , Solidarity

  • @llew-AZ
    @llew-AZ 10 місяців тому +69

    That is some cool engineering! I never heard of the project. UA-cam is a great source.

    • @PanProper
      @PanProper 10 місяців тому +2

      Na YT każdy dzień budowy jest uwieczniony. To chyba najbardziej udokumentowana budowa w historii...

  • @Czeckie
    @Czeckie 10 місяців тому +7

    2:13 for the usual destination it's like 30-40km shorter. That's not worth mentioning. This is geopolitical project, no eventual cost savings entered the calculus

  • @Artisjohny
    @Artisjohny 10 місяців тому +24

    Poland is becoming strong and economicaly powerful. Love That.

    • @Tarets
      @Tarets 10 місяців тому +3

      As a Pole all I can say is: XD

    • @margo7059
      @margo7059 10 місяців тому

      😹😹👍

    • @Artisjohny
      @Artisjohny 10 місяців тому

      @@Tarets Why? You aint pround how your country is thriving?

    •  10 місяців тому

      @@Artisjohny it is strong and economically powerful. That's why it can afford to waste money on such useless projects like this.

  • @Gregowski
    @Gregowski 10 місяців тому +249

    Finally episode in Poland! Warsaw skyscrapers next?

    • @salsarriba5695
      @salsarriba5695 10 місяців тому +5

      better no... enough scandals for 1 country..

    • @varoonnone7159
      @varoonnone7159 10 місяців тому +5

      Your most famous buildings are concentration camps

    • @kacperabramczyk4257
      @kacperabramczyk4257 10 місяців тому

      @@varoonnone7159 That were built by the germans.

    • @LeoSag-b7p
      @LeoSag-b7p 10 місяців тому

      ​@@varoonnone7159build by germans and filled by fench railways what prodditroffited by transporting jews to the camp for death. Btw your famous buildind notre dam cathedral burned because you cheap busterds hired few muslims to do Simple work. ..and Poland have the tallest sky scraper in EU.

    • @MartinMaarva
      @MartinMaarva 10 місяців тому +7

      @@varoonnone7159 How do you call a concentration camp in Poland?

  • @rafarewaj5572
    @rafarewaj5572 10 місяців тому +16

    I must sat that I'm used to native English speakers having truly atrocious pronounciation of Polish names, to the point where I myself as a Pole could not guess what they are trying to convey, so when I heard you saying "Elbląg" and it was absolutely 100% spot on, to say I was taken aback woud be a massive understatement, I guess it took some practice, nice mate. Now to the core, yeah there was a discord from local officials of whether they're gonna be responsible for deepening the track, but once that is settled, it's all cool. As for the russian objections, well there is only one good place for them, trash bin. By the way, there is one great project in the works here right now called CPK (Central Communication Port), it's gonna bring together air, rail and roads. You'd be more than welcome to make a video about it! Cheers~

  • @worldatmyfeet7898
    @worldatmyfeet7898 10 місяців тому +101

    Another weekly banger from the B1M once again.

  • @_DREBBEL_
    @_DREBBEL_ 10 місяців тому +11

    I’m glad they learned there’s no stoping the free nation of Poland.

  • @BartoshRPG
    @BartoshRPG 10 місяців тому +5

    Thank you for highlight this subject.

  • @moodlampActual
    @moodlampActual 10 місяців тому +46

    Honestly it does seem small for a canal. I doubt this buries their reliance on kaliningrad. Why didn't they make it much larger to begin with?

    • @aoilpe
      @aoilpe 10 місяців тому +43

      Not needed- no big ports…

    • @M3rl1n177
      @M3rl1n177 10 місяців тому +58

      Because this canal is for small and medium sized ships. Our ports responsible for container ship handling are located in the west

    • @jestestuman
      @jestestuman 10 місяців тому +7

      There was huge discussion about this project in Poland. This was one of points against project in this form.

    • @maciejadamfiszer3525
      @maciejadamfiszer3525 10 місяців тому +12

      Because it opens Vistula river directly to Baltic ports. Big ships don't fit that river.

    • @bratbrata4974
      @bratbrata4974 10 місяців тому +7

      Very close to it is the large and dynamically developing port of Gdańsk. He eats everything that flows to Königsberg.
      Elbląg is to stimulate the north-eastern part of Poland, (Warmia and Masuria) is one of the poorer parts of Poland. Additionally, the clogged port in Gdańsk will be able to redirect smaller vessels to Elbląg.
      Historical curiosities: The Third Reich produced Seehunt submarines in Elbląg.

  • @Samuel_J1
    @Samuel_J1 10 місяців тому +96

    A very logical canal location. How easy/difficult will it be to make it bigger to suit large ships? And was the island designed to be a wildlife habitat or does it have another purpose?

    • @Deckzwabber
      @Deckzwabber 10 місяців тому +26

      It might just be a nature compensation measure. Either because of legal requirements, or because it unlocked additional subsidies.
      Large infrastructural projects are often required to 'offset' the ecological disturbance that they cause. Creating a new habitat could have been such an offset measure.

    • @Kuryux
      @Kuryux 10 місяців тому +15

      had to dump all that dirt somewhere aint it?

    • @czerskip
      @czerskip 10 місяців тому

      The location is illogical because literally nobody needs that canal. The only reason to build it was too steal public funds by the former criminal government.

    • @frisianmouve
      @frisianmouve 10 місяців тому

      It's a naturally occuring spit of land

    • @tjurzyk
      @tjurzyk 10 місяців тому +2

      Idea is that birds will nest on that island, and they needed to dump all that sand somewhere. There is a plan for a second island from deepening waterway to Elbląg port, at the moment there is legal battle about who should pay for it, local or central government. As for the size of canal itself, there is no need for bigger one, and likely never be as Elbląg port is rather small and expanding it would cost too much. Personally I would rather see those money spent on expanding port of Gdańsk, or building container terminal in Szczecin but on the other hand it may be needed for military use unfortunately.

  • @silviodc1309
    @silviodc1309 10 місяців тому +14

    Why is the water level different on both sides? Isn't the lagoon connected to the sea on the russian side?

    • @justliberty4072
      @justliberty4072 10 місяців тому +15

      Every river that empties to the sea is connected to the sea. And every river that connects to the sea is at a higher level than the sea, if you go back upstream a few km. This lagoon is, in that sense, like a big river. It is fed upstream by streams, rivers, and runoff.

    • @TheCountess666
      @TheCountess666 10 місяців тому +2

      my guess would be because the open area is too small to allow all water needed to equalise the difference between high and low tide through every 6 hours.

  • @Archers2005
    @Archers2005 10 місяців тому +9

    My father who is from Elbląg was talking about it ever since I was born and probably before that too as the talks and the idea to build this was made well over 50 years ago. They started on the job 1 year before my father passed so he didn't witness the completion.

  • @shotime95
    @shotime95 10 місяців тому +12

    Way to go Poland!
    🇰🇷 ❤🇵🇱

  • @richyzig
    @richyzig 10 місяців тому +9

    Thank you, another really well made video.

  • @ADVRaiderKTM
    @ADVRaiderKTM 10 місяців тому +18

    Can someone explain why the bay and the lagoon have different water levels? The lagoon is connected directly to the Baltic Sea, at which point the water level becomes in the lagoon than the sea?

    • @nikobellic570
      @nikobellic570 10 місяців тому +2

      Sea levels rise and fall with the tides. Perhaps they want a fixed water level inland

    • @tessjuel
      @tessjuel 10 місяців тому +2

      I don't know the details, there may be other reasons for the gates. But although the tidal effect in the Baltic Sea is only a few cm it's still a lot. The Wisła Lagoon has an area of 834 km² so for each cm of tide almost 1.4 million m²/hour has to pass through the two canals on average.

    • @williamlloyd3769
      @williamlloyd3769 10 місяців тому +5

      Without the locks, as the tides rose and fell in the Baltic Sea, it would cause a current through the narrow opening which would be dangerous to shipping.

    • @tesos2866
      @tesos2866 10 місяців тому +2

      The water level varies on both sides due to wind, tides and currents, the loch raise or lowers in both directions as needed. Also if they did not have lochs the current through the channel would be very strong, swapping directon with the tides, navigational and erosion problems would become issues.
      There are no pumps or seperate sources of water needed because it is just equalizing the water level depending on which direction the ship is heading.

    • @TheRoweros
      @TheRoweros 10 місяців тому

      ​Well sea rise in that area is 2cm ​@@williamlloyd3769

  • @musFuzZ
    @musFuzZ 10 місяців тому +3

    "each block had a hole in the middle to reduce water pressure and increase stability throughout the wall"
    Can anyone link to/explain how these blocks work?
    i'm very confused as to how the hole in the blocks help anything 4:21

    • @sapujapu9959
      @sapujapu9959 10 місяців тому +1

      After some googling, no paper I've found offered any further explanation on why the hole in Xblocplus 'reduces wave pressure' on the blocks below, but the second major reason for the hole is that 'it makes the pick-up, transport and placement of the block much easier - the application of the blocks is thus substantially quicker and safer.' ; ' This hole is used for fast and very efficient placement with a clamp.'

  • @sergeykonnoff1062
    @sergeykonnoff1062 10 місяців тому +15

    I am Russian. And I am happy for this cool engineering feat, done by Polish. I wish poland long peace and prosperity. Hope I could 1 day visit it as a tourist.

  • @jakehowie442
    @jakehowie442 10 місяців тому +8

    Why did they not build a wide, deeper canal initially for larger cargo ships. Also raising water level seems time consuming

    •  10 місяців тому +23

      because there is no port capable of taking wide, larger cargo ships. This canal leads to an insignificant river port.

    • @Macen
      @Macen 10 місяців тому +5

      The lagoon is shallow, cant handle large cargo ships

  • @patrykzar
    @patrykzar 10 місяців тому +2

    I live in Warsaw and seeing 7:59 this cityscape makes me really happy that despite the history Poland has managed to record an economic growth over the past 30 years, getting to the point we make multi billion investments and Become an attractive business hub for companies like Deloitte, Microsoft, Google etc..
    I hope this had work won’t get ruined..

  • @namyzarc6269
    @namyzarc6269 10 місяців тому +7

    How on earth is the water level different when there's an opening to the ocean only 30 km away from the canal?

    • @jamescole3152
      @jamescole3152 10 місяців тому

      Excellent! Tides but do the Russians have locks? I don't think so.

    • @marcmcreynolds2827
      @marcmcreynolds2827 10 місяців тому +1

      Even a relatively small marsh throttled by an ocean inlet will see a significant time lag between water levels. For a straight-through canal, that can mean a strong current, persistent silt buildup, etc.

    • @przemekelac9356
      @przemekelac9356 10 місяців тому +1

      A storm from the north raises level by 90 cm relative to the lagoon!

  • @ArchonLicht
    @ArchonLicht 10 місяців тому +6

    Really cool!
    Props to Poland for implementing this project!

  • @srennielsen4545
    @srennielsen4545 10 місяців тому +2

    I was there in the summer of 2023. The canal is done very nicely and has some “wow” factor to it. Quite impressive. Our first stay in poland, driving from Denmark.

  • @voyagein2thecoreofthenight700
    @voyagein2thecoreofthenight700 10 місяців тому +31

    Rssian are targeting civilians with missiles but they are concern about the birds that could be traumatised by a canal project

  • @tomryner5830
    @tomryner5830 10 місяців тому +2

    I need to go to Bydgoszcz soon! We Love Poland 🇵🇱 . Not mainly because of my wife’s ancestry but because of the people, food and Pivo!

  • @pkaczyn
    @pkaczyn 10 місяців тому +6

    There are other similar story-projects: to connect the island of Uznam and the town of Świnoujście with with the rest of Poland, reunited at last. And in Łodź, Poland's 4th largest city located in the middle, there is a tunnel built to connect two different rail networks... an overlooked project since 1918... when the country was reunited from three parts.

  • @gayprepperz6862
    @gayprepperz6862 10 місяців тому +6

    Way to go Poland 👍👍👍

  • @HwanSangHyang
    @HwanSangHyang 10 місяців тому +2

    There is simillar canal in South Korea.
    Because the mouth of the Han River was the border with North Korea, Ships can't enter Seoul directly.
    Although there was controversy, Korean government completed a canal called 'Ara Canal' in 2012.
    However, because the port city of Incheon exists next to Seoul, not many ships enter Seoul through the canal there.

  • @96SN95
    @96SN95 10 місяців тому +2

    How is it the lagoon is at such a different elevation from the sea, needing locks at the polish canal,
    being that the two are connected?

    • @przemekelac9356
      @przemekelac9356 10 місяців тому +1

      A storm from the north raises the sea by about 1 meter.

  • @tilmanbenatzky3480
    @tilmanbenatzky3480 10 місяців тому +4

    The lock is largely intended to prevent salt water from the Baltic Sea from entering the lagoon.

  • @watchingvids9899
    @watchingvids9899 10 місяців тому +2

    Случайно вылезло это видео и я не удержался почитать польские комментарии, это всегда пикантно, и не настолько тошнотворно как украинские или грузинские, хотя и схоже по нарративу. Короче говоря чисто из мазохиских побуждений я зашёл поизучать чужое злоё торжество. К своему удивлению я поразился, что вы стали намного вежливее и толерантнее, чем ещё недавно, и вас не так сильно распирает от русских! Конечно тут же вылезли и грузины (они везде, где упоминают что-то назло Путину). Так держать! Молодцы! Канал красивый, пусть он принесёт много пользы. Желаем вам процветания да благополучия.

    • @kindlingking
      @kindlingking 10 місяців тому +2

      Не знаю, на каждого более-менее адекватного поляка найдется десять русофобов такой крепости, что как в анекдоте - пускай Польшу грабят лишь бы за компанию пограбили и Россию. Да и первые всё равно в той или иной мере выражают мысль "пускай сотни миллионов на ветер, лишь бы не российское". Короче говоря, если прогресс и есть, то для полного выздоровления всё равно потребуется ещё много времени.

    • @nexor7809
      @nexor7809 10 місяців тому

      we in poland are just tired and bored of you russians at this point. Too unamused of you to hate you

  • @Tony-.
    @Tony-. 10 місяців тому +15

    A very interesting project, and this is the first time I’ve heard about it, I was really surprised

  • @bartekd9885
    @bartekd9885 10 місяців тому +9

    Just to give some more information - it's not like Elbląg is a huge port, it's rather on the smallest scale. But still canal gives some more oportunities.

  • @stuartarestad7768
    @stuartarestad7768 10 місяців тому +2

    I try to learn something new everyday. I never heard of the country Kaliningrad or the Vistula Canal until watching this video. A nice video. Thanks for sharing.

    • @kreiseltower
      @kreiseltower 10 місяців тому +5

      it isn't a country. It is a city or let's say county. A Russian enclave

    • @eric8372
      @eric8372 Місяць тому

      *exclave

  • @andthen0170
    @andthen0170 10 місяців тому +18

    650 years payback does not make sense.
    Back of envelope calcs:
    $450M project
    450 million divided by 650years = $692K per year
    Divide by 365 =$1,900 per day
    Divide by 12 ships that currently pass through daily and that is $158.
    Therefore if they charge $158 per ship that are using the canal it would take 650 years to pay off the $450M project.
    I assume they are charging many factors of magnitude more than this
    So it can’t be right.
    I know this is simplistic but illustrates the point.
    Also, anyone correct me if I got this logic wrong.

    • @grittysand
      @grittysand 10 місяців тому +14

      I think you didn't include the ongoing costs of operation and maintenance, which will obviously be orders of magnitude more money than the original investment, as you can see it's far from a passive system.

    • @juliuszkocinski7478
      @juliuszkocinski7478 10 місяців тому +6

      12 ships daily CAN pass through it. It's the capacity, not usage. Real number is about one per day which is far from breaking even (someone has to maintain it) - but it's predicted to somewhat increase

    • @vomm
      @vomm 10 місяців тому +9

      In the end, it doesn't really matter because Poland is creating sovereignty for itself and it's hard to measure what this brings them in dollars.

    • @Tarets
      @Tarets 10 місяців тому +3

      ​​@@vomm You build it for your own money, then you may say it's unmeasurable. Public investments need to make sense and have a practical purpose. You can't just explain it with some sovereigninty propaganda, when the country is dependent on its neighbours thousands of times more in other areas, like fossil fuels for electricity and transportation.

    • @vomm
      @vomm 10 місяців тому

      @@Tarets Hm every public buildings has flagposts in front of it. Funded by public investments. How can it be, what's the explanation, what's the measurable benefits of flags besides entrances? Same with the Royals or represential presidents. Or a lot of other things which only exist for national identity / propaganda / souvereignity.

  • @kaius3351
    @kaius3351 10 місяців тому +5

    🏖 Viva Poland ❣👍
    Greetings from Japan. 🌷☺🌷

  • @Greg_Abandoned
    @Greg_Abandoned 10 місяців тому +6

    the date of opening (17th Sep) was carefully picked

  • @GazMoby
    @GazMoby 10 місяців тому +12

    Very enjoyable as always 👍

  • @mattclarke3621
    @mattclarke3621 10 місяців тому +7

    Glad to see someone else telling the Russians to get stuffed and doing something positive for themselves at the same time..

  • @steve4hockey
    @steve4hockey 9 місяців тому +1

    Im still trying to figure out why there is a lock in the canal. The Russian passage between the sea and the lagoon is wide open with no lock, so why is there one here. Is it due to the narrow width that might have strong currents due to tides?

    • @waldemarusmc3191
      @waldemarusmc3191 8 місяців тому

      Environmental reasons, so the salt water doesn't get back into lagoon killing some species. Of course there's an open passage in the Russian part but it's been there for over 100 years and salt water doesn't go back and deep into Lagoon that has a body of fresh water pushing out towards see too.

  • @mixererunio1757
    @mixererunio1757 10 місяців тому +15

    Canal itself is to this day a pretty controversial topic in Poland. Its detractors say that it's fully political project with no prospects of turning profit, while its supporters say it strengthend Polish sovereignty and created new jobs, as well as gave Polish engineers much needed experience.
    And in this case I'd say the truth lays in the middle. Not between r*ssian propaganda and Polish claims.

    • @borincod
      @borincod 10 місяців тому

      who cares about po*ish claims?

  • @angelm.gutierrez359
    @angelm.gutierrez359 10 місяців тому +6

    Freedom is priceless ❤

  • @miketrissel5494
    @miketrissel5494 10 місяців тому +1

    What is the water level rise between sides of the canal, and do the tides affect both sides equally?

    • @rkobojcz
      @rkobojcz 10 місяців тому +1

      Tides on Baltic Sea are really not visible - maybe just a few centimeters.
      Water level on both sides should be equal as water on both sides has connection.
      Water level difference is more dependent on strong winds / storms. Strong, long-lasting north wind can rise water level in Baltic Sea by 1m. Sometimes there are floods on sea side towns and even along the rivers (there is flow reverse).

  • @lylestavast7652
    @lylestavast7652 10 місяців тому +21

    Had no idea this situation even existed ! Anything to open sea access is probably a good thing both short and long term.

    • @bratbrata4974
      @bratbrata4974 10 місяців тому

      Imagine that you live with someone in an apartment.
      And this person blocks you from using the part of the apartment that you own.
      What are you doing? You take a hammer and hammer down the door. And that's exactly what we did. We have opened up new possibilities.

  • @XXLPIakat
    @XXLPIakat 10 місяців тому +9

    Poland wouldn't have to build a Canal if Königsberg was returned to its rightful owner and not have been ethnically cleansed by the Soviets.

    • @grisza77
      @grisza77 9 місяців тому +1

      Really? Check germany's effort to block off Świnoujście port.

    • @pep-qew
      @pep-qew 6 місяців тому

      By rightful owner you meant Poland right?

  • @KeanoMUFC1
    @KeanoMUFC1 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for the more objective look on this topic!

  • @CarlosGonga-g6t
    @CarlosGonga-g6t 10 місяців тому +4

    Huummm !.
    Good job Polonia !
    T.y. my friend.

  • @johncook3817
    @johncook3817 10 місяців тому +7

    Well done Poland!!😊

  • @Scapestoat
    @Scapestoat 10 місяців тому

    I love how explaining a simple, widely used thing as a "lock" (we call it a "sluis" in the Netherlands!) is needed. To the Dutch, it is just something nearly everyone knows.
    You did a very good job of it!
    The swinging bridges are also quite common here, especially in city centres. But for an out of the way project like this it feels like it would make more sense to go for a very high un-openable bridge (on mounds of earth on either side).
    Since it's not a harbour area for loading and unloading ships, the space on either side isn't needed for anything else.
    You could even make them slightly bigger, and have a nice park on the rises, with maybe a cafe on one of them. :)
    I am sure ecologists can help ensure that that doesn't negatively impact the local environment, and I am sure that a bird sanctuary can be formed on the side that doesn't have a cafe.

    • @t-and-p
      @t-and-p 10 місяців тому

      If it's ok to ask, is "sluis" pronounced "sloos"? The reason I ask is that, on the canal system in the UK, we call the installation itself that allows a vessel to move between water levels a "lock", but the little mechanisms that open to physically change the water level inside the lock "sluice gates" or "sluices". It'd be really interesting if that linked the Dutch name to the British name 😊

    • @Scapestoat
      @Scapestoat 10 місяців тому

      @@t-and-p Hello! I'm not sure if English has an "ui" sound. It is one of those Dutch "we need more vowels, so lets just mash two together and give it a sound that isn't quite what you'd expect" double-vowels.
      But I can tell you it is not the same sound as in English.
      However, they both have the same origin; the latin word "exclusus"; to exclude.
      English language etymology sites tend to favour French as the source.
      But since in old French it is "escluse", and the earliest Dutch use of such a word was "sluse" (borrowed from French), later changed to "Sluis", and seeing that around that time English adopted the "Sluice" spelling, it seems likely that they got it from Dutch engineers working in England (who could do wonders, like pump out moors with windmills, that the English could only dream of).
      I fear I sound pedantic when I say this, but as for the naming; the whole thing is a sluice, and the sluice-gates are simply the gates on the sluice.
      So you'd be accurate calling it a Lock or a Sluice.
      A Dutch person would call the gates "sluice doors" (sluis deuren). :)
      And as for Dutch influenced English words; I would guess that about half of them are. The rest are French or Norse. :D

  • @Bentriverrusher
    @Bentriverrusher 10 місяців тому +5

    You know what kind of neighbor you are when next door spends billions to dig a trench just to escape dealing with your chip.

  • @travelchoice89
    @travelchoice89 10 місяців тому +5

    Understanding the geopolitical implications of Russia's attempt to block this canal is crucial, and this video offers a comprehensive explanation.

  • @WeazelJaguar
    @WeazelJaguar 10 місяців тому +1

    Nicely done video, thanks for posting!!!!!!!

  • @malahammer
    @malahammer 10 місяців тому +17

    Well done Poland!

  • @oseqq
    @oseqq 10 місяців тому +4

    As a Pole from the region of the canal: building a new cargo train line or extending existent between Gdynia (major port hub; 90km away) and Elbląg (city behind the canal) would be faaar more cost effective.
    The project was more of manifestation of political will, then economical decision.

    • @cehaem2
      @cehaem2 10 місяців тому

      PiS wanted to piss off Tusk in his own backyard and get political backing on a long neglected area. Elblag has always suffered from being overshadowed by Tri-City's presence around the corner.

  • @skeptibleiyam1093
    @skeptibleiyam1093 10 місяців тому +2

    So why is it that the water level in the lagoon is not the same as the ocean to which it has an opening?

    • @jamescole3152
      @jamescole3152 10 місяців тому

      Yes and do the Russians have a lock at their passage?

    • @CAPSLOCKPUNDIT
      @CAPSLOCKPUNDIT 10 місяців тому

      It's the same average level, but tidal surge and ebb affects the Baltic Sea shoreline only.

    • @skeptibleiyam1093
      @skeptibleiyam1093 10 місяців тому

      I wonder how wide the channel would need to be to make the +/- 1.5 foot difference navigable. I assume that Poland decided that it would be wide enough that building and operating locks would be cheaper, but how much cheaper and over what period of time?

  • @GreedoShot
    @GreedoShot 10 місяців тому +4

    crazy that they did all this for less than 16% the cost of JPMorgan's newest office building

  • @victorlopez3665
    @victorlopez3665 10 місяців тому +3

    that canal was built for military intentions and is just a bonus that small cargo vessels can fit as well

    • @rlbk3649
      @rlbk3649 10 місяців тому

      if its for small cargo vessels that waht military intentions you are talking about? military kayaks ??

    • @victorlopez3665
      @victorlopez3665 10 місяців тому

      frigates, destroyers, corvettes, every other vessel smaller than a carrier@@rlbk3649

  • @koshersalaami
    @koshersalaami 10 місяців тому

    Nice of you to explain canal locks to those unfamiliar with canals. The same system is used on small canals built to carry mule-towed barges in the US in the 19th century, like the C & O (Chesapeake and Ohio) Canal, where the locks still work.

  • @andreasu.3546
    @andreasu.3546 10 місяців тому +4

    00:40 Looks like it's well done, given it was build by "officials" instead of engineers and tradespeople.

  • @ClingyParasite
    @ClingyParasite 10 місяців тому +7

    The Polish sure are brilliant people, making such a cool looking and functioning canal

  • @ALambo-tk9pw
    @ALambo-tk9pw 10 місяців тому +2

    @TheB1M There is a tunnel in Świnoujście (Poland). This was also prevented for a very long time !

  • @True_NOON
    @True_NOON 10 місяців тому +2

    6:46 true but it is an 'avoid the enemy' project then it being usable at an only 425mill pricetag then thats preatty good use of cash in my opinion

  • @01iverQueen
    @01iverQueen 10 місяців тому +4

    Every single EU country should strive to disconnect from dependence to ru$ia, no matter the cost. Well done neighbors, Lithuania is proud of you

    • @ViktorAl-o9z
      @ViktorAl-o9z 10 місяців тому

      You should be concerned about yourself, Lithuanians.
      Soon there will be nothing left of your country, and even Russian influence will not be needed here.

  • @FR-PL-UA-WARSZAWA
    @FR-PL-UA-WARSZAWA 10 місяців тому +2

    The Poles knew long before 2022 that no free country should depend on Russian gas. Therefore, they also built a LNG harbor and now get their supply from the Emirates and the USA. The Yamal gas pipe is closed, but not the one connected to Norway.

    • @Fanro3
      @Fanro3 10 місяців тому

      yk that exporting gas through pipes instead of ships is not only much cheaper, but also much more environmentally friendly. I'm not saying nations should completely depend on it, but declining an offer like that is plain stupid

    • @kindlingking
      @kindlingking 10 місяців тому

      Jesus Christ, do you people hear yourself? "No free country should depend on Russian gas" yes, they should depend on American gas which is many times more expensive and transported in much less ecological manner. Ask Germany if that worked out for them.

  • @rebeccahenderson7761
    @rebeccahenderson7761 10 місяців тому +2

    To avoid the sneaky "commercial" they try to make invisible skip 2:25 to 3:25.

  • @dmitryletov8138
    @dmitryletov8138 10 місяців тому +4

    This is total idiocracy - there is a 20x times larger Polish port just in 30 km distance, called Gdansk. Why would anyone want to use Elblag port ever?