Baltimore bridge collapse

I heard the ship was having power issues if you watch the video you'll see the ship go completely black a couple of times before the lights just go on and then it hits it it's a shame that it happened I feel very very bad for the people who know the people whose lives were lost I give them my blessing
 
Pirate Lady said:
Biden / Trump fault in 3, 2, 1..
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LOL. Nope, shipping company and pilot issue. It makes you wonder how a ship that was in port has propulsion/generator issues so shortly after leaving port. And if the report is true that when power came back the pilot ordered full astern, that was foolish. No way is that ship going to slow or stop in that short of time. Just a horrible tragedy. Prayers for all involved.
 
Pirate Lady said:
actually yes, coastal flooding advisory so incoming tide is stronger than normal.
Well maybe, don’t know about at 1:30am.
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Tide has been lower then normal by a few feet this week so far since the
Saturday storm.
 
Anyone know what an escorting tug costs and when a Port requires one? There are huge container ships traveling thru that busy area very frequently.
(no way my 4 knot sailboat can out run one so just stay way outside the channel and hope they stay inside-doesn't always happen.)
 
I heard the shipping company has had many mishaps in the past…. It will be interesting the outcome of this investigation
 
Gofirstclass said:
To those who llve in that area, pls keep us posted on the investgation.
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It's going to fall off the map after the next few days and until they get the channel back opened. That means removing all of the cars and bridge parts. There is going to be more meetings then is needed and nothing will be done for weeks.
 
Golfman25 said:
Why wasn't their anything around those pillars to protect them from impacts. They seemed kind of wimpy.
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It was built in the 70's and designed to withstand the largest ships afloat at that time. Obviously, ships have become much heavier/larger since then. Surprised the pillars were never reinforced given the amount of commercial traffic that trasits under the bridge as well as the economic importance of Baltimore harbor.
 
Maybe they can haul the structure south and use it to create a reef.
 
Pirate Lady said:
We will be dead by time this litigation is over.

its interesting you bring that up. Very much like the Titanic, they say if pilot/whoever had kept steerage in direction they were going the ship even if lost power it would have drifted thru the passable portion of the channel. And that by hitting reverse it caused ship to kick to starboard.
I Read Titanic made same mistake.
Lots a speculation at this time.
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Yes, the Titanic went into reverse. The issue there was when in reverse the massive center propeller went dead so no thrust water was moving over the rudder, essentially making it drift.
 
Chris L said:
It was built in the 70's and designed to withstand the largest ships afloat at that time. Obviously, ships have become much heavier/larger since then. Surprised the pillars were never reinforced given the amount of commercial traffic that trasits under the bridge as well as the economic importance of Baltimore harbor.
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I saw one article were they said that the engineers would be focused less on the bridge itself but more on the lack of protective devices around the pillars.
 
Pirate Lady said:
I swear if I hear they need to do an EPA study for endangered fish before they rebuild I will lose it.
If you think i kidding, remember that ship ran aground last year? It took 6 weeks to refloat it because they had to do an EPA study to see how many fish/crabs were impacted.
Dear God Donald save us!
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Wasn't going to mention that, but that is what I was thinking.

And oh YEAH - LET'S GO BRANDON!
 
blaster said:
Maybe they can haul the structure south and use it to create a reef.
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Yeah in the Chesapeake it would be a reef of garbage. No salt up this way, extremely brackish in the upper Chesapeake.
 
OMG! Imagine if it hit the Annapolis Bay Bridges? Thinking I should check for ship traffic before driving over it. I don't think any support protection can stop one of those monsters. 20 feet of bottom mud couldn't stop last one.
She does have bow thrusters. Would hope pilots train and practice for such events?
 
Chris L said:
It was built in the 70's and designed to withstand the largest ships afloat at that time. Obviously, ships have become much heavier/larger since then. Surprised the pillars were never reinforced given the amount of commercial traffic that trasits under the bridge as well as the economic importance of Baltimore harbor.
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I was thinking the same thing. A bunch of RipRap both sides of the pillars a hundred yards or so. Its not that deep.
 
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