Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision

[LadyStanley]

Baltimore bridge partially collapses after cargo ship crash; rescue efforts underway

The Baltimore City Fire Department described the collapse as a mass-casualty incident and said workers were searching for seven people in the river.

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Wow. Video is unnerving

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[Seattle King]

You have to wonder what the helmsman was looking at, and why nobody else on the ship's bridge was watching, and then there must be GPS and radar on a ship that size. Was it so heavily loaded that the mariners on duty on the ship's bridge didnt have visual?
God help all who were on that span when it went down.
Billions in repairs no doubt.

 

[Seedtype]

Horrible. My thoughts are with the people directly affected, and all the people whose daily lives will be impacted until the bridge is restored.

We take our modern infrastructure for granted. Let us not be stingy in our maintenance. Let us learn from this accident so it doesn't happen again.

 

[Three On Zero]

Holy f***.......

 

[JMCx4]

3+ hours into this thread, and no mention of the true victims of this incident: the hundreds of thousands of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA commuters who are sitting in miles-long traffic jams blaming one another for causing the mess.

 

[Seedtype]

According to the BBC live page covering the incident: the ship apparently lost propulsion before collision.

(Obviously this is way too early to draw conclusions)

3+ hours into this thread, and no mention of the true victims of this incident: the hundreds of thousands of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA commuters who are sitting in miles-long traffic jams blaming one another for causing the mess.

Heh, I kinda did. Also this board is only occasionally busy.

 

[JMCx4]

3+ hours into this thread, and no mention of the true victims of this incident: the hundreds of thousands of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA commuters who are sitting in miles-long traffic jams blaming one another for causing the mess.

... Heh, I kinda did. Also this board is only occasionally busy.

My apologies, and I hereby retract my comment. May the spirit of American privilege remain with you always.

Now it's time to reshift the focus, and add some posts to validate @LadyStanley's very early morning decision to consider this an appropriate topic under the "Sciences" category. Anyone?

 

[LadyStanley]

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse live updates: At least 6 people missing as officials say ship made 'Mayday' call before crash

Follow along for live updates after a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending vehicles and victims plunging into the waters below.

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Ship lost propulsion, made MayDay call. Workers stopped traffic to be on bridge before collision after may day call. 8 workers (repairing potholes) on bridge fell to water. Two rescued; one in hospital. Search continues for the other 6.

 

[Seedtype]

It's amazing they were able to stop traffic just in time, kudos to everyone who were involved with that.

Feel bad for the missing workers, hopefully they can be recovered and the families can have closure.

 

[LadyStanley]

Video (from still shots?) of ship losing power, drifting, colliding

 

[LadyStanley]

6 presumed dead after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore: Here's what we know

Early Tuesday morning a cargo ship apparently lost power and crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River. Eight workers were on the bridge at the time of the accident — two have been rescued, while six remain missing and are presumed dead.

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More impact from bridge collapse. 40 ships trapped in harbor. 15k jobs dependant on port. Cruise ships changing port. Shorter bridge that failed took a year to be cleared, repaired.

USCG has suspended search for 6 missing workers, presumed dead, for the day and will resume in the morning.

 

[LadyStanley]

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse latest updates: 6 workers presumed dead as recovery efforts resume

Follow along for live updates after a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

www.yahoo.com

10 ships blocked in port. Ships starting to queue up outside port which is specialized for large (truck) deliveries.

Black box from ship recovered. Singapore maritime authorities will cooperate with US authorities, but do their own investigation of the Singapore flag vessel.

One speculation is bad fuel may be to blame for shut down of ship.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Seems to me the Dali should never have been allowed to leave port in the first place.

 

[LadyStanley]

Sounds like the Baltimore authorities may have cause to sue shipping company for the cost of a new bridge.

 

[LadyStanley]

Navigation tracking data

 

[JMCx4]

Navigation tracking data

So THIS is how you choose to validate a "Sciences" link. MORE DATA!

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

 

[JMCx4]

NYT/Yahoo!News: Tangled in Steel With No Way Out: How the Crew Stuck in Baltimore Is Faring


22 aboard, vessel maintenance continues, business as usual (except they aren't sailing).

 

[Hippasus]

So THIS is how you choose to validate a "Sciences" link. MORE DATA!

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, dude.

 

[JMCx4]

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, dude.

I'm that opposite reaction.

 

[LadyStanley]

NTSB video from ship near bow/point of impact.

 

[JMCx4]

Glad to hear CNN has been recruiting their field reporters from drama schools ... "really some dramatic video" ... "it's very dramatic" ... "we had a very dramatic view" ... "the dramatic damage" ... "really dramatic timeline" ... "the dramatic mayday call" .................

 

[LadyStanley]

'Ambitious' plan to reopen channel under collapsed Baltimore bridge by May's end announced

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopes to partially reopen the Fort McHenry Channel within four weeks, and fully reopen it by the end of May.

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Plan to partially reopen channel in about a month. And another month to fully open the channel.

 

[JMCx4]

'Ambitious' plan to reopen channel under collapsed Baltimore bridge by May's end announced

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopes to partially reopen the Fort McHenry Channel within four weeks, and fully reopen it by the end of May.

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Plan to partially reopen channel in about a month. And another month to fully open the channel.

Money talks, commuters walk.

 

[LadyStanley]

FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, AP source says

The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to someone familiar with the matter. The person was not authorized to...

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FBI investigation into any federal laws broken. City also hopes to ensure wrong doers penalized.