Ship’s crew warned of power issues before it collided with a Baltimore bridge, governor says; 6 remain missing

Accuweather ^ | Mar 26, 2024 9:37 AM CDT | By Melissa Alonso and Elizabeth Wolfe

[Fido969]

They did drop at least one anchor. Over .5 knots, anchors aren’t going to do much.

[Texas Fossil]

Why?

Power was out, lowering a big ship’s anchor is not simple.

I’ve read the back anchor was dropped shortly before hitting the bridge support column.

I’ve seen the videos. Some are excellent quality. For some reason they were not going under the bridge in the center (taller and wider) space between columns. It looked like they were trying to move toward the other side of the column where it was taller and wider.

[ronnie raygun]

an extension cord is only so long but the idiots dont know this

[gathersnomoss]

Two females from AccuWeather wrote this garbage. Give me some effing TRUTH! Stop the B.S.!

[gathersnomoss]

Pilots do not make this level of mistakes.

[Red Badger]

CNN......

[linMcHlp]

22 crew, all from India.

Possible Hindi who loves the anti-western Hindustanian media - might be a source of trouble (and is pro-Russian). But unknown in online info, for the moment.

I am staying with “an accident” waiting to happen.

After September 11, 2001, Maryland debated about building defense structures (reinforced bollards) to protect the bridge, but that plan was set aside because of high cost estimates.

[MortMan]

Teams were working “methodically and safely” to ensure “everyone operating here on the scene is safe and that we’re able to make progress without causing adverse harm to anyone else,” Cartwright said.

Is there another kind of harm than adverse?

[Rummyfan]

What bridge?

The Francis Scott Key Bridge, spanning the entrance / exit to the Inner Harbor and Curtis Bay. This closes the port of Baltimore for the time being.

[Rummyfan]

They dropped the port anchor, but as expected, it did no good. An anchor has to catch on the bottom to stop the ship, and they were going too fast; the anchor “flew” across the bottom.

The ship weighs 100K tons; dropping that anchor was like throwing a leaf into a raging stream to try and dam it up.

[Rummyfan]

A good analysis of the track of the ship:

Dali

[Rummyfan]

When they lost power they lost rudder control? I don’t know.

[null and void]

“warned of power issues before the collision”

just before?

or hours/days before?

If it was just before then nothing could be done with a 100,000 ton vessel in motion.

If it was hours/days before then someone is in trouble.

This was posted on xkcd a few days ago...

[poinq]

Singapore is just the flag. There is a ship owner. This ship was leased. There is a ship leaser, put they have insurance.

I am hoping that when Biden says they will rebuild the bridge he is not saying he will pay for the rebuilt bridge. And then there is the harbor pilot. Normally the captain is responsible for the ship even if its under the control of the harbor pilot. But the harbor pilot may have been the one who is guilty. I don’t think so. But there must be a investigation. They don’t know yet.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

In danger, with no room to turn,
Ease her, Stop her, Go Astern.

[bunkerhill7]

When the ship hits the span.

[RetiredTexasVet]

alleged power problems.

[gunnut]

Would seem cheap now.

[Red Badger]

🤪😏😁............

[pollywog]

LOLOLOL... thanks for the chuckle!

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All traffic is being detoured away from the bridge, said the Maryland Transportation Authority.

Well, geez, that's good to know.