Posted on 01/12/2016 1:49:02 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
Some spectator video shows the Greek freighter Olga M bang its way through the old Evripos Bridge in Chalcis, Greece. According to reports, neither the bridge or vessel sustained significant damage in the incident, although after watching the video I find that hard to believe.
(Excerpt) Read more at gcaptain.com ...
Only minor damage but it was a slow speed impact.
Maybe, but as Baltic Dry sinks low enough, insurance claims will begin proliferating.
No doubt.
Clearly the bridge was at fault - changed lanes without signaling.
(Well, at least that’s what it looked like to me - but then I’m mostly still asleep, so I can’t be certain.)
Wild current, all over the place.
Captain Francesco Schettino got another job??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia_disaster
What is the Old Evripos Bridge and why is it famous? The story makes it sound like the bridge is something special but gives no reason. I did a little searching and if I’ve found the right bridge, the current structure was built in 1962 and refurbished in 1998. It would appear to be a modern highway bridge over a narrow channel. What’s the big deal?
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American “journalism” trained reporter ... I suspect the bridge was (is?) fully automatic with a hundred round clip ... and NOBODY needs a bridge with THAT kind of enforcement
Interestingly, the same bridge is where many gather to watch what is heralded as the Evripos tidal or current phenomenon, where the direction of water flowing through the channel of Evripos changes irregularly (as many as several times per day) and seemingly without explanation. The current is most visible (and strongest) below the old Evripos bridge where the channel is the narrowest, and right where this incident occurred.
Seems that way.
Just like the reporters that call everything Obama does “historic”.
Ok, there was nothing really sharp on the bridge - basically flat concrete. But that ship appeared to be fairly heavily laden - low in the water. It takes a lot of force to deflect that and heel it over like that. Ground some steel off to be sure and maybe bent in the sheer strake / gunwale area.
Must be because of global warming and the rising sea levels, otherwise it would have cleared.
In the Middle Ages the name Euripos got corrupted into Negroponte ("black bridge") and for a while the island was known by that name, until the ancient name of Euboea (Evvia) was revived.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartans made it impossible for the Athenians to cultivate their own land so they imported much of their food from Euboea, until the island revolted in 411 B.C., according to Thucydides.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euripus_Strait
One of the narrowest sea passages in the world that is navigable by sea going vessels.
Greeks built the first (recorded) bridge in 411 BC.
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