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To: George from New England
If ship was able to navigate in center of channel between supports, would this have fallen?

According to the diagram at the site, it was lined up between the two main supports at the center of the high point of the bridge, which I assume corresponds to the proper navigation channel.

It then veered off course and hit one of the main supports. (Initial reports - lost power/lost control.)

61 posted on 03/26/2024 6:23:50 AM PDT by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: Gil4

“In the wake of the collapse, structural engineer and bridge designer Ian Firth told the BBC that it appears as the the ship ‘strayed’ rather to the side rather than going under the center of the bridge”

That is exactly what I saw in the night time video. They did not enter the bridge in the center span. Then something caused power to shut down (lights went out) on the ship at least 2 times before the collision.


96 posted on 03/26/2024 8:28:56 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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