Secretary Pillow Biter is on the scene. All is well.
Hyper suspicious! But the gubmint will tell us the truth / sarc.
This video highlights that the ship lost power twice just before impact
Apparently they radioed that they lost control so I assume it started before this
Ship That Collided With Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore had Power Issues just before impact
The I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis comes to mind for me locally. Horrifying stuff.
“...At the same press conference, the White House ruled out terrorism as relating to the cause of the crash...”
I call BS on that! JUST tell us the ship’s registry. That will determne if it’s terrorism or not.
It’s a rather high bridge. Falling from it into the water ... I don’t think your chances are very good. And the water is cold. Prayers for all involved.
Thoughts here on the collapse ...
Span between bridge supports seem much wider than the ship coming through.
Ship this size needs a very deep channel, dredging.
Was the dredged channel the entire wide between the bridge supports? Or is part of the channel deeper and maybe one side of the channel?
Dredging requires lots of approvals and environmental permits. Were they protecting animals and fish life in the harbor and only dredged the channel nearer one of the support pullers ?
Is Baltimore like Charleston harbor with buried history that was/is being protected limiting dredging?
If ship was able to navigate in center of channel between supports, would this have fallen? Would there have been more time to remedy a failed engine?
The ships owner said, “There was no pollution.” That’s funny. He’s convinced that is Americas biggest concern. He might be right.
How many hours will pass before this incident becomes the “Republicans Fault?” I say 12 hours. The press will figure something out. They always do.
To prevent this sort of accident there is generally an abutment in place for any large ship to hit without actually hitting anything vital. Older bridges may not have such an abutment but would be retrofitted.
I will predict that there were plans (of many years) to add such an abutment but the city/state never could find the funds for one.
Not an expert, just an opinion.
BTTT
So, now that THEY mention it, who is the Captain, where is he from, and frankly is he a muslim?
Same for the Navigator, Executive Ossifer, and whomever else might have been in charge at the time.
No terrorists. Just stupid in action.
Just axin’.
Is there muslim holiday going on?
Great pics, video and information from Daily Mail UK. Thanks for posting.
Wow. What time did it happen?
Sounds like 50 years is considered quite old for a bridge.
Really?
Hopefully most of the victims didn’t have time to process what had happened.
Saving anybody at this point is highly unlikely... There’s a report that two individuals have been saved. One who refused further treatment and one who was in critical condition. The one who needed no treatment is amazing.
Anybody in a vehicle that fell from that height is likely dead and if they weren’t dead to begin with, the water is freezing and they will likely be dead from hypothermia.