Thread: Baltimore Bridge hit by large ship in the dark bodies sought in nightime river

90m clip here how the collapse

Ship leased by Maersk.

Originally Posted by Switch

BBC News has ‘experts’ attributing the disaster to design flaws already known to be common In boh the ship and the bridge.

The Pillars wasn't protected against collision, which will be Maersk's excuse for not paying compensation.

They are btw best friends with Pentagon.

Sad shit, eh

Thebridge I a common, butvery old design in which interconnecting section collapse on impact. Many like this one around still in use.

Cargo container ships only have one screw. This ship is believed to have lost power. It may or may not have had a tugboat or a local pilot attached when it hit the bridge.

^ I was once on a vessel that grounded on a rock when leaving port... with a Norwegian pilot onboard. The skipper still lost his job, despite having relinquished power to the pilot.

This vessel... Singapore registered, Indian crew, Maersk cargo (?) and you can bet the owners will be hidden by a raft of companies.

Maritime law is complicated and you don't get a more litigious society than The States. The only winners here will be the lawyers.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ I was once on a vessel that grounded on a rock when leaving port... with a Norwegian pilot onboard. The skipper still lost his job, despite having relinquished power to the pilot.

This vessel... Singapore registered, Indian crew, Maersk cargo (?) and you can bet the owners will be hidden by a raft of companies.

Maritime law is complicated and you don't get a more litigious society than The States. The only winners here will be the lawyers.

Agreed. Maritime law and lawyers will definitely profit from this one. Sounds like a major clusterfuck.

"This is a lighthouse, Mate. It's your call"......................."Hello ? Captain ?"

Originally Posted by Switch

Cargo container ships only have one screw.

DALI, Container ship, IMO 9697428 | Vessel details | BalticShipping.com

If this is the same Dali, it had thruster, if that is worth anything at all, in that situation

Originally Posted by Switch

This ship is believed to have lost power.

Oh

Originally Posted by Switch

It may or may not have had a tugboat or a local pilot attached when it hit the bridge.

Pilot yes.

Tug no


Greek owned ship

Some remarkably dumb twitter posts blaming the event on illegal immigration.

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Here's one.

Here's another...

https://x.com/atrupar/status/1772619621457154389?s=20

All 6 workers missing after bridge collapse presumed dead, authorities say


Authorities say all six workers missing after a Baltimore bridge collapsed Tuesday are presumed dead and the search for them has been suspended until Wednesday morning.


Col. Roland L. Butler Jr., superintendent for Maryland State Police, said Tuesday evening that the search and rescue mission was transitioning to one of search and recovery. He says divers would return to the site at 6 a.m. Wednesday when challenging overnight conditions were expected to improve.

Baltimore Key bridge collapse live updates: 6 workers presumed dead, search resumes Wednesday | AP News

All maritime workers, any chance the ships systems could have been hacked?

NWW and all (New World Weapons)

Second time !
Cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge was involved in Antwerp collision in 2016 | Baltimore bridge collapse | The Guardian

I always apprecite a tug, a thruster not so much.

In the event of total power loss the inertia indicates the captain ( a ship is not a democracy) did not have sufficient free pratique at those knors to avoid a bridge unable to withstand such a massive load.

RIP
let us not forget the poor Latinos on the night shift repairing American infrastructure, Maersk and the lawyers still be aguing when Fort Amisted witnesses the replacement around 2028-30

And surprise surprise!

A bunch of right wing US nutters have a nutty right wing conspiracy theory about it.

Online conspiracy circles galvanize to proclaim Baltimore bridge collapse a ‘black swan event’ | Baltimore bridge collapse | The Guardian

As its 3 decades since I was on the Bridge of a bulk carrier pre internet just Inmarsat I cannot be sure a remote cyber attack could stop a ship, but with AI everywhere it will soon be possible.

I cannot ssee China would wish to stop containerss full of their exports being able to access port of Baltimore via the tideway.

Of course real cynics may see it as an embarrassssment for Biden regime and a boost for teh Trumpanzees ? While Trump seems softer on Russsia and Stormy he always sseemss "gung Ho" if you will, the art of the "EEL"

Such conspiracie sure to blossom esp if Trump loses and extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene are given airtime.

The "black box' may yield the answers, whether those culpable can be identified but can only think of a few states with the know how outside the 5 eyes, India,France Israel wouldn't Russia China yes , doubt Iran , N Korea or other foes have the tech

Originally Posted by happynz

Some remarkably dumb twitter posts blaming the event on illegal immigration.

i suppose our small boat problem doesn't wreck bridges.

Originally Posted by malmomike77

i suppose our small boat problem doesn't wreck bridges

Building Bridges is the key according to Arch Well

Originally Posted by malmomike77

i suppose our small boat problem doesn't wreck bridges.

One thing for sure, if this had happened in the UK there wouldn't have been any casualties because there's not a chance any workers would be out fixing potholes in the road.

This disaster was the major topic of conversation on the way home from school yesterday, with the daughter and one of her classmates. I was trying to prepare them in case they are ever in a car that plunges into water. First, keep your seatbelt on until the initial impact is over, or until the car has rolled over, because you're never getting out if you've been knocked unconscious. Second, get your windows down as soon as possible, while the electrics still work. This is a big problem with cars these days that have electric windows and no manual crank... once the electrics go due to water immersion you're pretty well buggered.

And that's not only the windows... the central locking comes on in many cars a few seconds into your journey, so if the electrics go, you're locked in with windows up. Also, even if that's not the case, you'll never open a car door underwater due to the water pressure, and it's much easier to watch the water level gradually rise while sat next to an open window than a closed window and door. I would imagine.

Get the windows down, let water poor in (which it would eventually, anyway) and then simply release your seatbelt and swim through the open window.

I knew that my helicopter underwater escape training would become relevant one day.

To be honest I'm not sure if the kids appreciated my prep talk or whether I traumatised them, but at least they're now prepared if ever I pick them up from school one day pissed, and end up driving into Korat city moat.