Baltimore question

[BreatheUT]

Just a horrible situation.

 

[Sea Ray]

I wonder how long this will have the harbor closed, month or two at least. Lost lives and lost livelihoods, terrible tragedy.

Try 2 years

David MacKenzie, senior director of COWI, a British engineering and architecture consultancy firm, said the bridge could be reconstructed in two years “if people get their skates on.”

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: Ship hits major bridge in Baltimore

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: DALI container ship hits bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[hog88]

Pete is on this, no worries.

It will take him months if not years to do the environmental and social impact studies before rebuild permits are issued.

 

[davethevol]

Unbelievable. This is something that’s entirely preventable and never should have happened. Our infrastructure is in poor shape.

 

[hog88]

Try 2 years

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: Ship hits major bridge in Baltimore

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: DALI container ship hits bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.

www.nbcnews.com

I was only referring to the harbor. Once the debris is cleared the harbor should be able to open.

 

[Sea Ray]

We need to invest in ship-proof bridges?

He said that “there was nothing unusual about the bridge,” before it collapsed and there “was some ship impact protection in the form of big concrete obstacles. But the ship which crashed into the bridge has “somehow got past those,” he said.

Container ships when the bridge was built in 1977 “were a lot smaller than they are now,” he said, adding that a risk assessment should have picked up on the dangers posed by modern vessels.

People would expect the new bridge “to be more robust,” he added

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: Ship hits major bridge in Baltimore

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: DALI container ship hits bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[AirVol]

It will take him months if not years to do the environmental and social impact studies before rebuild permits are issued.

Probably so.

Waiting on Joe to make a statement that he crossed the bridge just in time.

 

[hog88]

Unbelievable. This is something that’s entirely preventable and never should have happened. Our infrastructure is in poor shape.

I don't consider this an infrastructure problem, few bridges could have withstood that impact.

 

[EasternVol]

Pete is on this, no worries.

Big worries.

 

[TNVOLNAVY]

best video analysis I've seen so far



guess Slo Joe didn't send them enough money

'We've Got To Keep Up': President Biden Touts Infrastructure Bill During Visit To Port Of Baltimore

President Joe Biden visited the Port of Baltimore Wednesday touting the trillion dollar infrastructure bill.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[ClearwaterVol]

The Skyway here is outdated because of the size of the ships. Port of Tampa can only accept older and smaller cruise ships and anyone who's been on the Skyway knows just how tall it is. 190' high is now too small.

 

[ClearwaterVol]

best video analysis I've seen so far



guess Slo Joe didn't send them enough money

'We've Got To Keep Up': President Biden Touts Infrastructure Bill During Visit To Port Of Baltimore

President Joe Biden visited the Port of Baltimore Wednesday touting the trillion dollar infrastructure bill.

www.cbsnews.com

You really gonna make this into a presidential failure? You think it would not have happened under Trump. lmao.

 

[jmacvols1]

I am not 100% on that video of the bridge being the same incident. you don't see an explosion like that in any of the other videos. you would think that flash would show up elsewhere. you can kinda see an explosion in some of the other videos, but much smaller, and after the bridge is starting to fall.

not 100% either way, that just jumped out to me.

it appears that video has been removed.

 

[utvolpj]

It is interesting that there was no barrier to prevent a ship from hitting the support structure.

I used to live very near a bridge used by a large naval shipyard and don't remember seeing extra barriers. They underwater?

 

[TNVOLNAVY]

You really gonna make this into a presidential failure? You think it would not have happened under Trump. lmao.

I sure am! because the leftist filth and their lapdog media would have done the same had Trump been president.

 

[davethevol]

It does look like it from the video. Maybe this wasn’t truly an accident.

 

[EasternVol]

I used to live very near a bridge used by a large naval shipyard and don't remember seeing extra barriers. They underwater?

I've seen buffers above the water line, like a barrier filled in with cement or riprap, but I don't know what's considered best practice for what type of bridge.

 

[EasternVol]

It does look like it from the video. Maybe this wasn’t truly an accident.

It looks like it's taking a hard right just before the collision. That might be due to the power loss and currents.
edit - or dropping an anchor.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[McDad]

You really gonna make this into a presidential failure? You think it would not have happened under Trump. lmao.

I think you misread the tweet.

ETA: after reading a bit further, I am the fool.

 

[LouderVol]

It does look like it from the video. Maybe this wasn’t truly an accident.

first, I think that video is sped up, or frame rate is super low. things look a little janky.

second if you look at the port its a relatively small area. part of the maneuver would have undoubtedly had them pointed at towards the support areas that they were supposed to eventually steer around. they lose power at the wrong moment and the ship is stuck going towards the support long before there would have otherwise been an issue. you can see it in that video, the ship is clearly swinging around to go from a side profile to the front silhouette by the time it hits.

 

[McDad]

I sure am! because the leftist filth and their lapdog media would have done the same had Trump been president.

Dang, man.

Just because "they" would doesn't mean you should. Take the high road and all.

 

[Zues1]

It's Baltimore..I'm sure Slojoe will be there today to offer thoughts and prayers. Along with a big check.

 

[McDad]

CNA Singapore reports that the crew said the ship had 'lost propulsion' and they'd lost control of the ship.

I wonder if they called for tugs and they simply weren't available or not able to get there in time?

 

[VOLS INC.]

I sure am! because the leftist filth and their lapdog media would have done the same had Trump been president.

I can see the headlines now.

“Chaos surrounding Trumps Presidency is leading to major accidents”

Or

“Trumps infrastructure rhetoric is just that. Bridges are collapsing as he plays golf”

CNN blamed Trump when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. Trump would most definitely get blamed for this!!

Truth is it’s a tragic event.