Bad deal...

[noharleyyet]

 

[Nick87]

Wow.

 

[rjthehunter]

Crazy how the entire thing just crumbled.

 

[Southern Elk]

Imagine being up there in a car. The stuff that nightmares are made of.

 

[Tradewind]

a cple of comments on the situation:

This is one of the busiest U.S. port for car shipments, handling more than 750,000 vehicles in 2023, according to Reuters

the collapse of the Key Bridge means that the Baltimore Port will be unusable for many months. It's the 13th most important US port for foreign trade The economic impact on the city, which is already plagued by social misery and violent crime, will be huge

 

[noharleyyet]

a cple of comments on the situation:

This is one of the busiest U.S. port for car shipments, handling more than 750,000 vehicles in 2023, according to Reuters

the collapse of the Key Bridge means that the Baltimore Port will be unusable for many months. It's the 13th most important US port for foreign trade The economic impact on the city, which is already plagued by social misery and violent crime, will be huge

Yessir, a 1.6 mile structure...

 

[elkduds]

As if our infrastructure wasn't already crumbling fast enough.

 

[Gellar]

last I heard there is at least 20 still missing. Considered a recovery at this point.

 

[Forkyfinder]

Structural failures are scary! I imagine the engineers and contractors involved feel guilt/pain even though the impact caused it. Hoping for good results for those missing

 

[SAJ-99]

Sounds like a distress call from the ship was sent out and allowed the bridge to be blocked off, which probably saved a lot of lives. Unfortunately there was a work crew on the bridge, with a handful of the crew still missing.

 

[JDH]

After the first power blip, you can see a ton of black smoke coming out of the exhaust. I'm assuming the pilot threw it in reverse. It's also hard to tell if it was the wind, tide, or if he let the anchor out but I wonder if he could've saved it if the power didn't go out a second time. Since it was a harbor pilot, skill and local knowledge shouldn't be an issue.

 

[6mm Remington]

So sad and devistating. I imagine Mayor Pete will be right on it. Sorry I cant help with just a touch of skepticism and doubt coming out.

 

[buckbull]

After the first power blip, you can see a ton of black smoke coming out of the exhaust. I'm assuming the pilot threw it in reverse. It's also hard to tell if it was the wind, tide, or if he let the anchor out but I wonder if he could've saved it if the power didn't go out a second time. Since it was a harbor pilot, skill and local knowledge shouldn't be an issue.

I heard they lost power to the prop, maybe some kind of linkage problem within the drivetrain. I'm sure we will find out once the investigation happens.

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[np307]

After the first power blip, you can see a ton of black smoke coming out of the exhaust. I'm assuming the pilot threw it in reverse. It's also hard to tell if it was the wind, tide, or if he let the anchor out but I wonder if he could've saved it if the power didn't go out a second time. Since it was a harbor pilot, skill and local knowledge shouldn't be an issue.

Most effective way to turn a ship like that is with the screws. One turning forward and one aft. When the power comes back on the first time, thats almost certainly the maneuver they were attempting. The second time power comes back on, it's inevitable they're going to hit so they're probably full back at that point.

 

[Beignet]

Baltimore is a great town despite its problems. Real tough break all around.

 

[Doublecluck]

Just glad the train wasn’t on there.

 

[Dave N]

Amazing how fast everything hits the water.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

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This bridge probably made $100k per diem averaging 30,000 vehicles every day.

 

[Nick87]

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$110 million to build in the 70's. Imagine what it'll be to reclaim and then build again.