vharrison
Island Girl
Holy Moly, have you seen the video? It happened in the wee hours of the morning, a cargo ship hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The story is obviously developing.
Bridge collapse in Baltimore
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Just seen it. Looks like we lost some first responders for sure. Damn
Mick!
TreeHouser
Lights keep going off on the ship, loss of power/steering?
Mick!
TreeHouser
I don‘t quite get what you mean here Steven.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
This is a big deal for east coast shipping. Chinese ship, go figure.
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TreeHouser
Tragic mess and loss of life.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
Baltimore is one place I don’t miss working.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Look at the bridge just right of center before it collapses. Note the flashy lights.
Yes, two power losses from my watch this morning.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
And possibly road workers on the bridge.. some of the lights were more amber.
Mick!
TreeHouser
I read they were construction workers repairing the surface.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Looks like it. Possibility that LEOs might have been doing traffic control. But nothing said yet. Just the difference in lights I noticed is making me speculate there were.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Mick!
TreeHouser
Curious as to why you think that’s a bigger loss than civilians.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
I did not say that.
Nor imply it.
I simply stated something I observed.
Nor imply it.
I simply stated something I observed.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Ok, I see that now.
As it goes they were workmen.
As it goes they were workmen.
Treeaddict
Treehouser
This is just almost unbelievable. John and I won’t forget where we were when we found out about the bridge collapse. I use that bridge approximately every 2 months. Our local economy will take a large hit. The new traffic patterns will inundate alternative routes. I’m grateful the bridge was hit so early in the morning when traffic was so little. It’s a shame about the 6 construction workers who lost their lives (haven’t been found so presumably didn’t make it)
Traffic will really suck. That was my preferred path south towards Annapolis, and I used it a lot from other areas depending on time. It wasn't as highly traveled as I95 & I895, so even though the path was longer, it was less stressful, and you tended to stay moving. Also, there's more opportunities to bail, and go crosscountry. Luckily, I don't get down that way as much as I used to. The Sparrows Point job I was working on was pretty close to it on the north side.
Treeaddict
Treehouser
The biggest thing after body recovery will be getting that port open. 3/4 million cars and light trucks go through there annually not to mention all the other goods. Lord knows how long it will take to move all that debris out of the channel.
Apparently the federal government said they’ll be paying for repairs but what about the ships insurance carrier?! It’s going to be billions between repairs and lost revenue.
Apparently the federal government said they’ll be paying for repairs but what about the ships insurance carrier?! It’s going to be billions between repairs and lost revenue.
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TreeHouser
Damn! It’s a mess for sure.
Hazmat and oversize loads are gonna be an issue too. That was a path for loads that couldn't go through the tunnels. They'll have to go the long way around the beltway now. Small hazmat could maybe go through the city, but that isn't appealing either. Things are gonna be good and screwed for quite awhile.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
I read that that boat hit a bridge in 2016 in Belgium. Don’t know how accurate that information is.
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TreeHouser
Maybe that boat just doesn’t like bridges. Bridge-ism apparently is a growing concern.
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