Mexican ship hits Brooklyn Bridge

[Anonymous]

To be fair reports initially did say pirate ship because it looked like a party boat with people up in the sales dressed in stripes, lights on the sails, etc. That was quickly changed in the media, of course, but there were several posts all over X talking about the pirate ship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be fair reports initially did say pirate ship because it looked like a party boat with people up in the sales dressed in stripes, lights on the sails, etc. That was quickly changed in the media, of course, but there were several posts all over X talking about the pirate ship.

Do pirates dress a certain way? I am really getting tired of all the piratephoia on this board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Masts have a fixed height. The Brooklyn Bridge also has a fixed height. This should never have happened. When do the manslaughter charges get filed.

That was my first thought. A power outage does not alter basic geometry conflicts.
That Mexican training vessel had a lot more problems than the power outage.
One has to wonder about its level of training.

[Anonymous]

I believe they weren't intending to go under the bridge at all, it wasn't a height mismatch thing. Some people experienced with the river there said the currents can be extremely strong. So I believe the issue is they lost power and were dragged into the bridge by the current.

[Anonymous]

They had a tugboat that's who screwed up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a Mexican navy ship. Not sure where PP got the pirate ship?

Yeah; that seems kinda racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A reported “Mexican pirate ship” hit the Brooklyn bridge tonight. Looks like it lost power and started going backward slammed its mast into the bridge. Unfortunately there were people sitting up in the sails. A rescue mission underway. At least 20 hurt.

Wild.

Correct, the talk sail ship lost power, floated backwards and its masts hit the bottom of the bridge. Unf sailors were up on the masts.

So tragic.

Too bad NYC couldn’t mobilize some tug boats to push the tall ship to a safe locate before it hit things and injured its crew.

[Anonymous]

What a beautiful tall ship. So tragic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They had a tugboat that's who screwed up

wtf we’re the escort tug boats doing!?!? They should have been on top of that the minute it showed up seeing Manhattan.

How’d the tugboats let this $hit happen!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Masts have a fixed height. The Brooklyn Bridge also has a fixed height. This should never have happened. When do the manslaughter charges get filed.

That was my first thought. A power outage does not alter basic geometry conflicts.
That Mexican training vessel had a lot more problems than the power outage.
One has to wonder about its level of training.

True, but would a power outage keep them from stopping or turning?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Masts have a fixed height. The Brooklyn Bridge also has a fixed height. This should never have happened. When do the manslaughter charges get filed.

Clearance can change based on water level. It's still a huge eff up, but it's not like driving a truck under a highway bridge.

Knowing the tides and current flow at what time given location is basic sailing.

[Anonymous]

Reminds me of the Bosphorus calamities, and they require paying for a temporary Turkish crew to get through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Masts have a fixed height. The Brooklyn Bridge also has a fixed height. This should never have happened. When do the manslaughter charges get filed.

That was my first thought. A power outage does not alter basic geometry conflicts.
That Mexican training vessel had a lot more problems than the power outage.
One has to wonder about its level of training.

True, but would a power outage keep them from stopping or turning?

How do you think a boat this size stops or turns?

They do so by reversing the engines, which wouldn't have been working if there was a power outage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Masts have a fixed height. The Brooklyn Bridge also has a fixed height. This should never have happened. When do the manslaughter charges get filed.

That was my first thought. A power outage does not alter basic geometry conflicts.
That Mexican training vessel had a lot more problems than the power outage.
One has to wonder about its level of training.

True, but would a power outage keep them from stopping or turning?

How do you think a boat this size stops or turns?

They do so by reversing the engines, which wouldn't have been working if there was a power outage.

As it's a tall ship, I would think it's something to do with the sails and tacking, but what do I know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Masts have a fixed height. The Brooklyn Bridge also has a fixed height. This should never have happened. When do the manslaughter charges get filed.

That was my first thought. A power outage does not alter basic geometry conflicts.
That Mexican training vessel had a lot more problems than the power outage.
One has to wonder about its level of training.

True, but would a power outage keep them from stopping or turning?

Yes, 100%. I'm a sailor, and without either a motor or wind power (under sail), you would not be able to control the ship well.