Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the update. Now I understand about the vehicles Wow kudos to police for getting there and stopping traffic. This could have been so much worse. It is horrible for the workers though because it seems to be recovery now. I don’t think anyone is going to feel good going over a suspension bridge and seeing a boat near. Of all the things I have worried about..this was not in the kit but is now for sure. I hope there is a mandate for bridges like this to have some of the safety measures the Sunshine bridge in Florida has after their collapse in 1980. Apparently the new bridge has something underwater that forces a boat away if it comes too close to
pilings. This should be retrofitted for all these large suspension bridges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have not read everything but if someone can answer some questions. All I hear about is 7 people who are unaccounted for and who may or may not be undocumented and they were hardworking etc and this is so sad. What about the people in the cars and tractor trailers? I cannot imagine they got out and also hear about underwater sonar pinging on cars. Why is there no focus on those victims? Was there a miracle and there were actually no cars/trucks that went over? I saw the video and thought this was impossible but also heard some people were able to close road so maybe they did get out? Details please.

All of your questions will be answered if you just read like the last page or two.

[Anonymous]

The pilot who sounded the alarm and whoever stopped cars are heroes. My heart goes out to the construction workers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The pilot who sounded the alarm and whoever stopped cars are heroes. My heart goes out to the construction workers.

The police scanner recording is on the CNN home page.
Super cool. They were able to get this done incredibly fast.
https://www.cnn.com/

[Anonymous]

I noticed when I first watched the video, that you could see cars driving over ( by their lights) then right before the collapse, they stop.

Now we know why. That is miraculous. Really quick thinking and action on the part of public servants (and the harbor pilot).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read everything but if someone can answer some questions. All I hear about is 7 people who are unaccounted for and who may or may not be undocumented and they were hardworking etc and this is so sad. What about the people in the cars and tractor trailers? I cannot imagine they got out and also hear about underwater sonar pinging on cars. Why is there no focus on those victims? Was there a miracle and there were actually no cars/trucks that went over? I saw the video and thought this was impossible but also heard some people were able to close road so maybe they did get out? Details please.

All of your questions will be answered if you just read like the last page or two.

I actually think PP should be looking at actual news for this kind of information and not social media. Just as a matter of principle.

[Anonymous]

The scanner of construction crew/police was released earlier today and it is 90 seconds long. Construction crew in trucks went to either end to block the bridge. One says they were already leaving so they will go ahead and stay parked to block the road. The other is saying they will take the other end.

What pains me is that one person keeps asking: "are there still construction crew in the middle? Can you confirm whether people are still on the bridge? I need everyone off the bridge?" But he isn't sounding frantic or urgent and no one will answer those questions directly except to say, once I get to the end of the bridge to block it I will check. "

Unreal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the update. Now I understand about the vehicles Wow kudos to police for getting there and stopping traffic. This could have been so much worse. It is horrible for the workers though because it seems to be recovery now. I don’t think anyone is going to feel good going over a suspension bridge and seeing a boat near. Of all the things I have worried about..this was not in the kit but is now for sure. I hope there is a mandate for bridges like this to have some of the safety measures the Sunshine bridge in Florida has after their collapse in 1980. Apparently the new bridge has something underwater that forces a boat away if it comes too close to
pilings. This should be retrofitted for all these large suspension bridges.

Construction started for this bridge in 1972 and completed in '77, before the Sunshine bridge collapse. New bridges are built to withstand greater boat impacts (but the Dali really is gigantic - I wonder if newer bridges would have withstood a direct hit like this).

[Anonymous]

They saved lives and acted so quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read everything but if someone can answer some questions. All I hear about is 7 people who are unaccounted for and who may or may not be undocumented and they were hardworking etc and this is so sad. What about the people in the cars and tractor trailers? I cannot imagine they got out and also hear about underwater sonar pinging on cars. Why is there no focus on those victims? Was there a miracle and there were actually no cars/trucks that went over? I saw the video and thought this was impossible but also heard some people were able to close road so maybe they did get out? Details please.

According to the police scanner, they were able to get police at both ends to block traffic mere seconds before the bridge collapse. There were a couple vehicles (related to construction), but non-construction vehicles were limited due to the late night timing of this incident. Currently 6 people are unaccounted for. 2 rescued, but hospitalized.

2 people were rescued this morning; 1 declined EMS service at the scene and the other was taken to Shock Trauma in critical condition. Channel 11 News said this afternoon that the person at Shock Trauma had been released.

[Anonymous]

It is really remarkable that they were able to stop traffic in two directions pretty much instantaneously. And with police from two jurisdictions (Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City).
Wow. Goosebumps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the update. Now I understand about the vehicles Wow kudos to police for getting there and stopping traffic. This could have been so much worse. It is horrible for the workers though because it seems to be recovery now. I don’t think anyone is going to feel good going over a suspension bridge and seeing a boat near. Of all the things I have worried about..this was not in the kit but is now for sure. I hope there is a mandate for bridges like this to have some of the safety measures the Sunshine bridge in Florida has after their collapse in 1980. Apparently the new bridge has something underwater that forces a boat away if it comes too close to
pilings. This should be retrofitted for all these large suspension bridges.

Construction started for this bridge in 1972 and completed in '77, before the Sunshine bridge collapse. New bridges are built to withstand greater boat impacts (but the Dali really is gigantic - I wonder if newer bridges would have withstood a direct hit like this).

I saw a structural engineer on the news who said the container ships of today are at least twice the size of the biggest ships we had in the 70s when the Key bridge was designed and built.

I’m sad today for the lives lost but also for the loss of that lovely iconic bridge which I drove over so many times on my travels to and from law school in DC and my family further up the eastern seaboard.

I hope the new bridge is as lovely at the old one was, Baltimore deserves an iconic bridge. And maybe they need to bring back the tugboats?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read everything but if someone can answer some questions. All I hear about is 7 people who are unaccounted for and who may or may not be undocumented and they were hardworking etc and this is so sad. What about the people in the cars and tractor trailers? I cannot imagine they got out and also hear about underwater sonar pinging on cars. Why is there no focus on those victims? Was there a miracle and there were actually no cars/trucks that went over? I saw the video and thought this was impossible but also heard some people were able to close road so maybe they did get out? Details please.

According to the police scanner, they were able to get police at both ends to block traffic mere seconds before the bridge collapse. There were a couple vehicles (related to construction), but non-construction vehicles were limited due to the late night timing of this incident. Currently 6 people are unaccounted for. 2 rescued, but hospitalized.

+1 Governor Moore explained this in his part of one of the press conferences this morning and made me cry. Effing heroes. Here’s the police scanner audio and everyone is so calm and just trying to get shit done. Huge kudos to the harbor pilot who sent out the mayday too, obviously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is really remarkable that they were able to stop traffic in two directions pretty much instantaneously. And with police from two jurisdictions (Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City).
Wow. Goosebumps.

I agree, very impressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read everything but if someone can answer some questions. All I hear about is 7 people who are unaccounted for and who may or may not be undocumented and they were hardworking etc and this is so sad. What about the people in the cars and tractor trailers? I cannot imagine they got out and also hear about underwater sonar pinging on cars. Why is there no focus on those victims? Was there a miracle and there were actually no cars/trucks that went over? I saw the video and thought this was impossible but also heard some people were able to close road so maybe they did get out? Details please.

According to the police scanner, they were able to get police at both ends to block traffic mere seconds before the bridge collapse. There were a couple vehicles (related to construction), but non-construction vehicles were limited due to the late night timing of this incident. Currently 6 people are unaccounted for. 2 rescued, but hospitalized.

2 people were rescued this morning; 1 declined EMS service at the scene and the other was taken to Shock Trauma in critical condition. Channel 11 News said this afternoon that the person at Shock Trauma had been released.

Oh I hadn’t heard that the hospitalized worker had been released, that’s great news.