Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it

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Anonymous wrote:Forgive me if this was already asked, but how do cargo ships typically pass through/by the bridge? Do they usually go under, and this ship hit the pylon instead? I do not think there is a drawbridge. That ship seemed piled high with cargo. It doesn't look like it would have fit going under the bridge.

The bridge used to be taller.

For safety it should be two or three times taller than the tallest ship. I read about bridges once in school. /s

People are already scared to cross the Bay Bridge in their cars.

Do they still have state troopers who will drive your car across for you? I don’t think that’s a myth, although I don’t know anyone who’s actually done this.

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Anonymous wrote:Forgive me if this was already asked, but how do cargo ships typically pass through/by the bridge? Do they usually go under, and this ship hit the pylon instead? I do not think there is a drawbridge. That ship seemed piled high with cargo. It doesn't look like it would have fit going under the bridge.

The bridge used to be taller.

For safety it should be two or three times taller than the tallest ship. I read about bridges once in school. /s

People are already scared to cross the Bay Bridge in their cars.

Do they still have state troopers who will drive your car across for you? I don’t think that’s a myth, although I don’t know anyone who’s actually done this.

No but you can pay someone $40 to do it.

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Anonymous wrote:Forgive me if this was already asked, but how do cargo ships typically pass through/by the bridge? Do they usually go under, and this ship hit the pylon instead? I do not think there is a drawbridge. That ship seemed piled high with cargo. It doesn't look like it would have fit going under the bridge.

The bridge used to be taller.

For safety it should be two or three times taller than the tallest ship. I read about bridges once in school. /s

People are already scared to cross the Bay Bridge in their cars.

Do they still have state troopers who will drive your car across for you? I don’t think that’s a myth, although I don’t know anyone who’s actually done this.

No but you can pay someone $40 to do it.

Forgot the link. I think it’s $40. https://www.kentislandexpress.com/

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Anonymous wrote:Forgive me if this was already asked, but how do cargo ships typically pass through/by the bridge? Do they usually go under, and this ship hit the pylon instead? I do not think there is a drawbridge. That ship seemed piled high with cargo. It doesn't look like it would have fit going under the bridge.

The bridge used to be taller.

For safety it should be two or three times taller than the tallest ship. I read about bridges once in school. /s

People are already scared to cross the Bay Bridge in their cars.

Do they still have state troopers who will drive your car across for you? I don’t think that’s a myth, although I don’t know anyone who’s actually done this.

No but you can pay someone $40 to do it.

Forgot the link. I think it’s $40. https://www.kentislandexpress.com/

Thanks! Good to know.

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Anonymous wrote:Forgive me if this was already asked, but how do cargo ships typically pass through/by the bridge? Do they usually go under, and this ship hit the pylon instead? I do not think there is a drawbridge. That ship seemed piled high with cargo. It doesn't look like it would have fit going under the bridge.

The bridge used to be taller.

For safety it should be two or three times taller than the tallest ship. I read about bridges once in school. /s

People are already scared to cross the Bay Bridge in their cars.

Do they still have state troopers who will drive your car across for you? I don’t think that’s a myth, although I don’t know anyone who’s actually done this.

It’s not a myth, but they stopped the service several years ago. There are private people who will do it though.
I drive over the bay bridge a lot. Going east bound is fine. It’s the west bound span with the stupid slats so you can see the water that really freaks me out.

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Anonymous wrote:I still cannot believe that two workers survived and were pulled from the water.

I'm guessing that they were in a car already when they got the call to evacuuate, and drove closer to one of the ends of the bridge, so had less of a fall/more protection.

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So I know they are saying this was an accident, not terrorism, nothing deliberate.

But isn't it suspicious that the power on the ship went out right when it did, just minutes before it would go under the very vulnerable bridge? Any earlier, and the ship would have been able to slow down, or use backup power right?

If someone had planned to disable a ship just at the right time, this is when they would do it. Is it possible this was planned?

How often does the power go out on these ships, in general?

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Anonymous wrote:So I know they are saying this was an accident, not terrorism, nothing deliberate.

But isn't it suspicious that the power on the ship went out right when it did, just minutes before it would go under the very vulnerable bridge? Any earlier, and the ship would have been able to slow down, or use backup power right?

If someone had planned to disable a ship just at the right time, this is when they would do it. Is it possible this was planned?

How often does the power go out on these ships, in general?

If someone planned this, they would have done it during peak rush hour.

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Anonymous wrote:I still cannot believe that two workers survived and were pulled from the water.

I'm guessing that they were in a car already when they got the call to evacuuate, and drove closer to one of the ends of the bridge, so had less of a fall/more protection.

As I understand it I one has reported that the construction workers received a call to evacuate. The trooper who was holding up traffic from the bridge was going to do that once he got backup to keep the bridge closed but didn’t have time.

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^^^ NO one has reported

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Anonymous wrote:I still cannot believe that two workers survived and were pulled from the water.

I'm guessing that they were in a car already when they got the call to evacuuate, and drove closer to one of the ends of the bridge, so had less of a fall/more protection.

From CNN:

After the Dali ship sent out its first mayday signal, first responders leapt into action to both move people off the bridge and prevent other cars from entering it, Maryland's governor said.

They were also notifying workers who were part of a construction crew on the bridge to leave, Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday, as officials learn more about what happened in the moments before the collision and collapse.

"One of the survivors, who I had the opportunity to speak with, one of the things he mentioned to me was as he was moving off of the bridge — and literally saw the bridge fall right after he moved off — it was because it was a first responder who was telling him to move off the bridge," Moore said.

The governor said the ongoing investigation will reveal more of what happened and how those responders communicated with the workers. He said this particular worker who survived said he heard the warning "audibly," that the officer was telling him to move off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I still cannot believe that two workers survived and were pulled from the water.

I'm guessing that they were in a car already when they got the call to evacuuate, and drove closer to one of the ends of the bridge, so had less of a fall/more protection.

From CNN:

After the Dali ship sent out its first mayday signal, first responders leapt into action to both move people off the bridge and prevent other cars from entering it, Maryland's governor said.

They were also notifying workers who were part of a construction crew on the bridge to leave, Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday, as officials learn more about what happened in the moments before the collision and collapse.

"One of the survivors, who I had the opportunity to speak with, one of the things he mentioned to me was as he was moving off of the bridge — and literally saw the bridge fall right after he moved off — it was because it was a first responder who was telling him to move off the bridge," Moore said.

The governor said the ongoing investigation will reveal more of what happened and how those responders communicated with the workers. He said this particular worker who survived said he heard the warning "audibly," that the officer was telling him to move off.

and then he just jumped into the water? How long after and how did he get rescued? And how did the collapsing bridge not fall on him?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I still cannot believe that two workers survived and were pulled from the water.

I'm guessing that they were in a car already when they got the call to evacuuate, and drove closer to one of the ends of the bridge, so had less of a fall/more protection.

From CNN:

After the Dali ship sent out its first mayday signal, first responders leapt into action to both move people off the bridge and prevent other cars from entering it, Maryland's governor said.

They were also notifying workers who were part of a construction crew on the bridge to leave, Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday, as officials learn more about what happened in the moments before the collision and collapse.

"One of the survivors, who I had the opportunity to speak with, one of the things he mentioned to me was as he was moving off of the bridge — and literally saw the bridge fall right after he moved off — it was because it was a first responder who was telling him to move off the bridge," Moore said.

The governor said the ongoing investigation will reveal more of what happened and how those responders communicated with the workers. He said this particular worker who survived said he heard the warning "audibly," that the officer was telling him to move off.

and then he just jumped into the water? How long after and how did he get rescued? And how did the collapsing bridge not fall on him?

I don’t think this guy was one of the rescued. It sounds like he successfully made it off of the bridge right before it collapsed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I know they are saying this was an accident, not terrorism, nothing deliberate.

But isn't it suspicious that the power on the ship went out right when it did, just minutes before it would go under the very vulnerable bridge? Any earlier, and the ship would have been able to slow down, or use backup power right?

If someone had planned to disable a ship just at the right time, this is when they would do it. Is it possible this was planned?

How often does the power go out on these ships, in general?

From all appearances, this is just good old fashioned corporate greed here. The negligence that results from putting profits above all else is truly terrorizing indeed.

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Anonymous wrote:Forgive me if this was already asked, but how do cargo ships typically pass through/by the bridge? Do they usually go under, and this ship hit the pylon instead? I do not think there is a drawbridge. That ship seemed piled high with cargo. It doesn't look like it would have fit going under the bridge.

The bridge used to be taller.

For safety it should be two or three times taller than the tallest ship. I read about bridges once in school. /s

People are already scared to cross the Bay Bridge in their cars.

Do they still have state troopers who will drive your car across for you? I don’t think that’s a myth, although I don’t know anyone who’s actually done this.

No. I looked into it a few years ago. Its a private company you pay to do it for you now.
I realized I’d be even worse with a stranger driving me so I suck it up, take a pill ( that stops panic building) and do it myself.