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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Still confused how the shipping container hit the pillars even if it did lose power…[/quote]

Get on a boat. It doesn't have stop on a dime breaks.  Or rudders that work powerless. [/quote]

Plus it is the size of the Empire State Building.  You can just put the brakes on. [/quote]

This thread has been surprising, highlighting many people's lack of general knowledge about water safety, boats and bodies of water. That has scary implications for drowning risks when they head off to the beach or river. You don't need to be expert, but getting a bit of knowledge makes sense.[/quote]

I’m not sure why you’re surprised.  Most people don’t live near bodies of water, and most Americans have never been on a boat. Of those that have, it’s often occasional trips on ferry boats or sightseeing boats vs ongoing experience that include training in water safety.   Perhaps you’re expecting more from the DCUM crowd?

This may add to your distress.  I lived and worked in Baltimore for many years, and actually lived in a building with a marina.  I was startled by how much open access there was to water, especially in the downtown neighborhoods— and how few of the people I met who grew up in Baltimore knew how to swim.  [/quote]

How far can you swim in 45F water? A mile? Knowing how to swim isn't exactly going to help in this situation. [/quote]

I’m sorry if I worded this poorly.  I was pointing out a second problem — that not only do people lack the “general knowledge “ that the PP described, even people living in waterfront neighborhoods may not know how to swim.  I didn’t intend to suggest that swimming skills would have necessarily helped in a tragedy like this.  [/quote]

If it has nothing to do with this tragedy, then why are you bringing it up on this thread?

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Because it was tangentially relevant — unlike your trolling. [/quote]

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