Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:38     Subject: Re:Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:32     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe the state of our infrastructure is so bad that this would take out the WHOLE bridge. God bless the people who were driving on it at the time, there’s no way they will pull many survivors out of the river


I do not want to sound obnoxious but every single time I am traveling on a bridge over water I am always on alert and anticipate that I could end up in the water at any moment.



Same, it's a massive fear of mine. I actually wind down my window so I can get out if my car ends up in the water.
It's even worse now that I'm always driving with my toddler in her car seat in the back seat..

So sorry for those people who were on the bridge, it happened so quick


I wind up the windows and have this tool ready if we fall in the water.
I image that if you have the windows down, the water would flood the car with such force that you couldn't fight it and it would submerge the car more quickly.

Car Safety Hammer Set of 2... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MK2GNKD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share


would this actually break the glass of a fully submerged vehicle? I keep reading that nothing will break that class and only chance is to have rolled down the window before being submerged.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:28     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
This looks like something out of a movie.

Terrifying!
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:26     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe the state of our infrastructure is so bad that this would take out the WHOLE bridge. God bless the people who were driving on it at the time, there’s no way they will pull many survivors out of the river


I do not want to sound obnoxious but every single time I am traveling on a bridge over water I am always on alert and anticipate that I could end up in the water at any moment.



Same, it's a massive fear of mine. I actually wind down my window so I can get out if my car ends up in the water.
It's even worse now that I'm always driving with my toddler in her car seat in the back seat..

So sorry for those people who were on the bridge, it happened so quick


I wind up the windows and have this tool ready if we fall in the water.
I image that if you have the windows down, the water would flood the car with such force that you couldn't fight it and it would submerge the car more quickly.

Car Safety Hammer Set of 2... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MK2GNKD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share


Would you be conscious or be with it enough to grab the tool and act in seconds after such a big fall? The airbags probably went off for a start.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:26     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous wrote:Coworker's father works at the port. Claims the ships had intermittent power problems the 2+ days they where docked.

Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:23     Subject: Re:Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:22     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe the state of our infrastructure is so bad that this would take out the WHOLE bridge. God bless the people who were driving on it at the time, there’s no way they will pull many survivors out of the river


I do not want to sound obnoxious but every single time I am traveling on a bridge over water I am always on alert and anticipate that I could end up in the water at any moment.



Same, it's a massive fear of mine. I actually wind down my window so I can get out if my car ends up in the water.
It's even worse now that I'm always driving with my toddler in her car seat in the back seat..

So sorry for those people who were on the bridge, it happened so quick


I wind up the windows and have this tool ready if we fall in the water.
I image that if you have the windows down, the water would flood the car with such force that you couldn't fight it and it would submerge the car more quickly.

Car Safety Hammer Set of 2... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MK2GNKD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:20     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous wrote:Hearing that 20 workers may have been on the bridge is terrifying. I hope they were somehow able to escape or be rescued - I haven't heard anything at this early hour.
Six highway workers were killed last year by two cars that were going on 100 mph.
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/melachi-brown-guilty-plea-i-695-beltway-fatal-crash/46276190

It's not clear if any or how many cars may have been plunged into the water. This Topgear video opened my eyes to how things would probably go - basically forget about waiting for the car to fill up with water, etc. Just get the heck out as fast as you can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-hADcZ49fE


Instructive video, but Richard was lowered gently into the water rather than plunged, and he still struggled. The Baltimore bridge was very high, so the fall would have been violent.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:17     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous wrote:Coworker's father works at the port. Claims the ships had intermittent power problems the 2+ days they where docked.


Multiple ships or just the one that hit the bridge?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:16     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous wrote:How do we have video of the impact? Are there cameras always pointing at the bridge to manage shipping or something?


Look at the first post of this thread.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:16     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Coworker's father works at the port. Claims the ships had intermittent power problems the 2+ days they where docked.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:16     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Does this impact traffic


It'll have a massive impact on traffic for a long time.


It's also impact fulfillment and being able to import things. The port will probably close for some time.

+1 The debris will make the channel unnavigable.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:14     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous wrote:How do we have video of the impact? Are there cameras always pointing at the bridge to manage shipping or something?


There are cameras everywhere
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:13     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
How do we have video of the impact? Are there cameras always pointing at the bridge to manage shipping or something?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2024 08:12     Subject: Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Does this impact traffic


It'll have a massive impact on traffic for a long time.


It's also impact fulfillment and being able to import things. The port will probably close for some time.