Penelope Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 (edited) Bridge collapse in Baltimore after being struck by container ship. https://www.gbnews.com/news/watch-baltimore-bridge-collapses-into-river-after-being-struck-by-ship Edited March 26 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex_foxing Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Surely a ship of this size should have several tugs guiding it through places like that right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 19 minutes ago, sussex_foxing said: Surely a ship of this size should have several tugs guiding it through places like that right? I believe it was under it's own steam, the tugs having been stood down as no longer required. Looks like a major power loss on the ship leaving it at the mercy of the flow and tide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Saw it on the news. Was the bridge in use? Looks real nasty. Ship that size takes a fair bit of stopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 10 minutes ago, DUNKS said: Saw it on the news. Was the bridge in use? Looks real nasty. Ship that size takes a fair bit of stopping. Yes cars and pedestrians in water and 7 confirmed missing, but possibly more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Reminds me of ‘The Navy Lark’ on the radio. Yeah, I’m old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Looked a very flimsy construction for such an important bridge network. Like things I made from Meccano 70 yrs ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 2 minutes ago, Bobba said: Looked a very flimsy construction for such an important bridge network. Like things I made from Meccano 70 yrs ago. Built in 1977 by all accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 I suppose they’re just lucky it was the early hours of the morning when the bridge wouldn’t have had many people on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 15 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: I suppose they’re just lucky it was the early hours of the morning when the bridge wouldn’t have had many people on it. I think they saw it coming and closed the bridge, if you look closely in the video , it looks like a few vehicles on the the bridge with flashing lights (EMS) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miki Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 19 minutes ago, Rewulf said: I think they saw it coming and closed the bridge, if you look closely in the video , it looks like a few vehicles on the the bridge with flashing lights (EMS) ? They were a team of contractors working on/repairing the road surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 42 minutes ago, Rewulf said: I think they saw it coming and closed the bridge, if you look closely in the video , it looks like a few vehicles on the the bridge with flashing lights (EMS) ? I believe most of (or all) of the people who entered the water were road workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 30 minutes ago, miki said: They were a team of contractors working on/repairing the road surface. 8 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: I believe most of (or all) of the people who entered the water were road workers. Ah I see , didnt know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 6 hours ago, sussex_foxing said: Surely a ship of this size should have several tugs guiding it through places like that right? Two pilots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 25 minutes ago, old man said: Two ex pilots? Sorry needed correcting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Just now, Yellow Bear said: Sorry needed correcting Not aware of that, thought all shipboard were ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 If you watch the film clip again, you will see that the ship had a major failure of some description, as just before it reached the bridge all of its lights went out. The ship was thought to be out of control, so the two pilots, or anybody else, couldn't really do anything except go along for the ride, until,,,, the film shows the ship's lights come back on and heavy smoke appearing from it also, just before impacting the bridge support. A terrible event, especially for the people on the bridge, which was thankfully not many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 (edited) It seems that that is not the first time (a collision) has happened to that particular boat. Edited March 26 by wymberley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 4 minutes ago, wymberley said: It seems that that is not the first time that has happened to that particular boat. Do you mean the failure part ? Not aware of that,,,, not seen anything mentioned on MSM that I've watched [don't watch much of it, too much doom and gloom]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 26 minutes ago, old man said: Not aware of that, thought all shipboard were ok. They were but suspect their jobs may well be "on the line" after this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 2 minutes ago, JKD said: Do you mean the failure part ? Not aware of that,,,, not seen anything mentioned on MSM that I've watched [don't watch much of it, too much doom and gloom]. Fair point. No, I was referring to the collision bit and have edited my post to suit. Had a bit of a smack departing Antwerp in 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 36 minutes ago, wymberley said: Fair point. No, I was referring to the collision bit and have edited my post to suit. Had a bit of a smack departing Antwerp in 2016. Ah, ok,,,, I'll look out for any more detail, which has to get past this 'Verify' thing before anything is confirmed 🤦 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Going to be a few questions raised by this The ship had electrical problems in dock why was it allowed to sail Will they start checking bridges of the age apparently it went down to easily even in Britain ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Bigbob said: Going to be a few questions raised by this The ship had electrical problems in dock why was it allowed to sail Will they start checking bridges of the age apparently it went down to easily even in Britain ?. The Bridge has the same issue as lots of infrastructure around the world, bridges, hospitals, prisons, the lot … they’re so astronomically expensive to build no one ever considers replacing them until they’re a complete wreck or something awful happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 12 hours ago, Lloyd90 said: The Bridge has the same issue as lots of infrastructure around the world, bridges, hospitals, prisons, the lot … they’re so astronomically expensive to build no one ever considers replacing them until they’re a complete wreck or something awful happens. Not sure any bridge would stand up to being slammed into the "legs" by a full container ship.... Atleast the ship was able to put out a mayday and the bridge got shut. Else it could have been so much worse from a casualty perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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