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'Complete collapse': Cargo ship brings down Baltimore bridge, rescuers searching for people believed to be in water (www.wral.com)

submitted 7 months ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

construction crew filling potholes on the bridge

"We don’t know what else to say. We take such great pride in safety, and we have cones and signs and lights and barriers and flaggers."

Well, that... sounds more like a joke: "we had cones, but the ship still struck them" 🙄

On a more serious note, there are several questions as to how could this end up happening. Some say the ship had its steering damaged in Antwerp some years ago, some float other rumors. The lead of the transport safety commission seemed to be more on point: there is a lot to analyze, they may say more tomorrow, and all of it will take a lot of time anyway.

[–] tangentism@beehaw.org 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The video shows the ship losing power & all it's lights going out prior to hitting the bridge.

Apparently, it's not the first time it's collided with something though.

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

EDIT: this other video analysis shows it better, https://youtu.be/N39w6aQFKSQ

T-4 min: loses power, going at 8.7 KN, starts drifting off course
T-3 min: regains power, starts slowing down
T-0: impacts bridge, at 1.5 KN

The video shows the ship losing power & all it's lights going out prior to hitting the bridge.

Not the video I've seen:

Before crash

Bridge falls onto ship

After crash

All lights on the ship seem to be on, except for the ones that... well, stop being attached to the ship.