Wow. What a mess.
Ok….Someone claimed Baltimore area has the largest container terminal on the East coast which it's don't…..I was just clearing the air!You dont say? I never would have guessed that...
You should have inferred from my post my wife works in this industry so I'm pretty well versed in it.
You think NY/NJ (and truckers there) can easily handle Baltimore's goods on top of their own? The only saving grace is with the Red Sea BS, a lot of companies have rerouted away from there...
Not the first time something like this has happened. That's a very, very bad time to suffer any kind of control loss. Like an aircraft on takeoff or landing. There's not a whole lot of room in that span.I believe the ship reported it had lost power two minutes before it hit the bridge. It also had two Harbor pilots on board.
I should have said it has the largest specialized container unloading on the East coast.Ok….Someone claimed Baltimore area has the largest container terminal on the East coast which it's don't…..I was just clearing the air!
Got a Link?.….. I guess I don't get what your sayingI should have said it has the largest specialized container unloading on the East coast.
The captain does not have the con, Harbor pilots have the con leaving the harbor.Looking at the longer video, a few things seem to occur. The ship appears to be in a turn towards the bridge(improtant), when black smoke is seen from the rear of the ship. If this smoke is indicative of a fire on board (ship loses all lights for a couple of seconds before bridge collision), then the captain may have lost control authority of the ship. If the captain was turning and the rudders became locked for some reason, by the time the captain regains power, it is too late.... bridge-ship head on collision.......
40 plus years of living in MD, 10 + years of working out of Baltimore.Got a Link?.….. I guess I don't get what your saying
ok. tnx for the correction.The captain does not have the con, Harbor pilots have the con leaving the harbor.
Then Bay Pilots take over.
No.Could this have been intentional?
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No worrys, the Captain gets the con back once out of the Chesapeake Bay in the Atlantic Ocean.ok. tnx for the correction.
Ok, but why no?
Yes, normally part of the crew are stationed on the bow when leaving port. That would be one of the reasons. That's alot of ship to stop in a short amount of time.Navy guys...
Could the captain or harbor pilot have dropped anchors during a power outage on the ship?
Would deploying anchors have mitigated the damage?
Because it didn't happen that's why, plenty of video, professionals at the con.Ok, but why no?
Everyday we wake up to something new, something that we never thought could ever happen. Why not this?