Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses in Baltimore

[wagyu52]

Been waiting to hear his opinion
well worth the wait this guy knows his job

 

[Alamo]

Key (heh) points: Small channels open north snd south of blocked main channel. May have main channel partially open by end of April, fully cleared by end of May.

 

[actaeon277]

Been waiting to hear his opinion
well worth the wait this guy knows his job

I like his explanation.
Though I think he's minimizing the chance of electrical gear failure.
I've seen auto switch overs fail.
And they failed spectacularly.

But basically, I agree, they just ran out of time.

 

[Nazgul]

I remember seeing the 2 forward generators on the USS John F. Kennedy. They were 3 decks tall and impressive. I would assume they had more generators elsewhere because it was a war ship with multiple redundancies. Very meticulously maintained.

The JFK was "only" 90,000 tons so significantly smaller than a cargo ship but again as a ship of the line had more systems as backup.

Was in the September 1976 crash between the carrier and the USS Bordelon. Actually in the hangar bay and watched it happen. Led to a very fun 12 hrs of GQ locked in the MARDET.

Don

 

[singlesix]

Hmmm should I get my tinfoil hat out?

Ship loses propulsion near New York's Verrazzano Bridge just days after the Baltimore bridge collapse: report

New York avoided catastrophe after a container ship lost propulsion near the Verrazzano Bridge, just days after the Baltimore bridge collapse.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Alamo]

Hmmm should I get my tinfoil hat out?

Ship loses propulsion near New York's Verrazzano Bridge just days after the Baltimore bridge collapse: report

New York avoided catastrophe after a container ship lost propulsion near the Verrazzano Bridge, just days after the Baltimore bridge collapse.

www.businessinsider.com

Probably not. Loss of propulsion in the shipping industry seems to be not all that rare. Most of the time they wallow around until they get it reestablished. Sometimes they bump into things. Occasionally they bump into something really spectacularly.

 

[actaeon277]

Seriously
How about waiting for an investigation?

We have ZERO info here.

Shipping DOES have problems.
Navy ships with all their redundancy and a MUCH larger crews have problems.

 

[singlesix]

Seriously
How about waiting for an investigation?

We have ZERO info here.

Shipping DOES have problems.
Navy ships with all their redundancy and a MUCH larger crews have problems.

Guess I forgot the purple ...

 

[actaeon277]

Guess I forgot the purple ...

Nah. It's pretty much the entire thread.
Though the marine engineer video was pretty good

 

[KLB]

 

[Route 45]

Pittsburgh Shuts Bridges as 26 Barges Break Loose on Ohio River

The barges, some carrying coal, floated miles downstream and damaged a marina as a flood warning was active in Allegheny County.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Magyars]

Officials rush to close Pittsburgh bridge after 23 barges break free

McKees Rocks Police Department said just after midnight that they would be closing the McKees Rocks Bridge as a precaution.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Creedmoor]

Happens all the time folks.

 

[Keith_Indy]

Latest...

 

[firecadet613]

Latest...

No no no. Back the truck up. I was told here on INGO, wait, this very thread, this was nothing but an accident, nothing to see here....

 

[bobzilla]

No no no. Back the truck up. I was told here on INGO, wait, this very thread, this was nothing but an accident, nothing to see here....

just because its an accident doesn't mean that there can't still be criminal liability.

 

[jkaetz]

No no no. Back the truck up. I was told here on INGO, wait, this very thread, this was nothing but an accident, nothing to see here....

That just means they're investigating, doesn't say anything about whether it was an accident or not. Additionally, their investigation is into whether the ship left the port knowing it had issues.

I'll further go out on a limb here and guess that they knew there were issues but didn't expect the issues to result in a catastrophic crash.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Anyone know if this guy has an alibi?

 

[gassprint1]

There’s a new channel opened that’s shallow(er) but allows smaller vessels to get in and out of the harbor.



Chart of channel here:

I was dragging my feet on this idea whether it would work or not, but couldn't they bring in a couple subs, brop to the bottom, rigg to the trellis, surface the sub and move monster pieces out of the way? Sounds crazy but might speed things up. I though they'd have stuff moved in a week. Wishful thinking when it comes to government contracts with large sums of money.

 

[gassprint1]

Even if they only slow it down, it might save the bridge

Me and the gf were watching some movie where barge more or less did the same damage as this bidge got. In the move, only the section of bridge fell, the rest stayed in place. Guess the movies got the damage for effects wrong...