This is the Key Bridge in Baltimore, rock.I feel a little bit sick and very sad. I used to take that bridge every so often from Alexandria, VA, into Georgetown, D.C. I remember taking it one particular day when I was hungover and the weather had changed from rain to a bright sunshine. Just remember coming off of the bridge right into Georgetown on a weekend, which meant there were people out and about all walking around and shopping. You go straight from going gangbusters on the highway to the bridge and right into an upscale, university-style town and city setting. It was a surreal feeling that day for some reason.
God bless those workers that were reportedly working on the bridge at the time of its collapse.
Pretty amazing that at least 2 people were pulled from the water alive, one of whom is uninjured.Two people removed from water, one in serious condition
Baltimore Police Chief James Wallace says two people were rescued from the water.
"One individual refused service and refuse transport essentially that person was not injured," he says.
"However, there was another individual that's been transported to a local trauma centre that is in a very serious condition."
Also reporting that sonar has detected a number of cars in the water - but no word on the number
This is one of my nightmares come to life. I am frightened of bridges. Horrible.
Saw video…looks like the ship lost power twice as it approached.One of my biggest fears come to life. Just a nightmare scenario.
I'd have to assume they use local pilots that know their way to get them out into the ocean.
They'll have to go around the west side of 695, which already piles up with traffic in normal times.As mentioned earlier - thats the bridge for trucks carry hazmat - they aren't allowed in the tunnels. This is going to be a mess for awhile....
The Singaporean-flagged cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Tuesday altered course and veered toward a pillar shortly before impact, a CNN analysis of MarineTraffic ship-tracking data confirms.
It’s unclear what caused the ship to crash into the bridge or why its lights were flickering. CNN has reached out to the National Transportation Safety Board to inquire about a possible power failure.
CNNThe container ship Dali, which was en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, begins to change course toward the bridge’s pillar at 1:26 a.m. local time, striking the bridge at 1:28 a.m. ET, according to MarineTraffic data and video from the scene. Video from 1: 25 a.m. ET shows a plume of dark smoke billowing from the ship. Dali’s lights flicker at least twice before the incident.
In video, as it navigates down the Patapsco River, the ship’s lights can be seen going out at 1:24 a.m. ET, before turning back on, and then flickering off and on again between 1:26 a.m. ET and 1.27 a.m. ET, just before it hits the bridge.
Yeah, saw that. Just assuming that like here they have specialized pilots that take control of the ship to bring it into and out of port, rather than leaving it to the ship's captain. Even with the loss of power he seemed to be awful close to the piling but that could be a result of the camera angle. When power came back the ship's stern seemed to swing around pointing it at the piling. Will be interesting to hear what the crew/captain/pilot say.Saw video…looks like the ship lost power twice as it approached.One of my biggest fears come to life. Just a nightmare scenario.
I'd have to assume they use local pilots that know their way to get them out into the ocean.
And yes total nightmare scenario.
Great question. Those of us in the Tampa area know about these all too well. See Skyway Bridge collapseWhat I want to know is why weren't there dolphins (impact attenuators) on the sides of the piers that an errant ship would hit instead to prevent this.
And bro was like no way in hell am I paying for an ambulance ride.Pretty amazing that at least 2 people were pulled from the water alive, one of whom is uninjured.Two people removed from water, one in serious condition
Baltimore Police Chief James Wallace says two people were rescued from the water.
"One individual refused service and refuse transport essentially that person was not injured," he says.
"However, there was another individual that's been transported to a local trauma centre that is in a very serious condition."
Also reporting that sonar has detected a number of cars in the water - but no word on the number
That gonna stop a container ship?What I want to know is why weren't there dolphins (impact attenuators) on the sides of the piers that an errant ship would hit instead to prevent this.
NoThat gonna stop a container ship?What I want to know is why weren't there dolphins (impact attenuators) on the sides of the piers that an errant ship would hit instead to prevent this.
Same here. Awful.This is one of my nightmares come to life. I am frightened of bridges. Horrible.
The 35W bridge in Minneapolis was replaced in a year but the Baltimore bridge looks much longer in length.We're likely looking at multiple years to replace that bridge, right? If I remember correctly, it took 5 years to build that bridge back in the '70s. Technology has improved, but this is also starting as a completely unexpected need, with no current plans, bids, etc.
Another view of these I found on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccaprani/status/1772614806836506808NoThat gonna stop a container ship?What I want to know is why weren't there dolphins (impact attenuators) on the sides of the piers that an errant ship would hit instead to prevent this.
on average thats a 165,000 ton ship listing throught the water.
THey would need to build them way out from the bridge - maybe they will now bot not sure that stops a cargo ship
ETA - you can see here it has some around the 2 main pillars but it wasn't going to stop this
I guess they don't have to rebuild the entire bridge. Maybe?The 35W bridge in Minneapolis was replaced in a year but the Baltimore bridge looks much longer in length.We're likely looking at multiple years to replace that bridge, right? If I remember correctly, it took 5 years to build that bridge back in the '70s. Technology has improved, but this is also starting as a completely unexpected need, with no current plans, bids, etc.
cheaper just to go home and pretend it never happenedAnd bro was like no way in hell am I paying for an ambulance ride.Pretty amazing that at least 2 people were pulled from the water alive, one of whom is uninjured.Two people removed from water, one in serious condition
Baltimore Police Chief James Wallace says two people were rescued from the water.
"One individual refused service and refuse transport essentially that person was not injured," he says.
"However, there was another individual that's been transported to a local trauma centre that is in a very serious condition."
Also reporting that sonar has detected a number of cars in the water - but no word on the number
Or is it AI/bots and not real people at all, which if you're on X these days is probably the likeliest case.Obviously this isn't the main thing right now, but this is a useful time to check in on your social media feed and see how it's doing. Are the accounts that you follow telling you to chill and let this story develop, or is it overreacting and feeding you conspiracy theories? People who freak out in response to one breaking news story tend to freak out in response to all of them.
Good to hear and that seems to make sense regarding the limited traffic flow on the bridge at the time. Even in the middle of the night, you would have expected more cars to be going back and forth than what we saw.Latest update on CNN:
Ship issued "mayday" before colliding into bridge, governor says
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said crew on the ship were able to issue a "mayday" before colliding into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which allowed authorities to stop traffic from going on the bridge.
"We're thankful that between the 'mayday' and collapse that-that we had officials who were able to-to begin the stop the flow of traffic so more cars were not up on the bridge," Moore said.
imagine being one of the cars that was stopped just in time.Latest update on CNN:
Ship issued "mayday" before colliding into bridge, governor says
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said crew on the ship were able to issue a "mayday" before colliding into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which allowed authorities to stop traffic from going on the bridge.
"We're thankful that between the 'mayday' and collapse that-that we had officials who were able to-to begin the stop the flow of traffic so more cars were not up on the bridge," Moore said.
A famous Skyway photo gives you and idea of that: https://www.wusf.org/law-order/2014-05-09/the-sunshine-skyway-bridge-disaster-tragedy-over-tampa-bayimagine being one of the cars that was stopped just in time.Latest update on CNN:
Ship issued "mayday" before colliding into bridge, governor says
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said crew on the ship were able to issue a "mayday" before colliding into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which allowed authorities to stop traffic from going on the bridge.
"We're thankful that between the 'mayday' and collapse that-that we had officials who were able to-to begin the stop the flow of traffic so more cars were not up on the bridge," Moore said.