Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses in Baltimore

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  • greg

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    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...
    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!
     

    opus1776

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    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.......
     

    Ark

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    I believe the ship reported it had lost power two minutes before it hit the bridge. It also had two Harbor pilots on board.
    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.
     

    Creedmoor

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    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.......
    The captain does not have the con, Harbor pilots have the con leaving the harbor.
    Then Bay Pilots take over.
     

    Creedmoor

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    Got a Link?.….. I guess I don't get what your saying
    40 plus years of living in MD, 10 + years of working out of Baltimore.
    One of the ports handles special containers along with large equipment unloading. I worked for Otis, been in all of them except the new Sparrows Point Terminal.
     

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    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?
     

    Creedmoor

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    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?
    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.
    Had the Key Bridge had Dolphins to protect the bridge from being hit, this never would have happened.
     
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