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Post by DiBiase is Good on Mar 26, 2024 3:07:07 GMT -5
The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore has collapsed into the river. There is video footage in which you see the bridge collapse and it appears that it was struck by a container ship. It’s breaking news but anyone on that bridge at the time is now probably in the river below. Hopefully they can get to everyone as quick as possible, link |
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Mar 26, 2024 4:24:19 GMT -5
not only is that a disaster with no one remotely likely to make it out okay, that is going to absolutely cripple baltimore. everything revolves around that area.
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Mar 26, 2024 4:28:57 GMT -5
That is just awful, hopefully the emergency services can help as many as they can. Though I imagine the Baltimore river is very cold at this time of year.
At least it didn't happen at rush hour or during the day.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Mar 26, 2024 4:30:26 GMT -5
Insane. It looked like the ship was having electrical problems as the lights were flashing before contact.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Mar 26, 2024 6:02:37 GMT -5
Insane. It looked like the ship was having electrical problems as the lights were flashing before contact. Yeah, a close video makes it look like the ship lost power twice. There was nothing the crew could do once it lost power the first time. That amount of weight moving, it ain't turning on a dime. |
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Mar 26, 2024 7:23:23 GMT -5
A couple of people were rescued from the freezing water. On the plus side, there was construction going on that would have limited the traffic on the bridge, but there definitely was cars that went into the river.
This is a disaster on many levels. There’s the personal tragedy of people dying. There’s the loss of a major thoroughfare. Lastly, there’s the fact that a major port is blocked for some time.
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Post by Cyno on Mar 26, 2024 11:49:39 GMT -5
The ship's crew was able to get out a mayday call to the port authority before colliding with the bridge. They were able to clear out a lot of car traffic and construction workers on the bridge before the bridge was destroyed. Between that and the time of night it occurred, it's real lucky that a lot of potential loss of life was prevented.
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Post by salz4life on Mar 26, 2024 12:47:01 GMT -5
I saw the video of that this morning. My God... that boat made it look like the bridge was made of toothpicks. Scary and sad!
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Post by cosmo on Mar 26, 2024 14:26:12 GMT -5
I thought the video of the truck hanging off the bridge of the Ohio River was bad, but at least nobody was hurt. This is just a disaster.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Mar 26, 2024 22:05:55 GMT -5
So with the search suspended there are six people presumed dead.
It should go without saying that whilst this is a tragic event, given the magnitude of the collapse, the fact that only six people might have died is miraculous. Even when you factor in the details of it being one of the quietest periods for traffic, then it’s still amazing that the numbers aren’t much higher.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Mar 27, 2024 0:34:25 GMT -5
I saw the video of that this morning. My God... that boat made it look like the bridge was made of toothpicks. Scary and sad! Those cargo ships are as long as a skyscraper is tall. There is absolutely no mitigating what happened once it lost power and drifted. |
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Post by Gunhaver on Mar 27, 2024 9:19:00 GMT -5
I saw the video of that this morning. My God... that boat made it look like the bridge was made of toothpicks. Scary and sad! Those cargo ships are as long as a skyscraper is tall. There is absolutely no mitigating what happened once it lost power and drifted. We often underestimate the awesome power of momentum. |
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Post by Cyno on Mar 27, 2024 11:06:15 GMT -5
It might be more appropriate to change the name of the thread to "Bridge collapse in Baltimore" or something similar. Mass casualty incident makes it sound like a shooting or bomb happened. Or that way more people died.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Mar 27, 2024 11:31:29 GMT -5
It might be more appropriate to change the name of the thread to "Bridge collapse in Baltimore" or something similar. Mass casualty incident makes it sound like a shooting or bomb happened. Or that way more people died. That’s the exact wording they used at the time it was reported. |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Mar 27, 2024 11:37:12 GMT -5
It might be more appropriate to change the name of the thread to "Bridge collapse in Baltimore" or something similar. Mass casualty incident makes it sound like a shooting or bomb happened. Or that way more people died. That’s the exact wording they used at the time it was reported. The top headline on reddit for a bit was something like "Francis Scott Key Bridge closed after incident" Yeah, I'd say it's closed! I saw a headline today "Investigation Continues into Bridge Collapse" And I know what they mean, but my first thought was "Probably the big f***ing boat" |
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Mar 27, 2024 12:07:40 GMT -5
I have gotten rather irritated at the conspiracy theorist who are trying to turn this into a black flag operation by the US government or a cyber attack by China/Israel/Iran/etc. it’s the result of a poorly maintained, understaffed vessel failing at an inopportune time. Nothing more.
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Post by Gunhaver on Mar 27, 2024 14:21:51 GMT -5
I have gotten rather irritated at the conspiracy theorist who are trying to turn this into a black flag operation by the US government or a cyber attack by China/Israel/Iran/etc. it’s the result of a poorly maintained, understaffed vessel failing at an inopportune time. Nothing more. The idea that there are no coincidences or accidents has rotted people's brains. |
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Post by Cyno on Mar 27, 2024 14:27:09 GMT -5
I have gotten rather irritated at the conspiracy theorist who are trying to turn this into a black flag operation by the US government or a cyber attack by China/Israel/Iran/etc. it’s the result of a poorly maintained, understaffed vessel failing at an inopportune time. Nothing more. If this was an intentional attack it would've been at a much busier time than "1:30 am on a bridge that's currently limiting traffic due to construction with warning given out beforehand to avoid even more casualties." People's brains are rotted. |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Mar 28, 2024 1:34:23 GMT -5
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Mar 28, 2024 4:40:42 GMT -5
I have gotten rather irritated at the conspiracy theorist who are trying to turn this into a black flag operation by the US government or a cyber attack by China/Israel/Iran/etc. it’s the result of a poorly maintained, understaffed vessel failing at an inopportune time. Nothing more. If this was an intentional attack it would've been at a much busier time than "1:30 am on a bridge that's currently limiting traffic due to construction with warning given out beforehand to avoid even more casualties." People's brains are rotted. It's also not an issue with the condition of the bridge before being hit. It wasn't designed to have one of its supports slammed into by a few hundred thousand tons. |
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