This seems to be greatly overstating the truth.
There are two more bridges just two miles north.
This is true. There are multiple routes.
But the port is blocked; that alone affects trade.
Some think the ship was hacked.
Occam’s razor would suggest the ship’s power was interrupted causing a loss of steering and control, allowing it to veer off course.
The video shows just that.
“There are two more bridges just two miles north.”
MAYBE you are thinking about THE TUNNELS!
No, what appear on online maps to be bridges crossing the Baltimore Harbor (i.e., I-95 and I-895) are actually bridge-tunnels. And, currently, the transport of hazardous cargo by truck or tanker truck through these tunnels is prohibited.
But you are correct, I think, with your overall assessment that this ludicrous report by Loomer is wildly overstating how dire is this situation. Trucks hauling hazardous cargo along the I-95 corridor will just have to go west of the city along I-695, the Baltimore beltway, instead of east of the city, across the now-demolished bridge. A considerably longer trip, yes, but seemingly manageable.
As for ship traffic in and out of the harbor itself, once the fallen bridge debris is cleared from the channel -- a process that should take but a few weeks at most -- business would presumably return pretty much to normal.
It may take years for the bridge to be replaced, yes, and that will present considerable difficulties for the locals in the meantime. But this is not the existential crisis that clowns like Loomer are trying to project.
I agree.
Plus, American (not gov’t) ingenuity, and opportunistic enterprise will find new ways to deliver.
This bridge was specially built for heavy loads.
On that note, this is a very good column;
Di Leo: The Cheap Mercedes and the Beautiful Bridge
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4227114/posts
She said I-94 for one thing. She probably meant I-95 but the bridge is I-695. It affects one little section of a huge harbor/bay.
It will affect a few ports but others will be able to make up for it. Once the debris is cleared, ships will be able to pass again. Vehicular traffic will be most affected because it will take years to build a new bridge.