Big boats ain’t got disc brakes.
40 some odd years after the Florida causeway bridge was brought down in a similar incident it seems strange that heavy concrete piers weren’t built around the towers of all bridges where huge ships travel
COLREGS! Woo hoo!
Regulation #1. Stationary objects have the right of way.
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00:39:00 Ship departed from the Seagirt Marine Terminal
01:07:00 Ship entered the Fort McHenry Channel [NOAA Nautical Chart 12281]
01:24:00 Ship traveling at a heading of 141 at about 9.2 mph [8 knots]
01:24:59 Censor data stopped recording, but audio recording continued
01:26:02 Censor data recording resumed
01:26:39 Pilot made a radio call for tugs to assist
01:27:04 Pilot ordered an anchor drop
01:27:25 Pilot radioed that all power was lost and asked for bridge to be closed
01:29:00 Ship was traveling less than 8 mph [less than 7 knots]
01:29:33 VDR recorded sounds consistent with crash, and dash cameras show bridge lights go out
01:29:39 Pilot reports to Coast Guard that the bridge is downRef.: NTSB Timeline Reveals Crucial Minutes Leading Up to Baltimore Bridge Strike
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Official Footage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse - 7:22, no audio
   [Watch truck moving from right to left - 0:47/7:22]
    [It appears to be last vehicle in motion on bridge.]
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NOAA - Tides & Currents - Baltimore, MD
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