Dali cargo ship suffered 'severe electrical problem' while docked in Baltimore days prior to bridge collapse crash that saw it suffer 'total power failure, loss of engine failure', port worker says

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 03.27.2024 | LAURA PARNABY

[rxsid]

Dali cargo ship suffered 'severe electrical problem' while docked in Baltimore days prior to bridge collapse crash that saw it suffer 'total power failure, loss of engine failure', port worker says

The Dali cargo ship which smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge suffered a 'severe electrical problem' while docked in Baltimore days before, according to a port worker.

Julie Mitchell, co-administrator of Container Royalty, a company which tracks cargo, told CNN the ship was anchored at the port for at least 48 hours prior to the deadly crash.

'And those two days, they were having serious power outages… they had a severe electrical problem,' Mitchell told the broadcaster. 'It was total power failure, loss of engine power, everything.'

Mitchell explained that refrigerated boxes tripped breakers on board the ship on several occasions, and mechanics had been trying to fix the issue. She said she didn't know whether the problem had been fixed when the ship set off.

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Mitchell told CNN that major power problems on board large vessels like the Dali are 'not really that common at all', describing the freak incident as 'very rare'.

One officer on the Dali also said that before the crash, the engines 'coughed and then stopped.' There was not enough time before the ship hit the bridge to drop anchors prompting the vessel to drift.

'The vessel went dead, no steering power and no electronics... The smell of burned fuel was everywhere in the engine room and it was pitch black,' the officer said.

When a ship such as the Dali loses power, backup generators kick in but they do not fulfill all of the same functions as the main power, Pagoulatos said.

[Souled_Out]

Obviously, another CIA backed hit job, they never dropped anchor.

[G Larry]

Maintenance and Quality aren't sexy enough to receive the funding necessary to sustain safe operations.

Politicians and CEOs like new shiny objects for the next election or quarterly report.

The problem is everywhere; Airlines and Operations, Rail Systems, Shipping Fleets, Military Hardware and facilities, Roads and Bridges, etc...

[FlingWingFlyer]

Kind of like Jo Jo Bidenskyyyyyyyyyyyyy’s EVs.

[Churchillspirit]

Hmm....wonder what services the back-up generators DO perform.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

According to General Michael Flynn, they violated multiple SOPs on their way to crashing into the bridge.

[ronnie raygun]

are these ships inspected by our people in order ot be allowed to dock

[Oberon]

"... they never dropped anchor."

Yeah, while riding their momentum forward at eight knots, they didn't drop anchor. What were they thinking?!?

:D

[Dogbert41]

I think our Transportstion Secretary is still on maternity leave…

[afchief]

Watch the video in this article. The ship turned into the bridge. This is a Terrorist attack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Terrorist Attack in Baltimore
By Cliff Kincaid|March 27th, 2024
https://newswithviews.com/terrorist-attack-in-baltimore/

[Fido969]

She said she didn't know whether the problem had been fixed when the ship set off.

I'll take a guess...

[Souled_Out]

First thing to do when experiencing loss of maneuvering power. Every sailor knows that.

[hanamizu]

are these ships inspected by our people in order ot be allowed to dock

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Don’t know. What’s Going on Wth Shipping had an update this AM and they showed the Dali did pass its latest inspections done all over the world.

[fretzer]

“... they never dropped anchor.”

Look at the image of the port bow. The anchor chain is in the water angled toward the stern. They are lying.

[sevinufnine]

I have no idea what was happening with the crew, but no doubt they were in total panic-mode. I’ve read a ship of that magnitude can take up to 2 miles to come to a full stop. At sea or otherwise. I mean, it does weigh a lot more than a train that can take a mile to come to a full stop. Have to consider the current also/how it moved the vessel if no steering was possible. All around horrible situation in so many ways. Mainly the loss of life.

[Scrambler Bob]

Dali cargo ship suffered ‘severe electrical problem’ while docked in Baltimore days prior to bridge collapse crash

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Just confirming, a trial run.

[rxsid]

Good question. IF this report is true, that they were having these "serious power outages" and "severe electrical problem" during the time they were docked, prior to launch...and that "mechanics had been trying to fix the issue. She said she didn't know whether the problem had been fixed when the ship set off."

This raises some questions: 1. Did the mechanics sign off on fixing the major electrical issues? Did they need too? 2. Who cleared the ship to leave after all those issues?

[Wuli]

Container ships are a hodge podge of responsabilty, “flagged” (registered) in one country (mostly NOT the U.S.) owned by a company from another country, operated by a contractor from another country, staffed by crews from different countries, and constantly are in a circle jerk of blaming each other when problems happen.

[desertsolitaire]

If they had such issues just prior to this accident, while docked, shouldn’t that have required satisfactory investigation and fixing before being allowed to continue on? Wonder if there is even some sort of protocol for that kind of thing?

[doc maverick]

It wouldn’t surprise me.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/25/nsa-fears-quantum-surprise-if-this-black-swan-even/