Posted on 03/27/2024 9:51:06 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) on Wednesday called for “full accountability” following the collapse of the Francis Key Scott Bridge in Baltimore that left six people presumed dead.
Moore said on CNN there “needs to be a full and thorough investigation.”
“What led up to this? What made the ship lose power? What made them lose the ability to be ability to steer the ship? Do we have the right infrastructure that’s in place to be able to protect the people of our state,” he said. “So I think there needs to be a full reckoning, a full accountability, and I think we need to go wherever the investigation takes us to make sure that the people of our jurisdictions are safe.”
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another huffing puffing Dem gov
I would imagine the Singaporean government will do a thorough investigation. One thing they don’t take in Singapore, is anything that makes Singapore look bad.
I just heard the claim that the ship Captain, is Ukrainian. Anyone else here that claim?
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Maryland is a deep blue state. It will somehow get federal aid and/or grants to compensate them for the losses. Dems take care of Dems.
From reports earlier- it was a DEI Build Mayor- so do you still want a ‘full accountability’? Or will that fact be buried and ‘white supremacist’ Bridge Engineers be blamed?
“My only question is why were there not any fenders or deflectors on the bridge supports?..............”
Ding Ding Ding we have a winner!!
If you look at an aerial view of the harbor with the bridge, you can see a power line runs parallel to the bridge on the port side. Surrounding the towers that support the power line?
Fenders or concrete deflectors that prevent the power pole from being knocked down by an errant ship.
Why were none installed on the bridge supports? That bridge has been there for almost 50 years.
Bridge was rassis…pretty sure that’s Joy Reid’s analysis
Bumpers be racist!...................
“I just heard the claim that the ship Captain, is Ukrainian. Anyone else here that claim?”
Repeated lots of times on Twitter, not actually true.
There is a record of a Ukrainian being the captain for a part of 2016 which some Twitter twits took to mean he was the captain now.
They only tell us what they want us to — believe
What led up to the ship losing navigation is that it is of poor design and does not have more than one source of power at a time for its navigation system.
DRBA Proceeds with New Bridge Ship Collision Protection System
And if MD had done something similar the victims would still be alive, Baltimore's Port would be open, and the cost to the country and taxpayers would be negligible in comparison.
Time for some rather large “campaign donations.”
All the disaster shows Hub watches it’s always a structural blunder. Corner cutting, 1972 was a different time period.
Hey, folks! It’s Biden’s opportunity to “build back better”.
Oh there will be Governor.
Bigger than his PeaBrain can fathom.
The Sunshine Skyway bridge accident and resulting collapse occurred in 1980.
MD could have taken precautions to see that history didn’t repeat itself.
It’s only had 40+ years to do it.
Correct.
Look what they did with the Skyway Bridge.
Also, if you can have regulations that require Harbor Pilots why not regulations that require Tug Assist under these Bridges?
MY thoughts:
CYBER ATTACK rendered ship not steerable.
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