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It used to be my job to drive ships under bridges. Things do go wrong
Daily Telegraph ^ | 28 March 2024 | Tom Sharpe

Posted on 03/28/2024 3:16:26 AM PDT by protest1

This is an article by a former Royal Navy officer giving his perspective on the tragic collision between the ship Dali and the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

It is based, as he says, on the best information he had available at time of writing.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltimore; bridge; collision
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To: protest1

Plenty went wrong that had nothing to do with accident.

First, I doubt the bridge was built, inspected, or maintained correctly. Baltimore is one of the most corrupt cities in the nation. Of course, so are most democrat hell holes.

They did not installed large concrete islands, called dolphins, around each of the bridge’s piers to absorb unwanted impact and redirect errant ships back into the channel. This could not happen to the new Sunshine Skyway bridge now.

Every bridge that deals with these large cargo ships should now have this protection after what happened in 1980s and now.

That said, follow the money and you will find out way such a poorly designed, unmaintained, and unprotected bridge existed.


21 posted on 03/28/2024 4:42:07 AM PDT by BushCountry (A properly cast vote (1 day voting) can save you $2.00 a gallon.)
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To: HighSierra5

It’s rather metaphorical that said bridge is broken.


22 posted on 03/28/2024 4:48:48 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: BushCountry

“ Every bridge that deals with these large cargo ships should now have this protection after what happened in 1980s and now.”
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For sure. Penny wise and pound foolish for not doing it.

Delaware is currently spending the “pennies”… a wise investment:

https://www.delawarepublic.org/delaware-headlines/2024-03-26/work-on-the-delaware-memorial-bridge-collision-protection-system-is-going-smoothly


23 posted on 03/28/2024 4:49:31 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: Rockingham

Exactly.

The damage control - i.e., gaslighting, from all quarters - is a tell IMHO.


24 posted on 03/28/2024 4:50:03 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Lizavetta

If a person/vehicle damages public property the Fed/State/county/city/Port will make repairs to while seeking compensation from the party thst caused the damage.

Did you know that if you wreck your car into a guardrail, streetlight, or road signs, that you are financially responsible to pay for that damage and those things require immediate repairs to prevent another accident from happening because they were installed for safety purposes. If the government had to wait to get paid, they could become liable due to neglect?


25 posted on 03/28/2024 4:50:38 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: mewzilla

Youd think the Brits were occupied enough protecting pedo royals and killing the good ones to keep them quiet.


26 posted on 03/28/2024 4:53:22 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: protest1

From the article:

“Many have asked why tugs weren’t used. This is an important point and points to broader questions that will be asked of Baltimore port control about their overall safety management system,...”

Maybe the dei hires running the Port of Baltimore had something to do with that.


27 posted on 03/28/2024 4:54:09 AM PDT by farmguy ( )
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To: Paul R.
Something's been bothering me since Day 2 post-accident and it came rushing back in the first couple minutes of that briefing you linked.

See below:

Who were the bridge collapse victims? The six men were working for Brawner Builders, filling potholes on the center span of the bridge, at the time of the collapse.

The men, who are now presumed dead, are from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, and were living in Dundalk and Highlandtown, according to WJZ media partner The Baltimore Banner.

One of the missing workers from El Salvador was identified as Miguel Luna by the nonprofit organization CASA.

"He is a husband, a father of three, and has called Maryland his home for over 19 years," CASA executive director Gustavo Torres said in a statement Tuesday night, noting Luna was a "longtime member of the CASA family."

The Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed two of the men were from Guatemala, according to a Tuesday evening news release. The men are in their 30s and 40s and have spouses and children.

Maryland State Police identified two men found in a red pickup truck as Dorlian Cabrera and Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes.

CBS News spoke with a family member who said Cabrera was among the group of workers presumed dead

Honduras' Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio García told The Associated Press a Honduran citizen, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, was missing. García said he'd been in contact with Suazo's family.

The Mexican Embassy in Washington said there were also Mexicans among the six.

"They are all hard-working, humble men," the Banner was told by an employee at the company.

Who are the victims in Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse? What we know about those missing and presumed dead
28 posted on 03/28/2024 5:02:07 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Lizavetta

You can’t buy votes if you don’t yell “I’ll pay!”


29 posted on 03/28/2024 5:02:21 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: protest1

My bass boat is tricky to handle in high winds and things can go horribly wrong because the wife has a hard time holding the dock line, a beer can tip over, worm can tip, bait wells can over spill so I can see where a 1000’ ship that loses power and steering could have some issues.

I mean the similarities with the problems with my bass boat and a 1000’ ship are just uncanny.

Just the opinion of another ship’s captain.


30 posted on 03/28/2024 5:02:29 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: farmguy

All excused designed to protect the clearly incompetent woman hired to run that port last year.


31 posted on 03/28/2024 5:03:58 AM PDT by Josa
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To: Josa

Baltimore was

The Port of Baltimore will never recover


32 posted on 03/28/2024 5:06:06 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: protest1

Good article. This answered my question about tugs. An earlier article says the captain did ask for tugs when the trouble started,but this author said the tugs were too slow to catch up. I didn’t know they were that slow.


33 posted on 03/28/2024 5:08:05 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: logi_cal869

Guatamalan’s work because Black’s won’t


34 posted on 03/28/2024 5:10:02 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: protest1

It was a well written and well reasoned article written by someone who has walked the walk. It was refreshing to read about something technical and demanding that was not “edited” by a low IQ journalist who struggled to understand third grade science.


35 posted on 03/28/2024 5:12:03 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: protest1

Why investigators are looking into ‘dirty fuel’ in Baltimore bridge collapse

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-BB1kEfs8


36 posted on 03/28/2024 5:15:30 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: logi_cal869

They shouldlookto see the last time the fuel filter was changed


37 posted on 03/28/2024 5:18:10 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: protest1

Yep things happen, just interesting that like those two aircraft hitting the trade towers were accidentally flown into them….. just saying that it’s amazing that the most damage the ship could have done, it did…… accidentally, of course.


38 posted on 03/28/2024 5:21:31 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting…)
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To: EVO X

Somebody has to pay for the salvage operations


Usually by the ship owners. But that will have to wait until all the insurance lawsuits are settled. Some time 2-5 years later. Add another 2 years to remove the wreckage, and another 2-3 years to design and build a new bridge.

Best guess minimum would be 6 years or 2030 until harbor is open for business and the bridge for traffic.


39 posted on 03/28/2024 5:23:18 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: HighSierra5

Harrumph...


40 posted on 03/28/2024 5:28:15 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (Just Give Me Truth.)
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