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ForgedCrank

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30. Hard to

Reply to Happy Hoosier (Reply #19)

Tue Mar 26, 2024, 09:52 AM

Mar 26

tell really. I noted the unusually dense and thick exhaust for the minute prior to impact. It appears to me they had it's ears pinned back, maybe trying to reverse and slow it down, then realized it a futile effort and tried a maneuver in vain at the last minute. It takes a very very long time to slow one of those damn things down even a little. Also, I believe at this point, it would have been under the control of a harbor pilot and not the regular crew.
And as others have noted, I can't even imagine the scale of the disaster had this been during peak rush hour.

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Here's a longer and higher quality video of the Baltimore bridge collapse. Crash and collapse happens at 2:34 [View all] Celerity Mar 26 OP

Amazing to watch. elleng Mar 26 #1

the video shows the magnitude of this disaster. peacebuzzard Mar 26 #3

YES, but I gotta say, while the physical destruction of the bridge itself appears horrendous, elleng Mar 26 #4

this is going to trigger so much speculation... peacebuzzard Mar 26 #6

You can see when the ship hits the concrete abutment Old Crank Mar 26 #13

someone on these threads pointed out about the ships lights going out prior to peacebuzzard Mar 26 #15

THIS malaise Mar 26 #9

Strange how the lights went out right after it changed its course; but they came back on before the collision. DontBelieveEastisEas Mar 26 #2

it seems like the vehicles on bridge stopped as well. peacebuzzard Mar 26 #5

Holy crap, imagine being ON or approaching the bridge, and being able to see the threat! elleng Mar 26 #7

I wonder if the ship was blasting its horns. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 26 #16

Really, I hadn't noticed that. BigmanPigman Mar 26 #8

WHAT is the maritime explanation for that? Drum Mar 26 #10

Human error??? elleng Mar 26 #11

Probably... but possibly mechanical failure... Happy Hoosier Mar 26 #19

Of course. elleng Mar 26 #22

Yup... Happy Hoosier Mar 26 #28

Hard to ForgedCrank Mar 26 #30

Completely agree Happy Hoosier Mar 26 #32

Was the river experiencing increased flow and speed from rain over the last few days? bucolic_frolic Mar 26 #12

I don't think so, at least here, 80 miles from Baltimore, river here's appeared to be pretty normal, elleng Mar 26 #23

It's not a river, but Baltimore harbor NT Happy Hoosier Mar 26 #29

Holy semolians! There were cars on the right side of the bridge. Liberal In Texas Mar 26 #14

After the initial shock, my first thought was that I hoped there would be Baitball Blogger Mar 26 #18

Am I Seeing This Right? ProfessorGAC Mar 26 #17

Yes... you can see that in the current pics. NT Happy Hoosier Mar 26 #20

From pictures on TV, it's unclear if the ship itself was hit, but .. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 26 #21

I feel so bad for them. ecstatic Mar 26 #24

Striking as it is disastrous. ProudMNDemocrat Mar 26 #25

Oh my! ProudMNDemocrat Mar 26 #26

Maybe a dumb question but Alliepoo Mar 26 #27

I don't know about any tugs but at the presser it was indicated that there were pilot(s) aboard. Liberal In Texas Mar 26 #31