Galveston bridge closes after barge slams into span causing partial collapse
Source: UK Independent
14 minutes ago
A Texas bridge was struck by a cargo ship on Wednesday morning, bringing traffic to and from a small residential island to a standstill as officials work to determine whether the structure is safe from collapse.
The incident happened around 10am on Wednesday, according to the Galveston County Sheriffs Office. The strike caused a piece of a a railway line attached to the Pelican Island Causeway to fall into the water but the bridge appears to be intact. No injuries have been reported.
A bridge in Galveston Texas was hit by a barge on Wednesday, causing part of an attached railway to collapse (AP)
According to Galveston County Office of Emergency Management, the incident resulted in an oil spill and the bridge to be closed to traffic in both directions. Vessel traffic in the water has also been closed. The Texas Department of Transportation is currently assessing structural impact to the bridge. Its not known how much of the oil has leaked into the water.
Galveston County and our partners will continue assessing the situation, the office of emergency management said.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/galveston-bridge-collapse-barge-crash-b2545726.html
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MutantAndProud
(855 posts)Someone needs to check for persistent malware on these systems and their GPS sats in orbit
StClone
(11,714 posts)Along with Interstate overpasses being incinerated after fuel tanker trucks slam into them. Not the conspiratorial type, but sometimes things are more than they seem.
Ford_Prefect
(8,021 posts)The bridge that leads to Pelican Island, north of Galveston, was struck by the barge around 9:50 a.m. when a tugboat backing out of Texas International Terminals, a fuel storage operator next to the bridge, lost control of two barges it was pushing, said David Flores, a bridge superintendent with the Galveston County Navigation District.
The current was very bad, and the tide was high. He lost it, Flores said.
One of the barges hit the bridge and two telephone poles, he said.
MutantAndProud
(855 posts)Nt.
Traurigkeit
(950 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,769 posts)sarisataka
(19,503 posts)when using the Mk 1 Eyeball to navigate.
Marthe48
(17,504 posts)The rwnj have put themselves between a raock and a hard place. How many times can they bitch about the federal government spending money and then take the money? The mouthiest rwnj do it often. Wonder when their rwnj base will notice the lies?
marble falls
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(58,802 posts)efhmc
(14,768 posts)BumRushDaShow
(131,903 posts)that is headquartered on a much bigger island?
Bucky
(54,273 posts)a British attack? But we've been at peace with them for years!
BumRushDaShow
(131,903 posts)So not that long ago!
efhmc
(14,768 posts)BumRushDaShow
(131,903 posts)First time ever seeing fire ants! Was at a work conference where one evening after one of the sessions, our group ordered pizzas delivered to one of the sports bars that we found on the beach.
Igel
(35,531 posts)Seawolf Park and a couple of historic ships (the reason we went there a few years ago). Some businesses.
But it is a small island with a small population. It's part of Galveston (the city, not the island), but not just a huge part.
The wildlife refuge will like the reduction in human visitors.
slightlv
(3,164 posts)They're not going to be happy until they absolutely, completely ruin Texas and the Gulf Coast around it. I used to love that area; In fact, when I was younger I made note of how I'd love to retire in Galveston. Now, I see pictures and there's still oil slicks and oil balls on the coast, itself. Used to love to go shell hunting around the seawall at Galveston. But that was decades ago. It's been so mismanaged and abused since then, my heart just sinks.
Ponietz
(3,173 posts)Parasitic capitalism is an incurable disease.
slightlv
(3,164 posts)see that money isn't everything... in fact, it's a small part of life once you have your needs met. So much more important to experience the world in all its wonder. They're just gonna make sure there's no wonder left to ponder!
raccoon
(31,182 posts)and physical climate.
Wonder Why
(3,661 posts)Bucky
(54,273 posts)Kennah
(14,407 posts)... and they insist malware worries are non-existent with shipping
maxrandb
(15,555 posts)In the Navy, there were strict regulations and standards.
If heavy weather were expected, we doubled-up mooring lines, or switched to wire-rope vice nylon mooring lines. If we normally required two tugs to get underway, we had four, or we delayed ships movement until more favorable conditions.
Why they didn't require an additional tugboat alongside until they cleared the bridge, or at least have an additional tug on emergency stand-by to provide assistance is because of the cost of providing such safety measures.
It's Texas, so I am pretty sure that "deregulation" is like a religion.
We used to say that some regulations in the Navy were written in blood. I guess in Texas, they're written in oil.
Zincwarrior
(71 posts)Used to go almost monthly to Galveston to go fishing. Its pretty long but its not a major structure, more like a highway overpass.
Deep State Witch
(10,636 posts)So, was it caused by the port facilities' DEI practices? Because that's what conservatives blamed the Baltimore accident on.