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peacebuzzard

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6. this is going to trigger so much speculation...

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 26, 2024, 05:27 AM

Mar 2024

and it is way more disastrous than the Minneapolis/St. Paul bridge collapse which happened during day hours...
you are so right, in the dead of night there are fewer souls in movement..

it could have been more deadly....the force of the ship on that huge steel bridge is going to rewrite bridge engineering...

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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 2024 OP

Amazing to watch. elleng Mar 2024 #1

the video shows the magnitude of this disaster. peacebuzzard Mar 2024 #3

YES, but I gotta say, while the physical destruction of the bridge itself appears horrendous, elleng Mar 2024 #4

this is going to trigger so much speculation... peacebuzzard Mar 2024 #6

You can see when the ship hits the concrete abutment Old Crank Mar 2024 #13

someone on these threads pointed out about the ships lights going out prior to peacebuzzard Mar 2024 #15

THIS malaise Mar 2024 #9

Strange how the lights went out right after it changed its course; but they came back on before the collision. DontBelieveEastisEas Mar 2024 #2

it seems like the vehicles on bridge stopped as well. peacebuzzard Mar 2024 #5

Holy crap, imagine being ON or approaching the bridge, and being able to see the threat! elleng Mar 2024 #7

I wonder if the ship was blasting its horns. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2024 #16

Really, I hadn't noticed that. BigmanPigman Mar 2024 #8

WHAT is the maritime explanation for that? Drum Mar 2024 #10

Human error??? elleng Mar 2024 #11

Probably... but possibly mechanical failure... Happy Hoosier Mar 2024 #19

Of course. elleng Mar 2024 #22

Yup... Happy Hoosier Mar 2024 #28

Hard to ForgedCrank Mar 2024 #30

Completely agree Happy Hoosier Mar 2024 #32

Was the river experiencing increased flow and speed from rain over the last few days? bucolic_frolic Mar 2024 #12

I don't think so, at least here, 80 miles from Baltimore, river here's appeared to be pretty normal, elleng Mar 2024 #23

It's not a river, but Baltimore harbor NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2024 #29

Holy semolians! There were cars on the right side of the bridge. Liberal In Texas Mar 2024 #14

After the initial shock, my first thought was that I hoped there would be Baitball Blogger Mar 2024 #18

Am I Seeing This Right? ProfessorGAC Mar 2024 #17

Yes... you can see that in the current pics. NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2024 #20

From pictures on TV, it's unclear if the ship itself was hit, but .. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2024 #21

I feel so bad for them. ecstatic Mar 2024 #24

Striking as it is disastrous. ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2024 #25

Oh my! ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2024 #26

Maybe a dumb question but Alliepoo Mar 2024 #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 2024 #31