Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

[buttahflake]

Same ship hit a bridge in Antwerp in ‘16

[Jong Lafitte]

All that exhaust starts billowing just before impact. Almost looks like they got the main engines started or throttled up but too late.

Holy shit insanely sad.


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[MultiVerse]

This unfortunate accident is a reminder that America is a maritime country. The Port of Baltimore is one of the busiest in the country handling nearly 12 million tons of cargo annually. The largest ships moving through the port weigh close to 170K tons. It's going to be a real test of various agencies to complete the rescue & recovery of victims, conduct the investigation, return the port to operation, and rebuild the bridge.

[BmillsSkier]

6 minutes isn't a lot of time to make adjustments with a boat that size...
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Holy shit that is terrifying.

When I'm in Charleston one of my favorite things to do is grab a drink by the Cooper River and watch the massive car carriers and container ships come and go out of the freight terminal. It's mind blowing how big these ships are fully loaded; I can't imagine the force of the impact this ship in Baltimore had. Like a skyscraper being plowed into something. Ufda.

[riser4]

How many years have you been sitting on that LZ reference? Nicely done. (Musician dork brother and his bandmates always used to laugh about that line when they'd play that song.)

Are you from VT and was your brother's nickname Chip?

[dunfree]

6 minutes isn't a lot of time to make adjustments with a boat that size...
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yeah, here’s an AIS recreation, not much change to the course
https://www.vesselfinder.com/news/27...idge-Baltimore

10,000 20’ shipping containers is a lot of stuff

[ötzi]

Would've been nice if the tugs stayed with it until it passed the bridge but I'm sure that was standard procedure.. The Eric McAllister tries to get back to it before the impact but doesn't get close.

[Dexter Rutecki]

Are you from VT and was your brother's nickname Chip?

Haha, I love that question, but sadly no, not from VT and brother's name is not Chip. Am guessing we weren't the only music dweebs who were amused at Robert Plant not finding the bridge in that song.

[2FUNKY]

Latest news I heard was they were able to close the bridge at the last minute so zero casualties. Hope that’s correct.


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[Dexter Rutecki]

As of a few minutes ago they were still searching for six people, so I'm not sure that's true. Unless somehow it's six people from the boat or something.

[ötzi]

^^seems that is confirmed. Quick work by whoever's in charge of that. Six construction workers missing though. The two people rescued from the water were both construction workers apparently.

[MakersTeleMark]

Must have been the Ukrainians.

[2FUNKY]

^^seems that is confirmed. Quick work by whoever's in charge of that. Six construction workers missing though. The two people rescued from the water were both construction workers apparently.

Oh wow, that sucks. Hope they find the other 4 ok. Damn.


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[present tense]

Holy shit that is terrifying.

When I'm in Charleston one of my favorite things to do is grab a drink by the Cooper River and watch the massive car carriers and container ships come and go out of the freight terminal. It's mind blowing how big these ships are fully loaded; I can't imagine the force of the impact this ship in Baltimore had. Like a skyscraper being plowed into something. Ufda.

Am I remembering right from a documentary that the Ravenel bridge’s pilings are heavily armored to deflect large blows from cargo ships specifically? Like a large underwater pyramid shape or mass of rock to armor the structure? Would that have been feasible here?

[From_the_NEK]

Latest news I heard was they were able to close the bridge at the last minute so zero casualties. Hope that’s correct.


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Watching the video of the bridge leading up to collapse, you don't see any traffic on the bridge other than the construction vehicles for the last minute or so.

[dunfree]

Am I remembering right from a documentary that the Ravenel bridge’s pilings are heavily armored to deflect large blows from cargo ships specifically? Like a large underwater pyramid shape or mass of rock to armor the structure? Would that have been feasible here?

100,000 tons moving at 7knots doesn’t stop on a dime, but even without that Baltimore harbor ain’t deep relative to these ships, so all that takes room

[BmillsSkier]

Am I remembering right from a documentary that the Ravenel bridge’s pilings are heavily armored to deflect large blows from cargo ships specifically? Like a large underwater pyramid shape or mass of rock to armor the structure? Would that have been feasible here?

They are indeed. 1 acre diamond shaped islands surround the main pilings that can stop/redirect a container ship from hitting them.

The Grace Memorial Bridge, which the Ravenel Bridge replaced, was the exact same kind of bridge as this one in Baltimore that got hit. It was insanely sketchy to drive over as its see-through metal grate deck swayed back and forth in the wind, with only 3 small steel rails separating you from the 150' drop to the water below.

The Ravenel Bridge is what allowed CHS to expand the port to accommodate the biggest container ships and car carriers and is so rock solid you barely know you're 580' feet off the water when you're walking or riding your bike across it.

[ötzi]

There's structures in the water (they're called "dolphins" apparently) in front of the piers designed to prevent such a thing from happening but the ship came in at an angle and missed them

[Harry]

Watching the video of the bridge leading up to collapse, you don't see any traffic on the bridge other than the construction vehicles for the last minute or so.

This link says local police were notified a few minutes before and were already in the process of shutting down traffic when the collapse happened. Probably saved quite a few lives.


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[From_the_NEK]

This link says local police were notified a few minutes before and were already in the process of shutting down traffic when the collapse happened. Probably saved quite a few lives.


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Impressive response time if that is true!

[Woodsy]

Impressive response time if that is true!

Haven't you seen the Wire?
PO LEECE can clear a corner in 5 minutes.

[mcski]

Sheeeeeeit

[Cisco Kid]

So it's a continuous truss bridge. Same design as the bridge that fell a few years ago. They go down like a house of cards.

[halliday]

That’s a question I have. I assume there was a pilot on board in those waters. In Portland, Maine we had a tanker, the Julie N, hit a bridge because the pilot said turn to starboard when he intended port. The helmsman followed the directions as he should and the tanker hit the bridge resulting in a large oil spill.

Terrible tragedy unfolding. Likely reached the total number of survivors at this point.

I was in Portland when the Julie N hit the bridge. What a mess.

[halliday]

Would've been nice if the tugs stayed with it until it passed the bridge but I'm sure that was standard procedure.. The Eric McAllister tries to get back to it before the impact but doesn't get close.

Im surprised they don't require a ship assist all the way to the birth.