Francis Scott Key bridge in Maryland struck by cargo ship - collapses

[91Eunozs]

Maryland: Ship hits Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse

A ship has hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, causing it to collapse, authorities said.

www.foxnews.com

Pretty dramatic collapse. I honestly don’t suspect anything nefarious…other than laziness and/or ineptitude, but this really sucks from a variety of angles, as mass casualty events are by definition I suppose.

Not the least of which is that Uncle Potato will definitely bail out his voter base and put all American taxpayers on the hook for a replacement. At least it’s $$ not going to Ukraine, or to study the sexual proclivities of central asian frogs or some other such nonsense.

 

[diverdon]

If it's an American flagged ship then America should pay the damage.

 

[Tempest 455]

Black smoke, full throttle? Kind looks like he steered into it?

 

[Grim's Reapers]

Black smoke, full throttle? Kind looks like he steered into it?

Ships turn slow. Maybe he was trying to throttle out of it to no avail. Who knows at this point.

Had the same thing happen here in Florida with the SkyWay bridge near Tampa a few decades ago. Cargo ship took the bridge down with quite a few unfortunate motorists on top. Deadly. It was an accident waiting to happen here with the tides ripping through that part of Tampa Bay.

 

[BurtG]

Intentional

 

[dustingaunder]

lol the comments are all news plebes asking to use the footage and promising to credit it to his name. Check his name. I can’t wait for the clips of the reporting. Hahaha

 

[Grim's Reapers]

lol the comments are all news plebes asking to use the footage and promising to credit it to his name. Check his name. I can’t wait for the clips of the reporting. Hahaha

Nothing like a good disaster to get the media drooling.

 

[_Windrider_]

If it's an American flagged ship then America should pay the damage.

India actually. There was a mayday. Lost propulsion.

How many here know who Francis Scott Key is?

 

[Short-bus]

How many here know who Francis Scott Key is?

Oooo, oooo, pick me, pick me! <hand raised>

Branden

 

[Grim's Reapers]

How many here know who Francis Scott Key is?

ME ME ME ME ME

 

[kindabitey]

Oooo, oooo, pick me, pick me! <hand raised>

Branden

Simmer down, Horshack.

 

[Threadcutter308]

Mammoet heavy lifting and transport

Mammoet provides heavy lifting and transport solutions.

www.mammoet.com

 

[n2ishun]

Most of those bigger cargo ships are GPS/AI piloted.
There was likely a mad scramble once someone noticed what was happening, lots of safeguards to overcome to take manual control.
They also usually run skeleton crews of like 10 guys or less (admit it, not a single woman has that job) and for a big ass ship like that it might as well be deserted.

They take a mile or two to stop and at least a 1/2 mile or so to turn around.
Granted, it is tough to make out exactly how big the ship was from the video.....I'm going off standard oversea type container ship or the big oil tanker ship size.
It's obvious the ship was not a small one....but the lighting kinda sux in the vid.

Found a good image...ganked it

 

[_Windrider_]

Most of those bigger cargo ships are GPS/AI piloted.
There was likely a mad scramble once someone noticed what was happening, lots of safeguards to overcome to take manual control.
They also usually run skeleton crews of like 10 guys or less (admit it, not a single woman has that job) and for a big ass ship like that it might as well be deserted.

They take a mile or two to stop and at least a 1/2 mile or so to turn around.
Granted, it is tough to make out exactly how big the ship was from the video.....I'm going off standard oversea type container ship or the big oil tanker ship size.
It's obvious the ship was not a small one....but the lighting kinda sux in the vid.

They already stated 22 crew on board including the harbor pilot. This exact ship was also in another incident in Belgium

Cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge was involved in Antwerp collision in 2016 — Guardian US

The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather

apple.news

 

[sirhrmechanic]

How many here know who Francis Scott Key is?

A %^*+#ing bloodsucking lawyer who was hiding out during a naval shelling then sampled a British barracks tune against copyright law when he should have known better, re-wrote the lyrics, and then pocketed the royalties from his little ditty for the rest of his life before it became our national Anthem more than 100 years later when the copyright expired.

You mean him?

Follow me for more “real” History they You thought you knew from 5th grade.

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Maryland: Ship hits Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse

A ship has hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, causing it to collapse, authorities said.

www.foxnews.com

Pretty dramatic collapse. I honestly don’t suspect anything nefarious…other than laziness and/or ineptitude, but this really sucks from a variety of angles, as mass casualty events are by definition I suppose.

Not the least of which is that Uncle Potato will definitely bail out his voter base and put all American taxpayers on the hook for a replacement. At least it’s $$ not going to Ukraine, or to study the sexual proclivities of central asian frogs or some other such nonsense.

Hayward Jablomi posted video…

Epic! I can’t wait for that to show up on CNN!

Sirhr

 

[_Windrider_]

A %^*+#ing bloodsucking lawyer who was hiding out during a naval shelling then sampled a British barracks tune against copyright law when he should have known better, re-wrote the lyrics, and then pocketed the royalties from his little ditty for the rest of his life before it became our national Anthem more than 100 years later when the copyright expired.

You mean him?

Follow me for more “real” History they You thought you knew from 5th grade.

Sirhr

Well that’s certainly one point of view

 

[CamW]

 

[sirhrmechanic]

^^^ it was a given From the moment the bridge hit the water.

Sirhr

 

[c1steve]

The black smoke indicates that most likely the engine was running and that they did not "lose power". Might have lost steerage way, or the autopilot was set on the wrong course. The video shows the ship very far from the center of the span. I suspect that they were off course for several minutes, it was too late to turn, and they put the engine in reverse and gave it full power.

Longer video shows the ship making a hard turn to starboard, so perhaps it was an autopilot issue.

 

[Threadcutter308]

Why am I not surprised ?

I thought that might have been the case, but said "Nah"........

 

[sirhrmechanic]

At least a few of them probably never got closer to a ship than giving out blowjobs during fleet week. And that’s the dudes.

Bet there is not an “anchor” tat in the whole group, but lots of “servants entrance in rear” ink.

I’ll get started on the wimmenz later.

Sirhr

 

[W54/XM-388]

A %^*+#ing bloodsucking lawyer who was hiding out during a naval shelling then sampled a British barracks tune against copyright law when he should have known better, re-wrote the lyrics, and then pocketed the royalties from his little ditty for the rest of his life before it became our national Anthem more than 100 years later when the copyright expired.

You mean him?

Follow me for more “real” History they You thought you knew from 5th grade.

Sirhr

Not to be a contrarian, but our current "endless copyright" B.S. is because of Disney and corrupt politicans

Back at that time copyright was 14 years and could be extended for a maximum of 14 years
It was designed to be a fair balance between the person who created something and realizing that everything anyone creates comes from something someone did before them and eventually all human knowledge needs to go back to part of the human pool of freely available knowledge.

Then the big corporations got involved...

 

[sirhrmechanic]

It all makes sense now!

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Not to be a contrarian, but our current "endless copyright" B.S. is because of Disney and corrupt politicans

Back at that time copyright was 14 years and could be extended for a maximum of 14 years
It was designed to be a fair balance between the person who created something and realizing that everything anyone creates comes from something someone did before them and eventually all human knowledge needs to go back to part of the human pool of freely available knowledge.

Then the big corporations got involved...

Oh stop fact checking you big bully… it was funny.

US Patent Office was one of the first government bureaus because Ben Franklin knew that invention and ingenuity needed to be protected and rewarded for America to thrive.

Copyright probably came later. But inventions were protected from almost day one!

Sirhr

 

[7.62willdo]

 

[W54/XM-388]

Oh stop fact checking you big bully… it was funny.

US Patent Office was one of the first government bureaus because Ben Franklin knew that invention and ingenuity needed to be protected and rewarded for America to thrive.

Copyright probably came later. But inventions were protected from almost day one!

Sirhr

Correct, patents were allowed quite some time before copyright was a thing in the USA.
Some early famous writers bitched about the lack of copyright in the USA so how they had to make money was doing tours reading their books and doing book signings.

Patents however also originally had to actually be something new, novel and unique and that you like actually invented & could demonstrate.
They also had an expiration date that was a lot harder to extend.

Today's patent system of course is well broken and corrupt.

 

[Arc Light]

I thought diversity was our strength, LOL

 

[Caymanboy]

Most of those bigger cargo ships are GPS/AI piloted.
There was likely a mad scramble once someone noticed what was happening, lots of safeguards to overcome to take manual control.
They also usually run skeleton crews of like 10 guys or less (admit it, not a single woman has that job) and for a big ass ship like that it might as well be deserted.

They take a mile or two to stop and at least a 1/2 mile or so to turn around.
Granted, it is tough to make out exactly how big the ship was from the video.....I'm going off standard oversea type container ship or the big oil tanker ship size.
It's obvious the ship was not a small one....but the lighting kinda sux in the vid.

Found a good image...ganked it

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Not inland in a channel they aren't.

 

[mvphilly]

It will be renamed when it is rebuilt.I am betting it will be called the Dylan Mulvaney Trans Memeorial Bridge.They hate the Star Spangled banner so they must hate the guy who wrote it.

 

[MarshallDodge]

 

[sirhrmechanic]

View attachment 8381907

Finally. AI got one right!!

 

[n2ishun]

Finally. AI got one right!!

Not if you look at her left hand on the wheel it didn't.

BTW, wheel.....how the fuck is it supposed to turn when there is that control box there that is attached to the dash with the wheel behind it ?

AI fuckery at it's best

 

[Threadcutter308]

 

[wvfarrier]

Interestingly, Biden is already espousing how the Fed will do all they can to help while it take has over a year for the folks in East Palestine Ohio to get any help

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Interestingly, Biden is already espousing how the Fed will do all they can to help while it take has over a year for the folks in East Palestine Ohio to get any help

Because Baltimore is deep blue and the bridge is a swamp Highway.

Palestine, OH is Solid trump country and The Swamp wants them all dead.

That’s why.

Sirhr

 

[diverdon]

India actually. There was a mayday. Lost propulsion.

How many here know who Francis Scott Key is?

So if that's the case the ship and crew should be held and all other ships of that flag should be bared from American water until full reparations are paid.

 

[diverdon]

How many here know who Francis Scott Key is?

If you think so little of your fellow hide members then why are you one of us?

 

[_Windrider_]

If you think so little of your fellow hide members then why are you one of us?

It does not reflect my opinion of anybody. I was just curious how many people knew who he was

 

[n2ishun]

It does not reflect my opinion of anybody. I was just curious how many people knew who he was

Isn't that the dude they named like....the Florida Keys after ?

No wait.....Key Lime pie ?

A kilo of peruvian marching powder ?

It's one of those, I'm sure of it.

 

[RUN8]

Well this is what you get when you hire harbor pilots based on DEI requirements.

 

[JerkyFreak]

Most of those bigger cargo ships are GPS/AI piloted.
There was likely a mad scramble once someone noticed what was happening, lots of safeguards to overcome to take manual control.
...

No. Hand steering when under pilotage by an experienced helmsman, overseen by a navigating officer with the Master in attendance. That is the standard requirement from all ports around the world.

Even when under autopilot, it is a matter of seconds to take manual control. This is a requirement from Classification Rules.

 

[RUN8]

No. Hand steering when under pilotage by an experienced helmsman, overseen by a navigating officer with the Master in attendance. 90

DEI hire harbor pilot.

Foreign “flag of convenience” vessel with zero safety and maintenance standards. Crewed by half literate apes.

 

[Im2bent]

Hayward Jablomi posted video…

Epic! I can’t wait for that to show up on CNN!

Sirhr

Nothing will top this

 

[CamW]

 

[7.62willdo]

No. Hand steering when under pilotage by an experienced helmsman, overseen by a navigating officer with the Master in attendance. That is the standard requirement from all ports around the world.

Even when under autopilot, it is a matter of seconds to take manual control. This is a requirement from Classification Rules.

Unless it’s the Exxon Valdez, then the master can be passed out in his bunk……

 

[LeftyJason]

This channel is pretty good. Knows ship piloting.

 

[BurtG]

From a reliable source near the scene. He says that the construction guys that ended up in the water and or dead are the government “workers” that sleep all shift every night. Lol

F ing parasites

 

[7.62willdo]

From a reliable source near the scene. He says that the construction guys that ended up in the water and or dead are the government “workers” that sleep all shift every night. Lol

F ing parasites

Tell me it’s a union job without saying it’s a union job……

 

[theLBC]

It does not reflect my opinion of anybody. I was just curious how many people knew who he was

i shared this last year. lots of people are clueless, but not most of this crowd.