Disaster "Mass casualty incident" declared after Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses

No article yet as this just happened, but could be big. One of the largest bridges in the world according to Wikipedia.

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/breaking-news-key-bridge-collapsed

 

[John R. Brown M.D.]

>be American
>vehicle impacts against large structure
>die
Just like the children in Uvalde School, it never gets old

 

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So... If the ship was leaving, that means... that port is shut down, right? Nothing can get past that rubble, as far as I can see? How bad is that going to affect trade?

How long will it take to clear enough out to get a working port again?

 

[make_it_so]

I don't see any cars on the bridge shortly before it collapses. The last two manage to escape by the skin of their teeth. I really hope this means someone was on the ball and issued a warning to prevent new vehicles from entering.

If that was the case, you'd think they'd also radio the construction crews to get the fuck out of there.

 

[reptile baht spaniard rid]

Shit I had just been reading about this one a few weeks ago: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasman_Bridge_disaster

 

[Summer of George]

Ehhh the kiwiforo doesn't wanna make the attachment go, I guess I don't blame it. Props to @Breadbassket for already bringing the goods. But I wanted there to be a 1080p realtime clip for the tinfoil hatters to pore over. It's the same deal, boat enters the frame at the start of the video and bridge is in the bay at the end

https://streamable.com/88pblz

 

[Stoneheart]

They are going to need three full separate crews to clear the bridge from the water. Raise the ship somehow and move it out of the port. Then clean the entire port of leaked fuel and oil and whatever was in the cargo. This is a massive cleanup site for sure. Candidate for a super fund or something along those lines.

you normally just call the dutch

Any fish in that water? That's $100,000,000 Fish Sensitivity Study right off the top, for example.

there are no fish left after this...

The Beeb woke up a US Civil Engineer and asked him how this happened, he says the supports may as well have been cardboard up against the mass of that fukken ship.

poor guy... retards woke him up for somthing this stupid---

 

[King George III]

Here's a video pointing out the multiple losses of power, for the visually impaireded

 

[Jimbobaggins]

Heres the track of Dali, didnt make it very far. Was heading to Sri Lanka

 

[Ignatius von Cistern]

When you look at the longer footage of the ship approaching, you can see there is an electrical problem onboard. It also looks like traffic stops at the last moment. Hopefully no-one on the bridge at time of collapse. Not so sure about the ship's bridge which seems to have been crushed by the falling debris. The power on the ship fails again at this time. Be safe yankees, see what emerges.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

Are bridges supposed to just annihilate themselves when a support is clipped? Wouldn't they be designs for only a segment to fall off?

 

[CHARizard]

MDTA will be holding a press conference in the next hour.

 

[reptile baht spaniard rid]

Are bridges supposed to just annihilate themselves when a support is clipped? Wouldn't they be designs for only a segment to fall off?

Newer bridges supposedly are, older ones like this not so much. It’s a faggot bridge designed to look nice, any part missing and the whole thing goes down.

 

[make_it_so]

Heres the track of Dali, didnt make it very far. Was heading to Sri Lanka

View attachment 5850252

Looking at that track, they were on a straight course that would've cleared the bridge. Making that turn put them straight into that support. Yeah, big time fuck up on the captain's part.

 

[Michael Wade]

It looked like they had a power failure. It also looks like as soon as it got restored they made a massive turn that put them directly in to the path of that support. Which is crazy, because from the video it looks like they would've completely avoided it if they had remained on course.

Yeah they were put on a collision course out of their standard path. What are the odds In all honesty?

https://twitter.com/broescalatethis/status/1772525087524278381?t=F5X35EEgEI_9AJCbIRTvLg&s=19

Here's a chart of the course it took

I'm hearing a lot of talk about people speculating the Israelis did this in retribution for the U.S abstaining from the cease-fire vote. Big thunk or schizo at your leisure

 

[Gravityqueen4life]

Here's a video pointing out the multiple losses of power, for the visually impaireded
View attachment 5850250

man, the two cars driving when the text says "too late" were the lucky ones.

 

[Second Sun]

"All crew members, including the two pilots who were aboard, have been accounted for and there are no reports of any injuries, Synergy Marine Group confirmed to the BBC."

 

[Jimbobaggins]

Are bridges supposed to just annihilate themselves when a support is clipped? Wouldn't they be designs for only a segment to fall off?

Those supports are pretty necessary. They only can make those spans so wide with this type of bridge design. If we look at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge they only lost a span and a half



But if you look at something like the I35W Bridge, One plate broke and the whole damn bridge went down. We call those single points of failure bridges.

 

[Stoneheart]

I have exclusive footage from the bridge of the ship...

 

[ZipDisk]

I don't like ugly flat top bridges, but if they prevent shit like this, I'm for 'em.
Arch bridges that go way the fuck up in the center have always made me feel uncomfortable, and I do not like crossing them.

 

[CHARizard]

The cruise line part is interesting. Where will they redirect cruises to disembark right now?