I suspect that he tried to put the backing bell on because, in his mind, it was the only way to avert the allision. There was no way they were going to shave off speed or avert the allision head on and swerve it, but either they didn't have rudder control, the helmsman wasn't up to the task, or it was just too late. I'm not really sure, from just what data we have now, what the Conn could've done.
Not that I know of. These are pretty intricate pieces of equipment and a lot of them still run on analog systems.
This ship should have a VDR (vessel data recorder). All STCW ships are required to have them on board. I very much doubt it's content will be released to the public however.
Does it collect audio-visual or is it telemetry data like speed, course, echosounder, and that sort of thing? I imagine it has to record VHF, though.
I mean, you’ve pretty much described the state of American politics in 2024. Never mind that a bridge has collapsed, people are dead, and the consequences of bad public policy at the state and federal level will make it nearly impossible to replace it.
The Bourne and Sagamore Bridges are around 620 feet long each. They are about 90 years old and need to be replaced. They have been talking about replacing them for years.
Yes, they will have the past 24 hours of audio from on the bridge. I believe some vessels have video as well although I'm not sure if that's required. All propulsion and rudder commands should also have a record.
You think someone from Baltimore knows how to read? Nigga have you seen their school statistics?
Interesting, and it should be very interesting for when the investigation starts digging here. I still hold that most of the "responsibility" for this lies with the probable willful ignorance and dismissal of whatever problem they had with the power. I very much doubt that this was the first time they had an engineering casualty.
