This is I think what pisses me off more than anything. Everyone is so retarded they can't even understand the systems that keep day to day life functioning. They hear about a ship plowing into a bridge and just assume it's some unavoidable tragedy. This was entirely preventable and is the result of deliberate action. Even if it's not directly the action of crew on the ship there is someone somewhere who is responsible. Whether it was the choice to use an engine that isn't fit for purpose, poor construction, improper maintenance, someone did not do what they were supposed to do and now people are dead and a major US bridge is gone. These disasters will keep happening until we resolve the competency crisis. But it seems like people are more willing to die than admit that there's a problem.
Shipping companies hate the extra cost of tug boats. The less they have to use tug boats in and out of ports, the cheaper so getting the bridge declared maneuverable by pilot saves money. They don’t like paying for port pilots either, but cheaper than pilot and tugs.
$60 if it was a black gay woman that was a diversity hire
It was like 3AM Baltimore time and there might’ve been maybe 20 cars at most and a road crew of 8. So far 2 of the road crew were found. Odds are anyone in their car is dead because the water is cold enough to kill them and the fall is approx. 200 ft (60 meters for faggots who suck dick).
Owned by a "Hong Kong" group but based in Singapore so effectively a China group. Anyone not in bed with the CCP left HK years ago.
True chaos and one-off events are scary and make you feel helpless, so it's easier to connect everything as being a direct result of things you already didn't like.
Capacity 10,000 TEUs, onboard 4,679 TEUs. So apparently the ship was only half full when it crashed. Where the hell do they put the other 5,000+ because it looks pretty full in the pictures.
You know the harbor master who helped guide the ship out to sea was 100% a black person.
The operator, Syngergy Group, had a Diversity and Inclusion page (Archive) on their website. Pilots are almost universally advisory in ports like this. You assume a lot of liability by not listening to them, but they do not override the ship's master. There's almost no chance the pilots face any liability. especially considering the apparent power loss.
Government inspections are not as in-depth as they could be. They aren't on board for a long enough duration to really catch out non-apparent problems. On the other hand someone like Lloyd's will literally send inspectors to stay on the ship for more than a week shaking the whole thing down. The insurance is a third party and they're heavily incentivized to keep things above-board and safe. When the operator is self-insuring they may be more willing to wing it.
Comes with rainbowcolored jumping spots which you need to pay for in order to jump off the bridge.
