Maryland's Key Bridge collapses after it was struck by a container ship
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shocking footage. Maryland&#39;s Key Bridge collapses after it was struck by a container ship. <br><br> <a href="https://t.co/u8xXrhICJu">pic.twitter.com/u8xXrhICJu</a></p>&mdash; Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) <a href="https://twitter.com/RitaPanahi/status/1772527264774660566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SITUATION REPORT: BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE<br><br>- At 1:28 a.m. ET, a large container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.<br><br>- Large parts of the bridge immediately collapsed, sending multiple vehicles into the water, including a group of construction workers.<br><br>-… <a href="https://t.co/QGHPeCyQLR">pic.twitter.com/QGHPeCyQLR</a></p>&mdash; BNO News (@BNONews) <a href="https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1772537973256364070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

what in the ****

First of all, was the captain drunk? And was that bridge made from paper mache? Looks weak as piss.

Container ships weigh twice as much as an aircraft carrier. A little trestle commuter bridge has no chance. And the captain of the vessel is supposed to have the harbor, harbor currents, and shipping lanes memorized. This shit boggles the mind.

Spans float on the supports.

Here's a longer clip, looks like the ship losses power and regains it right before the impact.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Full 7 minute footage of the events leading up to the collision of Dali with the Francis Scott Key Bridge and following collapse in the Baltimore Harbor.<br><br>Youtube link in Reply <a href="https://t.co/6luhawhZ4v">pic.twitter.com/6luhawhZ4v</a></p>&mdash; C Schmitz (@chrisschmitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisschmitz/status/1772533983827370264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Yeah a head on collision. Didn't even try to go left or right to avoid the collision.

That bridge is the only way to bypass Baltimore if you are traveling north or south.

Two survivors so far, one reportedly uninjured.

This is downright crazy.

There seemed to be a lot more cars on the highway just before it hit, Dont see a lot of cars headlights on the bridge as it gets hit.

If that happened in rush hour.... been hundreds go into that freezing water if they survive the fall.

That’s my nightmare. I hate driving over long bridges like this.

Horrifying.

That's how I saw it too. Bridge was pretty clear of semi's and passenger vehicles, if not completely clear.

There were several times when vehicles started on to the bridge, and I was thinking "oh shit, they are not going to make it"!

Hopefully the construction crew numbers were low.

Hmmm

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That ship also had a recorded incident a few years back. <a href="https://t.co/y6rx4VBlqC">https://t.co/y6rx4VBlqC</a></p>&mdash; Chris (@flyrogo) <a href="https://twitter.com/flyrogo/status/1772540784639676662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

hell of thing to wake up too

crazy bad

Live recreation of the Final Destination 5 bridge scene.

The bridge collapse was just a reenactment of Lamar Jackson in the AFC championship game.

If you're going to make jokes about people dying just hours after the incident, at least try and make it somewhat funny.

Some footage of the bridge now that the sun is coming up.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Morning Daylight reveals the aftermath of the mass casualty event of the Scott Key Bridge collapse<br><br>📌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Baltimore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Baltimore</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Maryland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Maryland</a><br><br>Watch As morning daylight approaches, it reveals the devastating aftermath of an early morning incident after a large cargo ship from… <a href="https://t.co/zzXBuUB5m0">pic.twitter.com/zzXBuUB5m0</a></p>&mdash; R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href="https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1772583287375954349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If you watch some other clips, it looks like the ship lost power twice. After it regains power the 2nd time, you can see the captain or whomever has control of the ship, pouring the power on.

Crazy shit. If the fall doesn't kill the folks, falling into all sorts of twisted metal certainly will.

and 47 degree water.

This is awful.. Looking forward to see what exactly happened on that ship.. Criminal charges maybe coming…

I HATED driving over that bridge. I tried to avoid it every chance I had when driving from property to property unless no other option.

We have a lot of shitty bridges in this country. Piss poor infrastructure. East Coast and Midwest have a ton of steel garbage we all drive over daily.

that too. Read in an article, you have 1 - 3 hours to survive in that temp water before hypothermia sets in.

Somebody got their coffee spilled in their lap

I used to operate main propulsion and the electric plant on my ship, during my time in the Navy. I believe you are correct that ship lost power. And when it did come back it appears that all the same lighting did not come back with it. Which tells me they only restored power partially.

It would be very difficult to restore everything in that short amount of time. I would assume they lost main propulsion as they would've lost all supporting auxiliaries . They would lose hydraulic steering as well. I believe that ship was just drifting.

oof.

When the mpls bridge collapsed, the one thing it had going for it was the low water level. save a few people, and a bus. But the drop.....another oof.

And who ever said it...yes, there are a lot of shitty bridges in this country.

The term used in MPLS was 'functionally deficient'

Imagine being on that bridge in your vehicle and seeing it begin it's slow collapse and know you had no ability to get off. That's awful.

Didn't seem like there was anything slow about it.

That’s awful.

**** me.

I guess there is a benefit to living out here in the desert hellscape.

I don’t even know what to say. How something like that could happen is beyond me. It just sucks for anyone who was on that bridge at the time. From the little I saw it does look like there were cars that were sent into the river.

No idea how the **** that’s possible. Some sort of major **** up by that ship.

Something out of a movie.

even early morning, in a metro area, there had to be a lot of people on that bridge

No bridge is designed to take that kind of impact.

Probably not at 1:30 a.m. Eastern.

Wonder how long it's going to **** the port of Baltimore. Could be an absolute disaster economically

At least a year if not more.

Power went out on the ship just moments before the collision...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This video starts sooner &amp; explains as well as show exactly what happened👉the ship lost power, got it back briefly, lost power for good &amp; then hit the bridge.<a href="https://t.co/JSMF8xiITz">https://t.co/JSMF8xiITz</a></p>&mdash; targirl81 (@targirl81) <a href="https://twitter.com/targirl81/status/1772574784548659619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Would kind of like to hear a nerdy breakdown of the physics involved here. It looks like such a slow-moving boat. Like, can't I just reach out my foot and give it a little love-tap to stop it? But obviously it's basically a floating island of weight. Really makes you think how many times per day a similar ship goes under a similar bridge and everybody on the bridge has their lives in the hands of an unknown crew they will never even know existed.

Wow, that sucks. I have been over that bridge at least a dozen times myself. It's bad enough it happened in the first place, but glad it didn't happen around 5:30PM.

Damn, the timing on those power losses was terrible.

Like some Final Destination shit

Newton’s first Law of Motion. They don’t exactly have brakes that they can slam on to stop on a dime.

You can follow the ships track on a maritime tracking tool and it was acting erratically.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...39.236/zoom:14

Bottom line is there should have been a fleet of tugs pulling this ship and its moronic captain out of harms way.

:(

1 to 3 hours? That seems way longer than I would assume.

Some time last year I took a break from watching the First 48 murder mystery type shows before bed and watched Disasters At Sea which is like a 3 season documentary of shit going terribly wrong on big boats

Lot of these ships get sold and redesigned/repurposed with some sketchy ass engineering, but that usually just entails them sinking and not colliding with something

Will be interesting to see what comes out of this during the investigation. Just terrible timing, almost unbelievable

Very suspicious. Too much of a coincidence.

For those who know the area, how much will the loss of this bridge impact people locally? It's gonna take years to get it replaced, and I have to imagine it's gonna cause a giant cluster**** in the surrounding area.

:rolleyes:

Port cn reopen as soon as the old bridge is moved out of the channel. Any delay after that is bullshit

read a few minutes ago that about 35000 vehicles go over that bridge daily

Maryland governor already stating a preliminary investigation determined it was an accident

I'd imagine it should be known fairly quickly what happened due to personal interviews and data recorders unlike a sunken ship with no survivors

An entire sea voyage and it happens to lose power in that situation?

There is negligence somewhere, this shit just doesn't "happen".

Ship reported losing power just before crash
 

https://news.yahoo.com/live-updates-...143614239.html

Well sure except the people that used that bridge to commute daily.

It says something about the state of discourse in our country that they felt the need to call out his political affiliation as if that's somehow relevant.

I didn't catch that.

Someone may have already stated this but they are starting to say the ship lost power and that's why they couldn't prevent it from hitting the bridge

I doubt the Captain was piloting the ship. Probably the Harbor Pilot. Sounds like the ship just lost power.

I can completely believe there is negligence somewhere. That's a far cry from a terrorist attack.

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Yeah, it's sad. Why would it matter at all? He's trying to manage this terrible situation.

No tugs? Maybe not into the harbor far enough yet?

You’ve got to dock and find an Asian massage parlor to get the tugs

People need to know who to blame....obviously.

I just heard the ship lost power...



LMAO

Hey yo shut the door

I just heard the ship lost power. Crazy!

I noticed smoke start pouring out of the stack when they try to crank the beast back up.

My expert opinion? I bet the ship lost power. Maybe even more than once.

The ship wasn't running like it should have, just like the Ravens in the AFC Championship.

Where did I say "Terrorist Attack"?

I'm sure there's more to it but this is what I could find at the moment.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">IMPLICATIONS OF <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KeyBridgeCollapse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KeyBridgeCollapse</a>: &quot;This is going to be catastrophic for many reasons,&quot; one resident said.<br>&quot;Number one, the harbor&#39;s blocked. Number two, we&#39;re not going to get any more new car deliveries at this time. Amazon is just on the other side of the river and you can… <a href="https://t.co/KNGYibLhTe">pic.twitter.com/KNGYibLhTe</a></p>&mdash; Stephon Dingle WJZ (@Stephon_Dingle) <a href="https://twitter.com/Stephon_Dingle/status/1772573994857726165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Comment of the year so far LMAO

I believe it was exiting the harbor.

The Beltway is already a parking lot. They might have to go into a pandemic style of life when it comes to travel.

Some info regarding lack of tug boats.

More at link; https://gcaptain.com/ship-lost-contr...timore-bridge/

Just read there were 20 construction workers filling potholes on the bridge at the time. They also estimate there were about 20 cars on the bridge at the time.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-collapse.html

You didn't specifically, but what else are you "suspicious" of? Some new kind of serial killer?