News Maryland's Key Bridge collapses after it was struck by a container ship - Page 13

ShowtimeSBMVP · 03-26-2024, 02:22 AM

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

pic.twitter.com/u8xXrhICJu
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) March 26, 2024

SITUATION REPORT: BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE

- At 1:28 a.m. ET, a large container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

- Large parts of the bridge immediately collapsed, sending multiple vehicles into the water, including a group of construction workers.

-… pic.twitter.com/QGHPeCyQLR
— BNO News (@BNONews) March 26, 2024

**wazu** · 03-26-2024, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

Does it take a god damn pig farmer to suggest they have a backup power supply connected to the friggin steering wheel!

Does it take a damn software developer to suggest that you could just let pigs **** on their own and find something better to do with your time all day than jacking off boars?

**notorious** · 03-26-2024, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

Does it take a god damn pig farmer to suggest they have a backup power supply connected to the friggin steering wheel!

If it make you feel better the harbor pilot was probably jerking the wheel like it was attached to prized swine balls.

scho63 · 03-27-2024, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by scho63

Not sure the harbor pilot gets onboard that early. My sister has a female friend that is a harbor pilot master at Port of Philly/Delaware and I believe she takes over within a short distant when she boards the ship. She makes insane amounts of money. Dangerous job.

All reports say the harbor pilots were already aboard.

They must get on very early in the harbor and I did not see an escort tug, which occurs often.

This harbor must have different rules and maybe it is bridge related.

TwistedChief · 03-27-2024, 07:09 AM

Thought this provided some nice context on the role of the harbor pilot:

https://theconversation.com/ive-capt...lisions-226700

neech · 03-27-2024, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TwistedChief

Thought this provided some nice context on the role of the harbor pilot:

https://theconversation.com/ive-capt...lisions-226700

The captain can still do what he wants in essence.

If the captains a control freak and won't listen to others, then that's the way it goes.

neech · 03-27-2024, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

God damn, those are some mighty considerate terrorists.

You see the new, modern-day terrorists are trying to get away from the ugly thug type of image and have a charming persona of themselves by being polite and mannerly.
With a sophistication and charm about them that makes you want to invite them in for a cup of tea.

**Lzen** · 03-27-2024, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Lara Logan says she has inside sources who told her the bridge disaster was a terrorist attack. pic.twitter.com/xB04Txi90I
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 26, 2024

The loons are out in full force as expected

I won't rule out cyber attack just yet. However, this seems a little hyperbolic to me. Why could trucks not route around that?

stanleychief · 03-27-2024, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by wazu

Does it take a damn software developer to suggest that you could just let pigs **** on their own and find something better to do with your time all day than jacking off boars?

Sounds more like a hardware issue to me.

**Lzen** · 03-27-2024, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by stanleychief

Sounds more like a hardware issue to me.

I think that is what happened. And someone posted earlier in this thread that the same ship had issues a few years ago and had an incident. Not sure of the accuracy of that but if true, that is really bad.

raybec 4 · 03-27-2024, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

I won't rule out cyber attack just yet. However, this seems a little hyperbolic to me. Why could trucks not route around that?

They can, or, if needed sips can dock in several other port cities.

**loochy** · 03-27-2024, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by raybec 4

They can, or, if needed sips can dock in several other port cities.

They can, but does the port have the necessary open capacity? It works a lot like airports, with scheduled ins and outs. It's really hard to work things in when they already operate near capacity anyway.

**ptlyon** · 03-27-2024, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by neech

You see the new, modern-day terrorists are trying to get away from the ugly thug type of image and have a charming persona of themselves by being polite and mannerly.
With a sophistication and charm about them that makes you want to invite them in for a cup of tea.

Democrats?

ThrobProng · 03-27-2024, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Lara Logan says she has inside sources who told her the bridge disaster was a terrorist attack. pic.twitter.com/xB04Txi90I
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 26, 2024

The loons are out in full force as expected

And plenty of morons believe her.

**Lzen** · 03-27-2024, 09:47 AM

I realize that everyone wants to just throw aside the cyber attack angle but, I think it's at least worth some consideration. Here's some good discussion on this, from all angles, if anyone cares to look at it with an open mind.

IMO, you can't say one way or the other this soon. There has to be some investigation first.

**BigRedChief** · 03-27-2024, 09:49 AM

Why does every event have to be some shadowy conspiracy?

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