Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore

[Arturo Bandini]

A tanker has destroyed the entirety of the bridge of Baltimore.

All my sympathy to the people involved. This is crazy.

Hope the guys from Maryland here are OK.

[*michaelsean*]

Oh damn.

[XenoMorph]

Hopefully not to many people were crossing the Bridge at that hour of the mourning...

Cant image if this had happened during rush hour

[*pally*]

(03-26-2024, 08:53 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: Hopefully not to many people were crossing the Bridge at that hour of the mourning...

Cant image if this had happened during rush hour

They said they are looking for about 7 autos.  

There were road workers on the bridge when it was struck but they haven't said how many

1 person was recovered completely uninjured.  1 was recovered in critical condition.  No injuries on the tanker that hit the bridge.  The tanker, which was being piloted by a local harbor pilot, may have experienced electrical problems before the collision

[Goalpost]

Very early to know what happened. I've heard the electrical issue also. Perhaps the ship's lights went out, and had lost power.

[XenoMorph]

(03-26-2024, 09:55 AM)pally Wrote: They said they are looking for about 7 autos.  

There were road workers on the bridge when it was struck but they haven't said how many

1 person was recovered completely uninjured.  1 was recovered in critical condition.  No injuries on the tanker that hit the bridge.  The tanker, which was being piloted by a local harbor pilot, may have experienced electrical problems before the collision

i watched a video and you could see the ship go dark 2x before it hit the bridge

[Arturo Bandini]

(03-26-2024, 10:12 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: i watched a video and you could see the ship go dark 2x before it hit the bridge

Yes, it looks like an unfortunate accident. A terrible one.

[masonbengals fan]

It was a container ship that struck the bridge pillar. Terrible tragedy.

[Mike M (the other one)]

Oh man, sad day!

[*pally*]

6 people are still missing. They are all part of the construction crew that was doing asphalt work. There was a Mayday call from the ship that allowed people enough time to close down the bridge of auto traffic unfortunately though there wasn't enough time for the construction guys who were in the middle of the bridge

[Arturo Bandini]

(03-26-2024, 11:09 AM)pally Wrote: 6 people are still missing.  They are all part of the construction crew that was doing asphalt work.  There was a Mayday call from the ship that allowed people enough time to close down the bridge of auto traffic unfortunately though there wasn't enough time for the construction guys who were in the middle of the bridge

Number up to 20. 

[Goalpost]

There is going to be 'port' consequences. Baltimore is the 11th largest port in the country. It does high volume in both autos and coal. The port is also used by Royal Caribbean and Carnival. Home Depot does a lot of business thru here also. We're talking months, if not a year, to get back to normal. That, of course, doesn't even include re-direction of land traffic.

[CKwi88]

(03-26-2024, 03:28 PM)Goalpost Wrote: There is going to be 'port' consequences.  Baltimore is the 11th largest port in the country.  It does high volume in both autos and coal.  The port is also used by Royal Caribbean and Carnival.  Home Depot does a lot of business thru here also.  We're talking months, if not a year, to get back to normal.  That, of course, doesn't even include re-direction of land traffic.

For sure. The financial/economic burden of this is tough to even imagine. It's no Ever Given in the Suez Canal, but the impact on commerce and transit will be astounding. 

Of course the immediate thought is deservedly on the missing and the dead, but this is going to have very long-lasting consequences. 

[Luvnit2]

This seems in 2024 this should not happen.

My thoughts and prayers for all of the people impacted.

Sad day, this and a police officer in Queens shot and killed. The officer had a year old baby. Thoughts and prayers with his family as well.

[*pally*]

(03-26-2024, 03:28 PM)Goalpost Wrote: There is going to be 'port' consequences.  Baltimore is the 11th largest port in the country.  It does high volume in both autos and coal.  The port is also used by Royal Caribbean and Carnival.  Home Depot does a lot of business thru here also.  We're talking months, if not a year, to get back to normal.  That, of course, doesn't even include re-direction of land traffic.

The port itself will be open far sooner than you think it will be.  The bridge, of course, will take far longer to replace.  But it is a matter of removing the debris in order to reopen the channel

[Belsnickel]

So, the ship experienced power failures and put out distress calls. Fortunately, law enforcement on the bridge was able to prevent additional traffic from going onto the bridge, which prevented even further tragedy. This is going to have some major impacts on things for a long time.

[Destro]

I travel the bridge fairly often. Crossed it twice yesterday, was supposed to tomorrow and Thursday. I have sites all over that area. Travel will be very interesting for awhile. Very surreal for us in MD. As stated before, the economic impact will be huge. This waterway is our main shipping port, number nine in the entire world. People will not be able to work, period. A side of that bring had super massive warehouses ( Amazon, FedEx, etc. ) All HazMat trucks will have to circle around Baltimore.

Friend of the family lost their family member as part of the road crew ( I did not know them ). We lost six road workers due to a speeding car flipping into a work zone on the other side of the beltway last year. Just rough stuff. The Feds say they will rebuild the bridge. No idea how long it will take. I do know when there are impossible emergencies and they cut the red tape, work can be done quickly. Shall see about this

[basballguy]

Why the **** is Biden offering to pay to replace the bridge? Insurance companies aren’t even liable anymore?

[Arturo Bandini]

(03-26-2024, 07:53 PM)basballguy Wrote: Why the **** is Biden offering to pay to replace the bridge?  Insurance companies aren’t even liable anymore?

You think they'll pay it tomorrow ? 

I'm pretty sure the new bridge has to start as soon as possible and not when lawyers will stop to delay this thing to infinite and beyond. 

Showing a little solidarity with your fellow citizens is that unpleasant ?

Actually, this is a decent use of taxpayers money if you ask me.

[Belsnickel]

(03-26-2024, 08:01 PM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: You think they'll pay it tomorrow ? 

I'm pretty sure the new bridge has to start as soon as possible and not when lawyers will stop to delay this thing to infinite and beyond. 

Showing a little solidarity with your fellow citizens is that unpleasant ?

Actually, this is a decent use of taxpayers money if you ask me.

I was going to say this. The insurance companies will likely reimburse the government once everything plays out, but for the time being there needs to be immediate action taken because this will have a huge impact on people nationwide. Welcome back to supply chain issues and rising prices.