Originally Posted by Womble:
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. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Womble:
First of all, was the captain drunk? And was that bridge made from paper mache? Looks weak as piss.
Here's a longer clip, looks like the ship losses power and regains it right before the impact.
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.
Originally Posted by seamonster:
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.
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. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
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 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. [Reply]