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Post by hugsfromlv426 on Mar 26, 2024 13:02:40 GMT
Like the Sunshine Skyway in the 80's. Didn't this bridge have "dolphins", concrete and steel platforms guarding the supports? I guess not. It was built before the Skyway collision/collapse, so maybe they weren't required yet. |
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Post by abbey1227 on Mar 26, 2024 13:08:02 GMT
The video footage of this was fucking crazy! I hope everyone makes it out alive.
The number I heard they were looking for was low......... like 7
So at least it wasn't as bad as that Minnesota bridge a few years back
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Post by abbey1227 on Mar 26, 2024 13:08:44 GMT
Like the Sunshine Skyway in the 80's. Didn't this bridge have "dolphins", concrete and steel platforms guarding the supports? I guess not. It was built before the Skyway collision/collapse, so maybe they weren't required yet.
not sure about this one, but those ships have continued to get bigger, too
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Post by hugsfromlv426 on Mar 26, 2024 13:12:45 GMT
Like the Sunshine Skyway in the 80's. Didn't this bridge have "dolphins", concrete and steel platforms guarding the supports? Google maps shows two structures west of the bridge, but they appear to be well outside the shipping channel, so I doubt they were meant to protect the bridge. |
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Post by bomtombadil on Mar 26, 2024 13:20:49 GMT
Looked like a very large portion to me. Like 99%
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Post by teh on Mar 26, 2024 13:21:25 GMT
Horrifying.
My guess is equipment malfunction.
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Post by hugsfromlv426 on Mar 26, 2024 13:26:27 GMT
Looked like a very large portion to me. Like 99% I guess it depends on how you measure the bridge. 30% of the raised structure fell, which equates to about 50% of what was over water, or 100% of the suspended section. |
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Post by tommyrockarolla on Mar 26, 2024 13:33:40 GMT
Infrastructure?
Who cares!
This country is going to hell in a hand basket.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Mar 26, 2024 13:37:54 GMT
Wow! I initially assumed that the ship was too tall to pass under the bridge, but it is much worse than that. How the hell did that happen? I have never steered a boat that wasn’t powered by pedals or oars, but I can’t imagined it would be so hard for a professional boat driver person to avoid hitting a pillar. Easy on the nautical terms, dude! Not all of us went to Annapolis! I heard on the news that a possible explanation at this point is that the thing that makes the boat go forward failed, so the boat was out of control. |
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Post by OfUnknownOrigins on Mar 26, 2024 13:38:00 GMT
I’ve been over that bridge many times when I lived in Maryland.
I doubt many of the people crossing the bridge at that time survived.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Mar 26, 2024 13:38:54 GMT
I’ve been over that bridge many times when I lived in Maryland. I doubt many of the people crossing the bridge at that time survived. Good thing that it was 1:30 AM, not 5:00 PM.
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Post by OfUnknownOrigins on Mar 26, 2024 13:39:26 GMT
The video footage of this was fucking crazy! I hope everyone makes it out alive. They’ve only found a couple alive. The rest are almost certainly dead. |
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Post by abbey1227 on Mar 26, 2024 13:41:13 GMT
Easy on the nautical terms, dude! Not all of us went to Annapolis! I heard on the news that a possible explanation at this point is that the thing that makes the boat go forward failed, so the boat was out of control.
This post just propelled the thread a little more.
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Post by abbey1227 on Mar 26, 2024 13:42:17 GMT
I’ve been over that bridge many times when I lived in Maryland. I doubt many of the people crossing the bridge at that time survived.
Can you imagine how that feels?
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Post by tommyrockarolla on Mar 26, 2024 13:46:24 GMT
I wouldn’t be surprised if they hit the water before having a clue about what was actually happening, especially at 2 AM.
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