Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by ship

[farmgirl]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13240657/baltimore-bridge-collapse-ship.html

Shocking new footage shows Baltimore bridge collapse from the front as divers desperately search for SIX members of the same construction crew who were working on the bridge and plunged 185 FOOT into 47F river when huge ship struck

[woolybear]

Not just the construction workers but also about 20 cars fell into the river. The Port of Baltimore isn't one of the largest ports but a lot of product goes in/out of it. It's the top port in the US for imported cars and light trucks.
From Reuters
IMPORTS
It is the busiest U.S. port for car shipments, handling more than 750,000 vehicles in 2023, according to data from the Maryland Port Administration.
The port handles imports and exports for major automakers including Nissan (7201.T), opens new tab, Toyota (7203.T), opens new tab, General Motors (GM.N), opens new tab, Volvo Car (VOLCARb.ST), opens new tab, Jaguar Land Rover (TAMOJL.UL) and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), opens new tab, including luxury models for Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley.
It is also the largest U.S. port by volume for handling farm and construction machinery, as well as agricultural products.
Imports of agricultural products totalled 3 million tonnes last year, including 1.2 million of sugar and salt, as well as gypsum, fertilisers and forest products, according to Ishan Bhanu, lead agricultural commodities analyst at Kpler.
Other top imports were paper/paperboard and plywood/veneer/particle board, the Maryland authority website shows.

EXPORTS
In 2023, the port was the second busiest for coal exports. Its eight dry bulk terminals exported 22 million tonnes of coal last year and small amounts of other metals and minerals, according to Kpler's Bhanu.
Other top export commodities by weight in 2022 were liquefied natural gas (LNG), wastepaper, ferrous scrap, and automobiles/light trucks, according to Maryland government data.
Cove Point, which is upstream from the bridge, is the nearest LNG terminal. ICIS ship tracking data show Cove Point typically exports about 500,000 tonnes per month.
CRUISE SHIPS
It is also a cruise terminal, with operators Norwegian (NCLH.N), opens new tab, Carnival (CCL.N), opens new tab and Royal Caribbean (RCL.N), opens new tab, all using the port for Caribbean, Canadian, and other Atlantic destinations.
In 2023, cruises carrying more than 444,000 passengers departed from the port, the Maryland government website says.

[farmgirl]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13239953/Singaporean-Dali-Baltimore-propulsion-bridge-collapse.html

Doomed cargo ship Dali was being piloted by a LOCAL crew who were trained to AVOID obstacles in the Baltimore port - as it emerges 100,000-ton vessel 'lost control and propulsion' moments before smashing into the bridge
An initial report found that propulsion may have caused the catastrophe
The crew warned that they 'lost control' of the vessel shortly before the smash
The vessel was piloted by a specialist crew trained to avoid impacts

[kkbcc]

Timelaps of the incident. You can see the ship's lighting/power problems.

[wildhorseluvr]

Latest update says they lost their lights. They sent out a Mayday and officials were able to stop many cars from entering the bridge. 

[woolybear]

Another youtube of the accident with the speaker pointing out what it happening

[wildhorseluvr]

Mar 26, 2024 15:46:30 GMT woolybear said:

Another youtube of the accident with the speaker pointing out what it happening

That is horrifying watching cars crossing minutes before the crash…some making it across and some stopping midway and falling into the water when the bridge collapses.

[wildhorseluvr]

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/26/baltimore-bridge-ship-previous-collision-antwerp-2016

[sunny225]

This is terrible!

I've got a feeling that this sort of thing will continue to happen more and more often because of the 'labor force' these days.

[woody]

And events such as the NYC Marathon & the Boston Marathon 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃

[farmgirl]

[farmrbrown]

Mar 26, 2024 17:10:59 GMT sunny225 said:

This is terrible!

I've got a feeling that this sort of thing will continue to happen more and more often because of the 'labor force' these days.

Yep. I was talking to a buddy earlier about this. He worked ports all his life and had worked there too. First thing he said was they should have dropped anchor immediately. For all their specialized training they forgot Sailing 101.

[solargeek]

News Nation (never watched it before) talked about how the NTSB will be looking for a terrorism side to this. So sad for all who lost their lives and hope it really is JUST an accident and then piled on poor decision-making in the split seconds before the crash.

[sunny225]

Some of the videos I've seen indicate they DID drop anchor but it didn't do what they hoped it would do.

[sunny225]