Baltimore Bridge Collapse

[davesgcr]

Closer to home , we had the Severn Railway Bridge Collapse in 1960.

The tragic Severn Bridge disaster claimed five lives off Sharpness

The tragic Severn Bridge disaster claimed five lives off Sharpness

www.severntales.co.uk

Who knew there was a bridge , before the road bridge(s).........? , ironically a fair bit of money had been spent on it , in advance of some serious Severn Tunnel works , - all to no avail ,and there were fatalities.

 

[Dogsauce]

Closer to home , we had the Severn Railway Bridge Collapse in 1960.

The tragic Severn Bridge disaster claimed five lives off Sharpness

The tragic Severn Bridge disaster claimed five lives off Sharpness

www.severntales.co.uk

Who knew there was a bridge , before the road bridge(s).........? , ironically a fair bit of money had been spent on it , in advance of some serious Severn Tunnel works , - all to no avail ,and there were fatalities.

That was a single-track bridge so never a busy route, and quite far upstream from the road bridges so not as long or high (larger ships not passing that far). I think it could have been repaired, but in the era of Beeching it was probably doomed anyway.

 

[petee]

 

[Yossarian]

Move over, Mr Fantastic, there's someone who can make even bigger stretches

 

[Yossarian]

Does she do this with every news story?

"While the eruption of the Icelandic volcano appears to be a natural event, not something caused by evildoers dynamiting underground chambers, America has volcanoes too and there have been concerns raised about potential foul play by people coming over the wide open border..."

 

[petee]

Does she do this with every news story?

yes.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Their credulity is a wide open border

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

That's not what happened. The collision/collapse were pretty much at the same time.

Looks like there were amazingly few vehicles on the bridge even compared with just before the collision.

Although weirdly, an ad keeps popping up in my social media, ads in YouTube videos, for a device to break windows in the event your vehicle is submerged in water. Apparently, more modern cars/vehicles have safety glass that is hard to smash in collisions. The downside of that is that, if a vehicle goes off the road and ends up submerged in water, it means it's virtually impossible to smash front or rear windscreen or side windows. And given that most vehicles are now electric, it's not possible to wind windows down either. So the ads are for a device that will smash windscreen and also cut through seatbelt.

But that potentially explains why anyone who was in a vehicle on the bridge might not have survived, ie perhaps because they couldn't break windscreens or open the windows. Although of course they might have been unconscious and unaware (one hopes).

 

[Humberto]

It's a bridge and a port knocked out for years though?

 

[bcuster]

Plus, the 185 foot fall into mice cold water

 

[bcuster]

It's a bridge and a port knocked out for years though?

Biden has pledged 10 billion to repair

 

[Saul Goodman]

 

[petee]

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dude.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

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While I always knew that the secret to great comedy is timing I didn't realise this was the context you were trying to avoid.

 

[pseudonarcissus]

Or some sort of defences mounted around supporting pillars.

It looks like the HV power cable civil engineers thought of that , TBH.

 

[krtek a houby]

6 construction workers feared dead

Baltimore Key bridge collapse live updates: Two bodies recovered, authorities say

The latest on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland. What we know about the victims, recovery effort, port reopening and more.

apnews.com

Who are the victims in Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse? What we know about those missing and presumed dead

The search for six construction workers turned to a recovery effort Tuesday night, following a collapse at Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

I can only hope their families and loved ones receive the support they deserve.

 

[krtek a houby]

I can only hope their families and loved ones receive the support they deserve.

No doubt someone, somewhere will be spinning their migrant status somehow

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

No doubt someone, somewhere will be spinning their migrant status somehow

I don't doubt it for a second. I'm just hoping it is so high profile some broad scope proposition is pushed through. At least on a state level. Or as an executive order. Anything that goes through the party system will be savaged by the swivel eyed loons.

 

[BigMoaner]

Crikey, terrifying

 

[Epona]

Looks like there were amazingly few vehicles on the bridge even compared with just before the collision.

From what I understand of the situation, the ship sent a Mayday call and traffic was prevented from moving onto the bridge as a result, which probably saved a lot of lives.

 

[a_chap]

Here's some high-quality footage of the ship and collapsed bridge from the NTSB:





It really does give you an impression of the scale of this disaster

 

[two sheds]

We have a probable cause

 

[two sheds]

More probable causes (have we had these yet?)





Eta: there's fucking dozens of them, apportioned between the major Republican hate targets.

 

[WouldBe]

I'm waiting for Laurence Gerbil to blame Sadiq Khan for it.

 

[skyscraper101]

Who wants to bet they'll get a replacement operational before they reopen Hammersmith Bridge?

 

[davesgcr]

That was a single-track bridge so never a busy route, and quite far upstream from the road bridges so not as long or high (larger ships not passing that far). I think it could have been repaired, but in the era of Beeching it was probably doomed anyway.

Agreed on all counts but intrigued by the coastal barges involved-oil shipments from Swansea to Worcester

Baltimore throws up huge logistical challenges for freight involving rail and sea

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Looks like there were amazingly few vehicles on the bridge even compared with just before the collision.

Although weirdly, an ad keeps popping up in my social media, ads in YouTube videos, for a device to break windows in the event your vehicle is submerged in water. Apparently, more modern cars/vehicles have safety glass that is hard to smash in collisions. The downside of that is that, if a vehicle goes off the road and ends up submerged in water, it means it's virtually impossible to smash front or rear windscreen or side windows. And given that most vehicles are now electric, it's not possible to wind windows down either. So the ads are for a device that will smash windscreen and also cut through seatbelt.

But that potentially explains why anyone who was in a vehicle on the bridge might not have survived, ie perhaps because they couldn't break windscreens or open the windows. Although of course they might have been unconscious and unaware (one hopes).

If it were me, I think I'd rather that the fall killed me instantly than drown in the river.

 

[kalmatthew]

If it were me, I think I'd rather that the fall killed me instantly than drown in the river.

I was going to "like" that becuase I agree 100% but decided it was inappropriate.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Struggling to process this. All accidents at work are horrific but this seems amplified somewhat by the magnitude of it. RIP to all those who perished and well done to the responders who acted quickly and saved lives.