Bridge collapse in Maryland
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Thanks. Brad.
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Steering systems should have double redundancy.
Also heard folks speak to tug assisted navigation as an option with sensitive waterways.
RIP the workers on the bridge, and the 7 cars in the water.
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Communicating an emergency and acting out a quick plan to move off the bridge would have taken time. Did they even have a vehicle or were they all on foot? Rough go all around.
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There would have been a local Pilot that would have been onboard, no?
Steering systems should have double redundancy.
Also heard folks speak to tug assisted navigation as an option with sensitive waterways.
RIP the workers on the bridge, and the 7 cars in the water.
Steering systems should have double redundancy.
Also heard folks speak to tug assisted navigation as an option with sensitive waterways.
RIP the workers on the bridge, and the 7 cars in the water.
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There was only a 4 minute warning between when the ship signalled and when it collided - even if crews left that same second it's not a lot of time to make it several thousand feet. Feel terrible for everyone in this mess
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How the heck could they have even stopped traffic? I watched and as others said it was very little time. The bridge is 1.6 miles long, no chance on foot and very little if in a vehicle and need to turn around.
You can see in one video some of the work trucks falling into the water RIP,
Man, one minute you are doing your job the next,,,,,,,,,,,horrible.
You can see in one video some of the work trucks falling into the water RIP,
Man, one minute you are doing your job the next,,,,,,,,,,,horrible.
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Prayers out to all of the families affected.
That said, can you imagine calling your insurance company with this claim? I cannot imagine the cost of building a new bridge.
That said, can you imagine calling your insurance company with this claim? I cannot imagine the cost of building a new bridge.
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It makes one think that after this, and the Sunshine Highway Bridge in Florida back in 1980, if they will consider building some sort of safety piers AHEAD of the abutments for these bridges, in both travel directions? These bridges don't stand a chance against these massive ships.
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