GP:
The events of March 26, 2024, in Baltimore Harbor were dramatic. The Singaporean Flag Merchant Vessel Dali ran into the Francis Scott Key Bridge less than an hour after casting off from the pier at 12:45am.
The emergency response was executed within seconds after the Harbor Pilots on the bridge of the Dali declared a mayday and possible impact with the bridge. Traffic was stopped on each end, but a work crew on the spans did not have enough time to depart the bridge before it collapsed and appear to have been killed.
Bridge strikes have occurred before, but a 100,000-ton, large container ship totally downing a large bridge is unprecedented. Seven bridge allisions have occurred in America killing over 100, with the Baltimore disaster appearing to be the largest bridge to be downed. more
This story seems predicated on the belief that the government’s version of the events is truthful. LOL
The ship clearly seems to have been unseaworthy (is that a word???), and yet somehow it was cleared to leave. Someone needs to be held responsible for that. And not some low-level flunkie who can be conveniently thrown under the bus in someone else’s place, either.
What we need is common sense cargo ship control.
Can’t drive my car without a valid inspection, and insurance.
Black Swan event, standby for more
@Worker peasant TAX Slave
You can’t, but all the illegal aliens can!
Unless a ship goes between American ports in which case it has to be registered in the US, it is rare to find an American flagged ship. The primary reason is that the requirements to be registered here are onerous. That is not to say those regulations are a bad idea as such, but what is the point if no one else has to abide by similar rules.
It is the same as pay and safety regulations for employees in the US. There is a reason many American products are made in third-world sweat-shops.
Trump invited for bridge collapse. Story developing.
like the missing data in the twa 800 “black” boxes & the bubba cover up, no problem
indited. stupid autocucumber
Larry: it’s “indicted.”
Be honest: it wasn’t autocorrect; you got a participation trophy at the spelling bee.
Little Morphin’ Annie wins this thread!!!