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Location: In the middle of nowhere... and enjoying it
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The ship lost power, twice, before hitting the support. That pilot struggled to get the ship in between the supports but the second power loss made that impossible.
It reminds me of when the skyway bridge collapsed into Tampa bay in the 90s.
Sunshine sky was hit on May 9, 1980. Sad, sad day. 35 killed that day.
One person has been rescued from the water, still several others reportedly missing. There were also construction workers on the bridge when it collapsed.
US Coast Guard, US Navy, and Baltimore Fire/Rescue is on scene.
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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The ship lost power, twice, before hitting the support. That pilot struggled to get the ship in between the supports but the second power loss made that impossible.
It reminds me of when the skyway bridge collapsed into Tampa bay in the 90s.
I noticed in one of the videos the ship appeared to have no lights on. I have no idea what controls the rudder of a large ship and wonder how dependent it is on electric power?
Looks like it lost power twice in the final moments. Pretty sure the black smoke beforehand was it getting revved full throttle reverse to try to slow the impact but it would have taken a mile to stop that beast.
Effects on highway commerce, ocean commerce including goods and energy, cruise ships and more.
You could take two approaches. Restoring ocean access it probably easiest and quickest. Potentially, a temporary span migh restore highway commerce but it may not allow ocean going vessels to pass.
The factors involved in replacement for full operation are many. High rise bridges across waterways typically take years to complete.
Right now, China is the leader in bridge technology and have built some amazing structures in relatively short periods of time. If you have the specialized equipment, unlimited manpower and money, a replacement, or at least a working "patch" could be in place while a permanent structure is put in place, might be done sooner than you would think.
I would guess a lot of people are already working on it and its mostly an issue of time vs money.
Sunshine sky was hit on May 9, 1980. Sad, sad day. 35 killed that day.
'bout 2 weeks later school was out and I did my annual 'play truck driver' for summer break and we were one the 1 lane each direction now, surviving span. It had no berms, no breakdown lanes, no guide rails when you are in a cabover...holy crap that was a drop.
ever see the iconic picture of the new tan lesabre that stopped --><-- this close? betcha he went into the clergy.
If I understood the Maryland Governor correctly, the crew of the ship notified someone (?) they could not control the ship and authorities were able to stop traffic which limited possible victims to just the construction crew. But earlier, it was reported they used sonar and found there were several cars in the water. I'm confused.
ETA - A reporter asked about the above and the governor started backtracking that statement.
ETA, too - Vehicles in the water probably belonged to the construction crew. Duh.
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