Baltimore Key Bridge Collapses.

[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by Cloudy Dayz

Those are excuses. I don't care what the excuses are. The work is not getting done fast.

Or maybe... an event like this has never happened before in the history of martime and there are no guidelines on how "fast" this should or not be completed, nor are we the UAE or Saudi Arabi and cut safety corners for the sake of "speed".

But seeing as you can't be reasoned with, will agree to disagree.

You have a good one.

[North Beach Person]

I'm just wondering about the long term impact on the Port. Yeah, I know what the politicos are saying but if the alternate ports the shipping has been diverted to can logistically handle the traffic and the companies find the cost going to those is lower they won't return to Baltimore.

I haven't seen that many ships going by my house even with the channel being open, even at a lower capacity, the last couple or three weeks since it's been open. By "that many" I mean less than a dozen. Now, more may have transited at night when I wouldn't see them.

[Cloudy Dayz]

Originally Posted by Joakim3

Or maybe... an event like this has never happened before in the history of martime and there are no guidelines on how "fast" this should or not be completed, nor are we the UAE or Saudi Arabi and cut safety corners for the sake of "speed".

But seeing as you can't be reasoned with, will agree to disagree.

You have a good one.

It's has happened before.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ypsqs5mE4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVRLQZrw5PY

[Cloudy Dayz]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

I'm just wondering about the long term impact on the Port. Yeah, I know what the politicos are saying but if the alternate ports the shipping has been diverted to can logistically handle the traffic and the companies find the cost going to those is lower they won't return to Baltimore.

I haven't seen that many ships going by my house even with the channel being open, even at a lower capacity, the last couple or three weeks since it's been open. By "that many" I mean less than a dozen. Now, more may have transited at night when I wouldn't see them.

It's hard for me to see any long term impact from this. Short term, it's going to be a mess.

[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by Cloudy Dayz

It's has happened before.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ypsqs5mE4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVRLQZrw5PY

I’m well aware of what happened in Tampa.

The portion of the Key Bridge that collapsed was over 3x the length and 6-10x the mass of the southbound span that fell in Tampa.

The MV Dali is ~4x the weight of MV Summit Venture (the ship that hit the original Sunshine Sky Way bridge) nor did the Sunshine Skyway Bridge fall on the MV Summit and prevent it from being moved.

You wouldn’t say a Lear Jet crashing is the” same thing” as a 747 despite them both being planes. Same concept.

[clevergirl67]

Originally Posted by Joakim3

But seeing as you can't be reasoned with

Yep, been on my Ignore List for awhile now. Constant complainer and will argue with a doorknob.

[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by clevergirl67

Yep, been on my Ignore List for awhile now. Constant complainer and will argue with a doorknob.

You can lead a horse to water….

[clevergirl67]

Originally Posted by Joakim3

You can lead a horse to water….

But a horse will miss the pylon every time

[Woodlands]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

I'm just wondering about the long term impact on the Port. Yeah, I know what the politicos are saying but if the alternate ports the shipping has been diverted to can logistically handle the traffic and the companies find the cost going to those is lower they won't return to Baltimore.

I haven't seen that many ships going by my house even with the channel being open, even at a lower capacity, the last couple or three weeks since it's been open. By "that many" I mean less than a dozen. Now, more may have transited at night when I wouldn't see them.

By other ports to you mean the Tidewater(Norfolk/Portsmouth/Newport News) or are you thinking places like Philly and Wilmington DE can use this as an opportunity to steal business and cargo. I know nothing about ports but I travel by Port of Wilmington all the time going to Philly and wonder why its not larger than it is...

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by Woodlands

By other ports to you mean the Tidewater(Norfolk/Portsmouth/Newport News) or are you thinking places like Philly and Wilmington DE can use this as an opportunity to steal business and cargo. I know nothing about ports but I travel by Port of Wilmington all the time going to Philly and wonder why its not larger than it is...

All of the above.