We can't spend our $$$$$ on bridge upkeep! Those $$$$$ must go to Ukraine!!
What, exactly, from a maintenance perspective could have been done to keep this bridge standing after a strike from a 95,128 ton ship?
A robust bridge fendering system.
A fender trying to stop a 100K plus ton ship moving at two or three knots, there isn't a fender in the world that would stop it.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
