At least it was middle of the night. Barge hit an I-40 bridge over the Arkansas River near here around 8AM that caused it to collapse and kill most of the people on it several years ago.
Just seen the video on the news. They are saying maybe up to 20 people missing,drivers as well as some construction workers. Looks likes a long bridge ,major impact on travel.
It might, this is a really big deal. I don't know about Annapolis or whatever Navy presence in the area might be effected. Locking the Navy into their port could really upset the defense of the east coast, too. This is a big deal.
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
Wow, hoping for the best for the workers on the bridge. You can see maintance vehicle with their flashing lights on stopped on that bridge, and all of them went into the water.
As far as traffic, that's a major bridge that carries Interstate 695. Traffic is going to be super-fugged for a long time to come.
As far as blocking in the Navy, that's not an issue. There may be some USNS ships in that harbor for repair or for taking on fuel. But the bulk of the Navy is in Norfolk, Va and some other bases on the east coast.
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe, an Obama phone, free health insurance. and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime.
Ship was leaving port, only 30 minutes or so into extended voyage. News stated there is video of the ship's lights going completely dark prior to impact. If that's true, major power failure, unable to steer ship.
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children may live in peace. ~~ Thomas Paine