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Still batting a 100 I see.

Mayor pete .will get to the bottom of this,and fill in the cracks .his butts on the line

Boy that gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. Not. Our Governor Wes Moore is a Joe Biden lackey and a Gavin Newsom wannabe, and the Mayor of Baltimore is a clueless twit. Don't get me started on Pete Butty-gag.

So you're saying The Wire is a documentary?

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-76.503/centery:39.254/zoom:12

Interesting site I've followed for years.

I live at the intersection of Rt.50 and Rt.2/179, in the lower left quadrant of this map. I look out my 2nd floor down onto Rt.50 to the south about 200 yards away.

You can tell from this illustration how waterways (primarily the Chesapeake Bay and tributary rivers) dominate our local world. There are no straight lines "from here to there". This is the hard reality that'll dominate the coming traffic congestion due to the bridge collapse.

7 people, not cars. 2 rescued And there was a mayday. Bridge was closed. Had it been 08:00 the bridge would have still been closed.

But thanx for the fake drama.

The cement truck was probably there with the work crew.
Maybe the cars were theirs also? I doubt they walked up onto the bridge to go to work.

Does anyone know if this is the first time that a major U.S. port has been blocked by debris?


For instance I know that the Coronado Bridge in San Diego is built out of box sections (I actually was able to walk through them on a tour once). The rumor is that the box sections (with dogged bulkhead doors) were so designed because in the event of a bridge failure, the sections could be towed out of the way. 32nd street Naval Base is inside the bridge.

I forget the real reason for the box sections, given on the tour, but it was not because they would float. Maybe they would break up in a way so as to not impede navigation???

When I first saw the video this morning about 5:30 am, one thing I noticed after about the third viewing was the fact that the lights went out on the ship twice before the impact... I.e., they lost power and any steering capability.. It happens..



Just thank God the traffic at that time of night was so very light.. Prayers for all those involved..

Well, that won't buff out.

Thank you Jesus. The adults are now in charge.


(sarc)

Looks like I95 is going to get a lot busier for awhile.

Pete's running late. Some late morning spooning with his husband.

Likely built that way for earthquake damage mitigation. It's a whole lot easier, faster, and more economical to replace a section or two than an entire bridge.

Hope he brings his diving chit. He can see everything above water on tv.

With cars being one of the prevalent products, I don't think lightering will work very well. Same with containers. You'll likely see other ports absorb that cargo.

Lol

I doubt the ship is in danger of sinking. It's likely a double hull with a crash bulkhead and good compartmentalization to prevent progressive flooding.

Norfolk/Hampton Roads/Portsmouth going to be wide open I suppose.
Savannah too I guess.