Baltimore bridge collapse

[MartG]

As hidetheelephants said earlier, the VDR didn't stop recording, but all the instruments feeding data to it stopped working when the power went off

[fatboy18]

More footage here
https://youtu.be/5KHNFGI2Pws?si=oHCWRObQARIq2xpF

[Abbott]

fatboy18 said:

More footage here
https://youtu.be/5KHNFGI2Pws?si=oHCWRObQARIq2xpF

Infuriating that the messages along the bottom of film obscure the stuff you want to see.

[fatboy18]

Abbott said:

fatboy18 said:

More footage here
https://youtu.be/5KHNFGI2Pws?si=oHCWRObQARIq2xpF

Infuriating that the messages along the bottom of film obscure the stuff you want to see.

that's CNN for you! bloody media

[hidetheelephants]

Northern half of the channel is going to be open for vessels with draft up to 32' from Thursday morning according to the port authority. Quick work by the wrecking crew, now for the southern half and the Dali.

[Vipers]

Just for info.

[Abbott]

Vipers said:

Just for info.

That must be some comfort for the families RIP

[Collectingbrass]

Hopefully the crew, who have to remain on board, survive the use of cutting charges to remove the remainder of the bridge

https://maritime-executive.com/article/salvors-wil...

Not that the Americans have a well deserved reputation for being heavy handed where explosives are concerned, no sir.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale

[hidetheelephants]

I imagine they will be told to stay in the accommodation while the blasting is going on, the accommodation is shielded by the stack of containers and is over 70m from the nearest part of the bridge wreckage.

[Abbott]

Why do they have to stay onboard.

[hidetheelephants]

Abbott said:

Why do they have to stay onboard.

Because the ship is still at sea, it's not sinking but they can't get to a dock right now due to it being stuck; once freed it will go to a dock for an inspection by divers and temporary repairs to the bow, the crew may be relieved at that point but with the crew being from where they're from it would be unsurprising if they stay on board until the ship gets back to the far east.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Abbott said:

Why do they have to stay onboard.

Probably some sort of immigration thing.

[Easternlight]

Talk of using precision cutting explosives to dismantle the large piece that's on the Dali.
Some info here:-

https://youtu.be/3xFr4fTDc7k?si=nXJp9G8Xks26NKHE

Maybe by the weekend.

Good live camera here:-

https://www.youtube.com/live/QQdAe5g1BIs?si=GF--JL...

Edited by Easternlight on Wednesday 8th May 23:45

[Vipers]

Abbott said:

That must be some comfort for the families RIP

Yes, indeed.

[Collectingbrass]

Otispunkmeyer said:

Abbott said:

Why do they have to stay onboard.

Probably some sort of immigration thing.

It'll be as much about getting paid as it will immigration

[hidetheelephants]

The spams take liberties with regard to allowing seafarers shore leave, especially non-caucasians.

[Easternlight]

Spams?

[gruffalo]

Easternlight said:

Spams?

Americans.