Francis Scott Key Bridge South of Baltimore Collapses

I second the motion to have all these threads consolidated.
I started one of them not knowing this one existed.
(Shoulda used the search bar first, sorry)

 

You know what I found unusual, there isn’t any tugboats escorting it out. This wouldn’t have happened. I’ve seen here in Commiefornia, when I’m in around the ports, tugboats escorting these huge ships in and out of ports.

 

That’s what the pilots are for but in this case the ship had mechanical issues!

 

Not trying to talk outta school here…but I’ve spent quite a bit of my life in N Florida…both a major shipping port and huge Naval area…and I’ve been told on numerous occasions that tugs are only used when the channel isn’t really deep enough and the ship literally has to be pushed/pulled in or out
Or when the ship is too large to be navigated by itself in such a confined area
But I personally have no knowledge other than what naval friends have told me

 

I will have to remember that in case we ever have any road or bridge damage problems…maybe I should change my name and act like a foreigner lol

 

Not sure how that ended up there…was supposed to be with the one about taxpayers paying 100% of the bills

 

These are pretty good videos. The channel is excellent. Simple information. No conspiracy theories or assumptions. No blame placing. The first video has a longer more complete view of what happened. More so than the mainstream news.

 

As an update of sorts, 6 people are lost and presumed dead, unsure if motorists or bridge/ship workers. As sad as it is, this is the price we pay for those crappy foreign products. Some facts are in order. A cargo ship like this can hold almost 20,000 containers, and there are about 9500 of these boats in service. They hold everything from auto parts to cell phones and computers to your underpants. I can't help but think, this never would have happened had the products been made here. Too late, a screw-up ( steering issue, my axx) of colossal magnitude, for sure.

 

Ex-merchant marine captain warns there is 'no way of controlling' cargo ship with mechanical error | Fox Business