April 4, 20241 yr On 4/2/2024 at 3:48 PM, toolg said: Yeah, The Key Bridge opened in 1977. It took 5 years to build. Dali is around the size of Anna Maersk in your graphic. New regulations enacted after the Sunshine Skyway bridge collapse will require barriers around the bridge supports. I’ve also seen opinions that even if the pier had a modern barrier system it would have been ineffective due to the size and speed with which the Dali was moving. That building an adequate system to protect the pier would have been cost prohibitive.
April 4, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, Imp81318 said: I’ve also seen opinions that even if the pier had a modern barrier system it would have been ineffective due to the size and speed with which the Dali was moving. That building an adequate system to protect the pier would have been cost prohibitive. Could a modern barrier system, even if it had failed; could it have bought more time to get the construction workers off of the bridge? All speculation. We do not really know.
April 23, 20241 yr Ship that hit Baltimore bridge was 'unseaworthy' when it left port, city claims The ship's owner has argued that it shouldn't be held liable for the crash. https://abcnews.go.com/US/city-baltimore-claims-court-filing-ship-hit-bridge/story?id=109513784 I know everything works until it breaks, but it sure seems odds that the ship lost power less than a half an hour from leaving port.
April 23, 20241 yr It's also in the city's interest to argue that. I'm a bit skeptical that the sailors onboard would leave port in an unseaworthy vessel.
April 23, 20241 yr It is one thing to say the electrical generators onboard the Dali were faulty. It is another thing to say the entire ship was unseaworthy.
April 23, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: It's also in the city's interest to argue that. I'm a bit skeptical that the sailors onboard would leave port in an unseaworthy vessel. I doubt they have much say, any more than your typical pilot does on an airline known for sloppy maintenance.
April 23, 20241 yr Just now, toolg said: It is one thing to say the electrical generators onboard the Dali were faulty. It is another thing to say the entire ship was unseaworthy. Power is pretty important to being seaworthy.
May 15, 20241 yr I say, let Texas deal with it. They don't need any help from the Federal Government or US Tax dollars.
May 15, 20241 yr I'm sure the trumpbots will figure out some way to blame this one on brown people too.
May 15, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said: I'm sure the trumpbots will figure out some way to blame this one on brown people too. That's some nasty water they have there in Galveston.
May 15, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: I'm sure the trumpbots will figure out some way to blame this one on brown people too. We have to figure out who is in charge first. What was that acronym they were using for the mayor of Baltimore?
May 16, 20241 yr 18 hours ago, Paul852 said: We have to figure out who is in charge first. What was that acronym they were using for the mayor of Baltimore? They already blamed it on DEI
May 16, 20241 yr 19 hours ago, jsdarkstar said: That's some nasty water they have there in Galveston. I feel like this is a perfect set up
May 16, 20241 yr 26 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said: I feel like this is a perfect set up Round Mound of Throwin Shade
May 16, 20241 yr 23 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said: I'm sure the trumpbots will figure out some way to blame this one on brown people too. For sho'. Biden, cyberwarfare, Butigieg, pick your tin hat. Anything but the actual causes; the antiquated protectionist shipping laws that produce one of the slowest most inefficient commercial fleets in the world.
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