Baltimore Bay bridge collapses

[Mik]

This is going to be a mess.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/26/us/baltimore-bridge-collapse#ship-hits-baltimore-key-bridge

[89th]

The footage almost looks fake it's so massive of a collapse. Looks like the lights on the ship went out (and smoke?) a minute or two before it went kamikaze into the bridge support. RIP to those on the bridge (cars, trucks, and construction workers) who met an untimely demise.

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[George K]

There were power losses on the ship:

If this had been rush hour....

[George K]

@Mik said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:

This is going to be a mess.

The collapse of the Key Bridge means that the Baltimore Port will be unusable for many months.

It's the 13th most important US port for foreign trade

The economic impact on the city, which is already plagued by social misery and violent crime, will be huge

[Mik]

Looked like there were a lot of construction folks on the bridge. Very sad.

[George K]

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@George-K said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:

@Mik said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:

This is going to be a mess.

The collapse of the Key Bridge means that the Baltimore Port will be unusable for many months.

It's the 13th most important US port for foreign trade

The economic impact on the city, which is already plagued by social misery and violent crime, will be huge

Not to sound crass, but I'd have to imagine they'll have the debris partially cleaned up relatively faster than that and a path made so that ships can at least go back and forth?

The harbor tunnel there (the alternate route) is going to get.... well, busy. I've often thought of how easy it would be to cripple areas like DC by taking out a structure or two on the overcrowded and old bridges there. Like the American Legion bridge and Wilson Bridge (or 395). And for the FBI watching, I'm just talking from a logistics standpoint.

[George K]

@89th said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:

for the FBI watching

At least one person (Andrew Tate!) claims it was a cyber attack on the ship, causing it to lose control.

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So dumb, the odds of timing a power outage just at the right time to make the ship shift with the current just in time to hit the bridge support...

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Yeah @Mik I thought those were cars at first but those lights were construction crews in the middle of the bridge.

[LuFins Dad]

Holy crap, that is going to be devastating to Baltimore. That’s about the only thing in the city.

Tragic for the workers on the bridge.

Has anybody brought up the fact that the bridge is named for that racist ZSOB Frances Scott Key?

[jon-nyc]

Crazy footage.

I hope it doesn’t inspire terrorists.

Also, imagine the liability? Probably north of $3B

[Axtremus]

Looks very bad.
No numbers on casualties yet.
Hoping for the best.

[bachophile]

I’ve felt a long time that American infrastructure is decaying before our eyes. Europe has always seemed much more modern and maintained than the US.

[George K]

Interesting.

[George K]

This explains it all:

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@LuFins-Dad said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:

Has anybody brought up the fact that the bridge is named for that racist ZSOB Frances Scott Key?

Are you kidding? That was literally the first thing I thought of.

BTW Key also has a bridge in DC named after him. Better stay off it!

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@jon-nyc said in Baltimore Bay bridge collapses:

I hope it doesn’t inspire terrorists.

I'm pretty sure my post earlier provided the inspiration. (waves to FBI)