Baltimore bridge hit by container ship, major collapse
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So what you're saying is that Biden is secretly a Republican?????
Gondwanaland
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It could, and then it would likely collapse on its own in 5 years.
Just like it was said that China HSR is built to shit and would immediately collapse.
The claim was fantasy.
https://nypost.com/2024/03/26/us-news/francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-live-updates-latest-news/
The wrong call almost certainly, the result could not have been worse.
T. A. Gardner
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It'll take months just to clear the wreckage. Safety comes first, price comes last, and efficiency and progress are irrelevant... Hell, the environmental impact studies will take years.
Look at the Oakland Bay bridge. One section collapsed in an earthquake and it took longer to fix that than build the entire bridge and the cost was significantly higher too.
Safety is the general excuse for failure to perform, and almost always the excuse used when taking our freedom.
T. A. Gardner
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Biden issued a statement at the podium today too. Seems he's been over that bridge in a train multiple times... (Hint: It isn't a train bridge...)
T. A. Gardner
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Brainwashed? No. That's North Korea. Delusional and self-absorbed? That's America.
Geeko Sportivo
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Perhaps it's time to re-think Hazmat restrictions- or build a tunnel just for hazmat trucks.
Next!
Bigdog
Harris - make America a 3rd world shithole
I like Lara, but she is wrong this time.
695 is a generally a circle around Baltimore, that is roughly bisected by I95. Instead of going around the Eastern loop, they will now go around the Western half of the loop ... which might take 40 minutes instead of 25 minutes for the now damaged, shorter Southeastern loop.
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serendipity
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As for the Baltimore Bridge accident it does seem to be exactly that.
"Here is the police dispatch from before and after the bridge collapse, as first reported by @DCNewsLive
Mayday calls were received by first responders, they were aware the ship had lost steering, and stopped incoming traffic from getting onto the bridge.
Reportedly, no civilian vehicles were on the bridge at the time of collapse. There were 8 workers filling potholes on the bridge at the time of collapse, 2 survived, 6 are unaccounted for and presumed dead.
This means that if this was a terror attack meant to kill people, it was not very effective. What kind of terrorist warns first responders to save civilians?
If the terror attack was meant to cripple American infrastructure and shipping, I95 and I895 have been implemented as alternate land routes, the port will be able to operate after the way is cleared, and supply chains have already begun diverting transportation through other ports until the Baltimore port is viable again.
GM and Ford have both said this will have “minimal impact” on their operations and have already deployed contingencies.
I know you heard lots of doom-mongering today about how this is going to cripple the United States economy, but the that’s simply not true at all. This isolated incident will be an inconvenience, but the machine will keep churning. If we see a trend of accidents like this, then I might start to worry.
If you think this ship was hacked, and the bridge was taken out intentionally… then this attack was horribly executed and didn’t accomplish much."
"Here is the police dispatch from before and after the bridge collapse, as first reported by @DCNewsLive
Mayday calls were received by first responders, they were aware the ship had lost steering, and stopped incoming traffic from getting onto the bridge.
Reportedly, no civilian vehicles were on the bridge at the time of collapse. There were 8 workers filling potholes on the bridge at the time of collapse, 2 survived, 6 are unaccounted for and presumed dead.
This means that if this was a terror attack meant to kill people, it was not very effective. What kind of terrorist warns first responders to save civilians?
If the terror attack was meant to cripple American infrastructure and shipping, I95 and I895 have been implemented as alternate land routes, the port will be able to operate after the way is cleared, and supply chains have already begun diverting transportation through other ports until the Baltimore port is viable again.
GM and Ford have both said this will have “minimal impact” on their operations and have already deployed contingencies.
I know you heard lots of doom-mongering today about how this is going to cripple the United States economy, but the that’s simply not true at all. This isolated incident will be an inconvenience, but the machine will keep churning. If we see a trend of accidents like this, then I might start to worry.
If you think this ship was hacked, and the bridge was taken out intentionally… then this attack was horribly executed and didn’t accomplish much."