Baltimore Key Bridge Collapsed
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Joey D
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In addition to all the people who lost their lives, I can even fathom the financial and logistical toll behind fixing the situation. There are thousands of tons of steel and concrete in the water that needs to be cleared, the ship itself needs to be cleared and potentially unloaded, the shipping lane needs to be dredged, and you eventually need to rebuild a bridge. This is also the only shipping land in and out of Baltimore. It's the East Coast, so there are a ton of other ports that can be used, but it will cost the city an insane amount of money in lost revenue. Apparently, the port handles vehicles and 25% of coal exports in the US. It's also a rapidly growing port and is somewhere between the 9th and 13th busiest ports in the US (depending on what source was used).
This also isn't counting the numerous lawsuits that will happen and the absolute massive headache this is going to cause for transportation around the Patapsco River.
Looking at the vessel tracker data, it looks like there are a few ships that are essentially stuck in the port now too, including a car hauler and a few Navy ships.
This also isn't counting the numerous lawsuits that will happen and the absolute massive headache this is going to cause for transportation around the Patapsco River.
Looking at the vessel tracker data, it looks like there are a few ships that are essentially stuck in the port now too, including a car hauler and a few Navy ships.
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Yikes, flashbacks of the Summit Venture Disaster on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. That was the call for larger bridge abutments to fend off ships that can get tossed around in bad weather or in rough waters, making steering difficult. I suspect these abutment protections aren't designed for all of these ever-larger ships; the DALI was over 300 meters long and stacked to the gills with containers.
My thoughts and hopes for the best for those affected; I guess all I can add is that thank goodness it didn't happen during the rush hours.
The Key bridge for Interstate 695 was originally supposed to be a two-lane tunnel, but it was cost-prohibitive (not that it's any cheaper now). In order to get four lanes, the span option was chosen. This will be a multi-year traffic nightmare; Interstate 95 gets clogged though downtown and The Fort Henry Tunnel is pretty narrow. The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (Interstate 895) can't accept trucks over 13 feet, which is quite low, as truck averages are 15-16 feet in height.
This is what it looks like before landing in Baltimore; it's at the upper left of the photo:
It was always a little on the narrow side; I'm going about 5-10mph at this point with the lane blocked:
My thoughts and hopes for the best for those affected; I guess all I can add is that thank goodness it didn't happen during the rush hours.
The Key bridge for Interstate 695 was originally supposed to be a two-lane tunnel, but it was cost-prohibitive (not that it's any cheaper now). In order to get four lanes, the span option was chosen. This will be a multi-year traffic nightmare; Interstate 95 gets clogged though downtown and The Fort Henry Tunnel is pretty narrow. The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (Interstate 895) can't accept trucks over 13 feet, which is quite low, as truck averages are 15-16 feet in height.
This is what it looks like before landing in Baltimore; it's at the upper left of the photo:
It was always a little on the narrow side; I'm going about 5-10mph at this point with the lane blocked:
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Probably emergency Federal money, which usually is the case in disasters like this. States just can't easily allocate 3-4 billion dollars on a moment's notice.
Way back in the day (pre-1990s) the Feds paid for roughly 90% of initial Interstate funding and the state(s) paid the remaining 10%. Now it's the reverse; states generally pay for 90% of it and the Federal funding is closer to 10%, which is one of several reasons why new highway infrastructure has halted. Maintenance is also somewhere on the 90-100% scale for the states to foot the bill. So the state probably has to later pony up some fraction of it, but since it's a vital link for National Highway System and STRAHNET, they'll worry about that later. Maryland does toll that section of the route, so they will probably have to dip into that fund.
Do they get to bill Maersk the rest?...well, that's why these big shipping companies have insurance.
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Already the conspiracy theories are flowing. There's a whole segment of the population instantly jumps to conspiracies before they know anything about the event. Like they're trained to do it.
To be clear, the "training" I'm referring to is from watching movies about conspiracies, or listening to parents, or being fed lots of insinuations from talk radio hosts like Alex Jones who is a conspiracy theorist, or whatever else. I'm not hinting at a conspiracy to teach people to be conspiracy theorists. I wasn't going to say the illuminati is training people to be conspiracy theorists or anything.
To be clear, the "training" I'm referring to is from watching movies about conspiracies, or listening to parents, or being fed lots of insinuations from talk radio hosts like Alex Jones who is a conspiracy theorist, or whatever else. I'm not hinting at a conspiracy to teach people to be conspiracy theorists. I wasn't going to say the illuminati is training people to be conspiracy theorists or anything.
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Federal money, insurance, emergency funds, and lawsuits against the shipping company. There are probably other sources I'm overlooking too.
The bridge, the Dali, and the boat captain were all vaccinated. The Biden administration also paid the shipping company to hit the bridge and distract the nation from the real threat of Hunter Biden. The bridge was specifically targeted because it was named after the guy who wrote the Star Spangled Banner and Biden is anti-American and wants to symbolize taking down something patriotic. Also, Russia is blaming Ukraine for some reason.
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Well. Vessels are slow and turn profoundly slowly. To hit it with about 1/3of the boat(from the first video angle) seems pretty…wow. Seems like a crazy mistake for a river pilot. Most of the time thats a pretty rock solid breed.
Eta: im not conspiracy or anything. More wutttttt and i can’t wait to hear this one..
Eta: im not conspiracy or anything. More wutttttt and i can’t wait to hear this one..
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