Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695) in Baltimore collapes (1 Viewer)

[3C's]

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That guy is a "regular" in the chat of various live feeds at the site.

 

[3C's]

Who's getting up at 0525 tomorrow? This guy...

Refloat: Optimum conditions call for the transit of the M/V Dali to commence at high tide, predicted to be Monday at 5:24 a.m.

Key Bridge Incident

www.keybridgeresponse2024.com

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Who's getting up at 0525 tomorrow? This guy...

Refloat: Optimum conditions call for the transit of the M/V Dali to commence at high tide, predicted to be Monday at 5:24 a.m.

Key Bridge Incident

www.keybridgeresponse2024.com

I'll be at work, but will try and remember to take a peek.

 

[3C's]

She gone!

 

[3C's]

Almost out of Baltimore's misery. https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/06/20/cargo-ship-dali-virginia-bridge-collapse/

Article says next week but some are saying tonight.

 

[fatness]

Owners of cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge sue company that built vessel

Grace Ocean Private contends the switchboard was defectively designed in a manner that wiring connections were not secure. The defect, the company alleges, “caused the switchboard and the vessel to be unreasonably dangerous … when it left HHI’s control.” . “HHI’s defective manufacture of the Switchboard and Vessel caused the signal wiring to come loose in normal operation, resulting in the power outage that led to the allision,” the lawsuit says. The Dali was leaving Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka on March 26 last year when its steering failed due to the power loss. It crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns, destroying the 1.6-mile span and killing six members of a roadwork crew.

Baltimore’s port was closed for months, and increased traffic congestion remains a problem across the region. The Justice Department last year filed a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port. The owner and manager of the cargo ship agreed to pay more than $102 million in cleanup costs to settle the lawsuit brought by the government. In that lawsuit, the Justice Department alleged the owner and manager of the cargo ship recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel. In particular, the Justice Department accused the ship owner of failing to address “excessive vibrations” that were causing electrical problems. The National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report last year that the Dali experienced electrical blackouts about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore, and yet again shortly before it slammed into the bridge.

Meanwhile, demolition and removal of the last portions of the bridge is continuing and will not be in the way of upcoming construction of the new bridge.