Container Ship Collapses the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

[Steven Christian]

Adding coal to the fire that the Baltimore incident was no accident by those that like to believe that.

If people did a simple search they would realize these things are not all that unique. Even the U.S. Navy has had a bad run with collisions over the last decade or so.

A list of major US bridge collapses caused by ships and barges

A world shipping association says there have been at least 35 major bridge collapses worldwide from 1960 to 2015 due to ship or barge collision.

apnews.com

 

[Bob Read]

Happens all the time. Just a coincidence. Ask any cop about “coincidences”.

 

[Steven Christian]

Just an interesting article to read if anyone is interested.

How many ships hit bridges, lose power every year? Data shows jarring numbers on the rise.

An eerily accurate simulation of the Baltimore disaster at Cal Maritime showed the crew couldn't avoid hitting the bridge under the same conditions.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Michael H. Standart]

Coincidences happen all the time. That's not an evil government plot or a scheme but whatever nameless, faceless THEMS and THEYS one loves to live in fear of. That's real life. Start dealing with it.

And this just in:

"Fourth Body Recovered From Submerged Vehicle After Maryland Bridge Collapse" Click on

MSN

 

[Steven Christian]

Coincidences happen all the time. That's not an evil government plot or a scheme but whatever nameless, faceless THEMS and THEYS one loves to live in fear of. That's real life. Start dealing with it.

And this just in:

"Fourth Body Recovered From Submerged Vehicle After Maryland Bridge Collapse" Click on

MSN

Yes. I was reading recently about the Exxon Valdez fiasco. Wasn't a bridge but grounded. Nothing funny about it but it was a comedy of errors and flat out negligence. And it came to light later the chemicals they used for the clean up was worse than the oil.

 

[Dave Gittins]

We recently nearly had a repeat performance with a container ship and a bridge. This time a throttle jammed but a skillful pilot saved the day. The ship has been arrested for causing damage to a wharf. Funny how I know of another ship that dragged a moored ship from a wharf.

MSC Containership Arrested for Damages from “Runaway Exit” from Charleston

The U.S. District Court in Charleston, South Carolina issued an order on Monday to arrest the MSC Michigan VII and placed it under the control of a c...

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