I'm a Baltimoron, through and through!Oh, so that's why you talk funny. Bal'mer.
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I'm a Baltimoron, through and through!Oh, so that's why you talk funny. Bal'mer.
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Hold it until you hear me hill Billy accentOh, so that's why you talk funny. Bal'mer.
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My mother's mother's family is from Pocahontas County, WV, it's thick in there!Hold it until you hear me hill Billy accent
Tugs are limited to very low speeds while doing their tugging thing, slower than the channel speed - so, a big effect would be the perhaps significant reduction of how many ships can cycle through the passage in 24 hours.to be brought out by tugs be feasible or even work?
Truss style steel bridges like that are pretty quick to build actually. Production of the materials will take the longest time and survey of the damage. The pier may or may not need complete replacement.Amazing tragedy. I wonder how long it will take to rebuild or replace.
It will definitely hurt the local economy, so I hope it is quick and safe.Truss style steel bridges like that are pretty quick to build actually. Production of the materials will take the longest time and survey of the damage. The pier may or may not need complete replacement.
Every time. In a notable example on the Columbia River, a ship lost steering and hit the bank. In 30 miles of undeveloped riverbank on that side of the river, it happened to hit the cooling water intake for a power plant.Damn ships and barges always go out of control within reach of a bridge!!
Probably not, but they have more notable outcomes.Damn ships and barges always go out of control within reach of a bridge!!
Tugs are limited to very low speeds while doing their tugging thing, slower than the channel speed - so, a big effect would be the perhaps significant reduction of how many ships can cycle through the passage in 24 hours.
Here watch this, especially just after the 1:31 point,
Interesting it sounds like it got power back quickly but it wasn’t intended for heavy duty equipment so it failed a second time.Got this from a friend who knows a thing or two about the maritime community. He seems to think this is plausible and accurate. Speaks to several of the questions posed in the thread.
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Second priority is clearing the harbor so shipping can resume.A real mess and a tragedy for the lives lost. Obviously the first priority is recovery of their bodies. But what's the second priority after that?
The investigation will be huge and involve many different organizations and maybe months. Also, getting back to a viable bridge at that crossing will take much longer than that.
I am no expert, but I suspect the bridge itself does not need as much post mortem analysis as, after all, it didn't fail - it was knocked down. I predict a gigantic effort to clear away the bridge debris from the central deep channel will come as quickly as they can make it happen. This will get the port open again. The rest of the debris will be removed once the investigation allows it (and I bet it will be there a good long while).
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Hoo boy. I was wondering when tonnage was going to come up. Buckle up, this is a thrill ride.I just seen on CNN a so called expert in construction forensics calling the so-called weight of the ship wrong. He was saying that the ship only weighed 10,000 tons, and that he did not know where everyone is getting 100,000 tons from. He really emphasized that point.
Some expert!
I took a quick trip over to the Class NK register to check on the build date. Keel laid 10/10/2014, launched 12/27/2014, delivered and entered service 3/5/2015. Five months to build that ship, which you can do if you have 12K workers in your shipyard. It's built in Korea, so it's likely also a highly automated yard.Oh look, someone using facts to explain something. Unfortunately we're probably not going to get that from the talking heads on any of the cable news channels.
I was surprised to see the ship was built in 2015. Not sure if that is when it began construction or when it was put into service but regardless I would have thought the ship was older than that. Is a 9 year old ship considered relatively new? Wondering what the typical lifespan of a container ship is?
Maybe they should get @boatgeek on their or perhaps @Capt. Eric or me at least I know to shut up on the news if I don’t know what I’m talking about.I just seen on CNN a so called expert in construction forensics calling the so-called weight of the ship wrong. He was saying that the ship only weighed 10,000 tons, and that he did not know where everyone is getting 100,000 tons from. He really emphasized that point.
Some expert!
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