Prayers and condolences LOL, Btw.... your best case scenario... go tell that to the families of the fallen. No need to state the obvious like you did.

@@bobabooey4537 I’m just stating that if this happened at 5:30pm on a Monday, 50+ people are dead. Every loss is tragic but it could have been much worse than it was

Eye mmmm actor

Hook me up wha wha what eat h me giggle

Here is to civil pasts how civil it tea

There was a new law passed right after the crash of the Titanic... That limits liability to..... How much was the ship worth after the crash.... ? How much was the cargo worth.... ? How much were they getting paid to move that cargo.... ? Basically they cannot be put into dire distress or forced into bankruptcy.... They are too important to commerce....

And seven years later, the tax payers of other states would foot the bill still and this court judgement will be counted as "profit."

More theft from working class.

Given the SCOTUS has already shown itself to be bought and paid for, you can bet your last nickel they will cut damages in this accident just as much or more as they did in the Exxon Valdez accident. The best government and court system money can buy at work.

@@id10t98 Corruption in all arenas of govt.

There was plenty of time for warning.

@@stargazer7644arguing won’t change things now but the video I saw was like 34 seconds after last car to point of impact

@@stargazer7644no it wasn’t speed up the news even interviewed the man that was one of the last drivers that went across and said it was a minute till impact

They are repairing the part of the bridge damaged. They are not making a new bridge.

@@bngr_bngr Pete Buttigieg has no clue as to what he will replace the (racist bridge) with.

6 lanes instead of 4 lanes total. Governor Wes Moore wants to generate more toll money for his pension funds. LOL

A tunnel would be more expensive, but could not be rammed by any ship in the future.

@@gregorylyon1004 The Baltimore beltway is 4 lanes both directions at most locations. 6 lanes total would still be an under-build, even for current (rather than future) demands.

Say what?

The bridge has dolphins to arrest ships of the size they were expecting 50 years ago, ships have grown since then. The new bridge will have protection from now sized ships, but ships will grow every year so in 50 years the protection will not be big enough again.

@@seymourpro6097 We can rebuild and improve ANYTHING. no excuses.

A lot of Bridges are not protected

following the knockdown of the Sunshine Skyway bridge in 1980: From NTSB ABSTRACT Contributing to the loss of life and to the extensive damage was the lack of a structural pier protection system which could have absorbed some of the impact force or redirected the vessel. INVESTIGATION Bridge Protection Information There are several methods of structurally protecting bridge piers from ramming by vessels. They include fender systems, ranging from simple wooden fenders to elaborate reinforced concrete structures; reinforced piers; dolphins, ranging from groups of typical wooden piles to large stone or concrete-filled circular caissons; fender-net "ship catchers," consisting 'of buoys, anchor lines, and anchor piles; and artificial protective islands and cofferdams built around the piers. Several bridges with pier protection systems have survived collisions similar to the ramming of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge without major damage to piers or superstructure. Other bridges without pier protection systems have not survived such collisions. I ANALYSIS Structural Pier Protection The mass and design of bridge piers and pier protection systems and the configuration, weight, and speed of ships has a direct effect on the damage which may result from a collision. The bulwark and the forecastle of the SUMMIT VENTURE struck the pier column before the lower bow struck the pier crashwall. If the pier crashwall had been larger, or if a pier protection system had been installed at that location, the initial impact would have occurred near the waterline. Because the pier crashwall is anchored through the pier footer directly into the bay bottom and is larger and stronger than the columns, it is possible that sufficient energy might have been absorbed to reduce the vessel's forward motion and perhaps to redirect the vessel before the bulwark and forecastle struck the column. While the pier still could have been damaged, only the vessel's mast would have struck the bridge span if the vessel had been redirected to starboard, and the vessel could have passed under the bridge span if it had been redirected to port. Then, the damage to the bridge span might have been minimized. Because the Coast Guard and FHWA have no requirements or standards for structural pier protection, the bridge owner must determine what, if any, protection will be provided. However, the Government of France requires that all bridges over navigable waterways be protected against ship impact. The Safety Board believes that the Coast Guard and the FHWA should coordinate their efforts in providing for the safety of the general public by determining the specific existing and proposed bridges which are in need of additional protection from ship collisions and issue standards for the design, performance, and location of structural bridge pier protection systems.

Only the governor's opinion counts, it seems.

Port anchor was dropped.

Anchor was dragged a cupple of meters

I think that the Captain said down periscope and tried to dive the boat. LOL. He thought that his boat was a submarine. LOL

yes, but anchors arent made to stop a ship

@@bobabooey4537 exactly.

So is hawking made in China Bibles. Biden '24.

Just don't vote for him and we'll be fine.

Prayers are working? Mental illness...?

@bobabooey4537 some people can't see.

Those poor 🇲🇽 soles (gentleman you did your job good) without regrets, rest in peace, (have a safe journey)

Pancakes, they are.

Fish food

IDEA: You should watch less Cartoons to get your 'science' on Magnets 🤣

First of all, the ship has to have a shallow enough draft to sail in alternative channels :)

@@dmitripogosian5084 yeah looking at the depth charts of that area right where all that hunk of metal is is the deepest trench where the cargo ships go, the other parts are rather shallow by comparison.

Probably just means a ship wanting to leave for ridiculous reasons isn't happening anytime soon. So if cruise ships come in and out of there they aren't right now....not sure.

I think most Americans are too busy laughing at the russian military😂😂😂

Then don't watch you have that option. They had none

@@karenhaupt4321 you are correct, they have no choice but to keep doing this. I understand that you being in charge means you can change it. So using your editorial skills you can work that out.

There weren't that many cars passing at 1:30am.

Other shipping companies aren't going to want to use the busiest port on the east coast?

Use common sense, please.

They may avoid this port more if tugs are forced onto them, past all the bridges. Unless it becomes law everywhere.

They have insurance that will cover most of it, but I believe there are also limitations to how much liability they have, so tax payers will likely have to pay some too.

@@Skidderoperator it wouldnt other ports have protection for the bridges and they will make that law over the tug thing. Tugs would add up to a huge cost in a few years and would be much more expensive than just adding protection to the piers.

just need to protect the bridge from a ship strikes its done in many other ports and was just never added to this bridge

It sounds like we need to divert shipments to the Port of Baltimore from now on. The way Maryland does business, I wouldn't want to do business with that broke state government.

@@gregorylyon1004 Divert them to Kentucky!

ship was OUTBOUND with packages for places AWAY from US ... next port was out of US.

Yeah like you were there to check underwater...get your blanket while in your arm chair

They have said that ALL debris from the channel needs to be removed to insure a full 50 ft depth.

@@borsyzoli actually he may be right. There was a concrete slab, and it has guardrails and steel truss. Better hang on to that blanket.

The real issue is the gas pipeline that is under the bridge and they believe the ship are resting on top of that pipe. So they have to careful moving stuff because you don’t want to damage that pipe anymore then it already has been

The river is not that deep. It is dredged to 50 ft. Daly had this 40 feet draft, so for ships like here there is only 10 feet gap to the bottom. Not much you can squeeze in into this space

Which jobs were under threat?

@@lanla6838z Port workers, any job that relies on deliveries from and to that port etc.

Haul more cargo. Haul more cargo. It's all about the Benjamin's 💰💰💰💰

This ship was not in any way American. What's your point?

No they didn't get no money. The bodies are still missing. So no money from the governor. He needs a port first. He doesn't care about anything else. Maryland is flat broke

Try again using English.

That guy says bridges are racist.

There should be crossing arms at the end of the bridge just like railroad crossings.

@@Skidderoperatorthat’s not going to stop a runaway ship.

@@Skidderoperator I'll vote for that. Not too expensive and can be activated by a switch, good idea.

@@Skidderoperator I think they currently have stoplights that can be remotely operated. Surely you have seen them...if there is a red X above the lane, you can't drive in that lane, turn all lanes to X, that shuts the bridge. Not good enough for you?

The governor is too busy paying lifetime pensions to retired state workers and himself

Actually, it's the other way around. There is currently a temporary flight restriction (TFR 4/1992) that restricts everyone, recreational or commercial, from flying an unmanned aircraft within a certain radius of this scene without proper authorization. This is specifically for the safety of the crews on the scene, especially those in manned aircraft. This is typical of many emergency scenes that may have manned relief aircraft in the area. I am certain the drone footage we are seeing is from someone that has received the proper authority and coordinated with any other air operations within that area, and would be flying by commercial rules under an FAA part 107 certification.

Uh, they can do both, armchair genius.

The processes are one and the same, since the bodies are probably embedded in the wreckage. (PS, if they are not embedded in the wreckage, they are halfway to the ocean by now and will probably never be found, that is how the currents work around there.)

The state of Maryland is flat broke from paying state workers a lifetime pension plan. What's more important???? 6 dead construction workers or the Port of Baltimore??

Most large cargo vessels have only one prop.

Because power failed on the ship, which caused them to attempt an emergency stop, which due to prop walk put them on a direct course for the bridge support. Any more questions?

While I appreciate your ire towards the idea of a sanctuary city, those worst affected by this disaster are the roughnecks. The blue collar workers who do the hard stuff and make the least money. That bridge brings workers from the poorest areas of Baltimore to the jobs that keep the area running. Consider those workers.

@@PeaceOfficer1000well if you think you're going to have change. Without being inconvenience you're completely unrealistic. Civil wars coming I'm not that worried about blue collar workers or white collar workers. Your country is being invaded wake up.

@@PeaceOfficer1000 Balitmore made its bed now they can sleep in it. its the only way to fix stupid

Pete is a war veteran. Tell us about your manhood? Never mind. Please don't.

lol

No

A lot. War veteran. NOT a bonespurs. Biden '24.

Evidently more than you

I’m sure he has gotten further in life than you have.

@@hyun1141 wo burn honey

They silenced him

What's your evidence?

@@hyun1141Just like all crazy conspiracies they never have evidence.

And yet your mother says you were an accident.

Yup. A 1.5 mile Interstate bridge ain't cheap. Maritime Law limits the liability of the ship. Lots of jobs though and the bridge will be state of the art. Biden '24.

Oh, so millions of taxpayer dollars pockets contractors construction bridge companies bridge nowhere bridge spell nowhere billions taxpayers dollars corporate America?

Perhaps an ESL class would be of help to you.

OMG, that's right, he was the pilot on the ship. Or not.

@@veramae4098exactly! In this person’s little brain, he was! 😂😂😂😂

The bridge should have been upgraded on Trump's term. Maybe we can impeach him again. Pete B a war veteran. Brave guy. Not like bonespurs Trump. Biden '24.

Are you aware that a 5500 horse tug on either side isn't gonna do much to move a 100k ton ship at 6 knots unless they're specially rigged with hawsers connected to the ship? Even then, their use would be questionable. The ship needs "way" to be steerable, otherwise known as moving water over the rudder. Do you realize that a useful tactic would be for the tugs to reverse so their props would provide flow over said rudder? Do you know anything at all about conning a large ship?

​@@johnvictor2451almost right, I think. I'm guessing you watched Tim B at Sea, I think what he was saying is that the slowest those ships go under power and still remain controllable with the rudder is around 5-7 knots, if they set to dead slow it's too slow to steer. In the ports where slower than 5-7 is needed they use the tugs as a brake but set the speed to what would amount to 5-7 knots so the ship's prop sends enough water over the rudder for steering. A tug connected with a line astern isn't close enough to send water over the rudder to provide steering control, especially since that water would be flowing across the rudder in the wrong direction.

Maga gibberish…. unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense.

200,000 ships managed to safely transit under this bridge over the last 50 years without tugs. Tugs won't do much for a 100,000+ ton ship doing 8 knots.

Yeah guys. I watch several shipping channels and have also watched tugs positioned port and starboard with hawsers attached do combination nudges and pulls to guide and position big boys thru channels. It's an art for sure and needs careful coordination and planning. BTW, this new channel in no way handles ships of the draft and air draft of the big boys.

made of ticky tacky

I'm sure they'll sue. But, should they wait for the years it will take for the lawsuit to be finished? Or should they get a major port reopened as quickly as possible?

@@FOHguy plus with how much this would cost the company would likely just claim bankruptcy and not pay much of anything anyways.

The ships insurance company is already trying to limit the damages. They are sighting an old 1851 maritime law damage limit