FIDO*98* said:Zergling Rush said:Quote:
I'd probably go home for the day. There would be no way I would ever be able to work after that.
And won't have to ever work again once you get the insurance settlement.....
So you made it safely across the bridge and you think insurance will pay you millions because you saw it in your rear view mirror?
Well, this is a big event just due to the optics - so I'm sure from a political standpoint the administration pinged the NTSB to ensure the top folks were there - again for the optics.Rapier108 said:NTSB is launching a go team to investigate the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Media briefing to be held later today at a time and location TBD, which will be announced on this feed.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) March 26, 2024NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy will brief the media today at 12 p.m. ET on the NTSB investigation of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The briefing will be at the media staging area in Dundalk, Maryland. pic.twitter.com/EXigstvKPH
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) March 26, 2024
The NTSB chair only goes with the Go Team when it is something extremely serious, although I wish they'd send someone else. She is not a very good public speaker, and the board member's job is to be the liaison between the Go Team and the media.
Sea Speed said:Rapier108 said:
The NTSB is probably one of the few government entities I'd say still has some credibility.
Their reports are generally really thorough, i have read a number of them.
UAS Ag said:I haven't heard that terminology before regarding a mishap. Is that shipping terminology?Sea Speed said:
Seriously? An engineering casualty. They lost the plant.
Oh I agree 100%.CDUB98 said:
This is a big event aside from the optics.
How long before this gets MAGA related? Did the captain have on a red hat?Logos Stick said:
This is interesting.As @JeffFisch notes, the collapse of the Key Bridge means that the Baltimore Port will be unusable for many months.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 26, 2024
It's the 13th most important US port for foreign trade
The economic impact on the city, which is already plagued by social misery and violent crime, will be huge pic.twitter.com/ZpPcb4Ombs
In a weird way, I've actually enjoyed reading through some of their reports because of this exact reason. Back in college, I had a summer job working in a bio chem R&D lab that was attached to a chemical plant. We had regular trainings and certifications based on NTSB reports and the level of detail was fascinating.Sea Speed said:Rapier108 said:
The NTSB is probably one of the few government entities I'd say still has some credibility.
Their reports are generally really thorough, i have read a number of them.
You can download the preliminary report on that 737 door blowout from this page to get an idea...Madman said:Sea Speed said:Rapier108 said:
The NTSB is probably one of the few government entities I'd say still has some credibility.
Their reports are generally really thorough, i have read a number of them.
Would that be similar to reading all of the Warren report? Like how long did it take?
That map has the FS Key Bridge circled and labeled in red. Definitely MAGA's fault.Tony Franklins Other Shoe said:How long before this gets MAGA related? Did the captain have on a red hat?Logos Stick said:
This is interesting.As @JeffFisch notes, the collapse of the Key Bridge means that the Baltimore Port will be unusable for many months.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 26, 2024
It's the 13th most important US port for foreign trade
The economic impact on the city, which is already plagued by social misery and violent crime, will be huge pic.twitter.com/ZpPcb4Ombs
Yeah...no kidding.OverSeas AG said:
Water, salt and air are harsh elements. Together they are crazy.
Ships take a lot of maintenance to overcome them.
No idea why power went out, just saying a ship and its environment is not like a car.
CDUB98 said:
CAN Y'ALL PLEASE STOP TRYING TO MAKE THIS POLITICAL!!
DAMN!!
Okay, that's funny.Quote:
joke all the time that even PVC will rust here.
So are the a-holes who respond to them.fc2112 said:agracer said:Power failures or plant failures are not typically referred to as a "casualty".Sea Speed said:
Seriously? An engineering casualty. They lost the plant.
It's usually called, you know, a POWER FAILURE or loss of some system that allows the ship to maintain steering or propulsion.
If you car had a flat tire you would not call AAA and say "I had a tire casualty".
but maybe with ships its different.
Posts like this are the best part of these tragedies. People with no clue weighing in with their uneducated opinion. Glorious.
CDUB98 said:
CAN Y'ALL PLEASE STOP TRYING TO MAKE THIS POLITICAL!!
DAMN!!
agracer said:So are the a-holes who respond to them.fc2112 said:agracer said:Power failures or plant failures are not typically referred to as a "casualty".Sea Speed said:
Seriously? An engineering casualty. They lost the plant.
It's usually called, you know, a POWER FAILURE or loss of some system that allows the ship to maintain steering or propulsion.
If you car had a flat tire you would not call AAA and say "I had a tire casualty".
but maybe with ships its different.
Posts like this are the best part of these tragedies. People with no clue weighing in with their uneducated opinion. Glorious.
Reading comprehension much? I specifically stated at the end "maybe with ships its different"
Pete Buttigieg to the RESCUE!!!!CDUB98 said:Oh, yeah, the gov't is here to help.Rapier108 said:NTSB is launching a go team to investigate the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Media briefing to be held later today at a time and location TBD, which will be announced on this feed.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) March 26, 2024NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy will brief the media today at 12 p.m. ET on the NTSB investigation of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The briefing will be at the media staging area in Dundalk, Maryland. pic.twitter.com/EXigstvKPH
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) March 26, 2024
JUST IN: Officials stopped cars from crossing the Francis Scott Key Bridge just moments before the cargo ship collided, saving lots of lives.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 26, 2024
According to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, the ship issued a “mayday” call before colliding.
The workers on the bridge jumped into action and… pic.twitter.com/YqoCMjYNhL
CDUB98 said:
CAN Y'ALL PLEASE STOP TRYING TO MAKE THIS POLITICAL!!
DAMN!!
Perhaps they simply couldn't get off the bridge fast enough. If they didn't have a vehicle, no way they could have run fast enough to get off the part which fell.CDUB98 said:
Something I have yet to see explained:
The construction company halted traffic onto the bridge presumably from the mayday call.
Why were there still people on the bridge working? Why were they not immediately evacuated?
Fully agree with this possibility. Just didn't feel like starting to type out scenarios in my first post.Rapier108 said:Perhaps they simply couldn't get off the bridge fast enough. If they didn't have a vehicle, no way they could have run fast enough to get off the part which fell.CDUB98 said:
Something I have yet to see explained:
The construction company halted traffic onto the bridge presumably from the mayday call.
Why were there still people on the bridge working? Why were they not immediately evacuated?
May not have had time to actually get them off the bridge. Having 1-2 minutes to stop traffic driving onto the bridge is doable, but being able to get a bunch of people who are presumably on foot aware of the problem, and able to get completely off the bridge is a big ask.CDUB98 said:
Something I have yet to see explained:
The construction company halted traffic onto the bridge presumably from the mayday call.
Why were there still people on the bridge working? Why were they not immediately evacuated?
Hopefully they improve that issue when they rebuild the bridge...if they can. I'm pretty sure that area is going to be congested no matter what...Burdizzo said:
Total sidetrack....
I read the Wikipedia entry for the bridge. Allegedly because of traffic congestion it was nicknamed the "Car-Strangled Spanner."
With all due to respect to the incident, that made me laugh.
So, Vote Biden?CanyonAg77 said:CDUB98 said:
CAN Y'ALL PLEASE STOP TRYING TO MAKE THIS POLITICAL!!
DAMN!!
Spoken like a Concerned Moderate.
KIDDING!
Depends on what is going on at the other two ends. They may not be able to handle increased traffic loading. So, all you'd do is squeeze more cars onto the bridge to park.Quote:
Hopefully they improve that issue when they rebuild the bridge...if they can.
Nanomachines son said:fc2112 said:
Can you imagine being one of the last cars across that bridge, seeing it collapse right behind you in the rearview mirror?
I'd be home all like...
I'd probably go home for the day. There would be no way I would ever be able to work after that.
The long way.Definitely Not A Cop said:Nanomachines son said:fc2112 said:
Can you imagine being one of the last cars across that bridge, seeing it collapse right behind you in the rearview mirror?
I'd be home all like...
I'd probably go home for the day. There would be no way I would ever be able to work after that.
But how are you getting home?
Go back and look at your earliest posts on this thread. It's like you're completely unaware that you were leading the charge of dumbasses.Foreverconservative said:
Well leave it to the local idiots to turn a very good information based thread with good learning points inseted by people who actually have direct knowledge into the ins and outs of this type of vessel, into a total crapshow as usual.....
