Me too. I don't live permanently in Port A, but I go to our place there often enough that I pay attention to what's in the water around the bridge. When I see a barge or a large ship I haul ass to get over the bridge before they get to it if I can. While not the main reason, it was a factor in deciding to build our new home between Aransas Pass and Rockport vs upgrading in Port A. I got stuck on the island when the freeze happened in 2021 and I told my wife then if the bridge ever got damaged and shutdown for a long time there's no way we could live on the island while it was being repaired.UAS Ag said:
This kind of stuff kind of creeps me out since I have to drive over the JFK bridge in in Corpus between the Island and the Bluff every day and MANY times there's a barge going under it as I'm on the bridge...
Logos Stick said:
Paw says he took the train over the bridge many times:Biden claims to have taken the TRAIN over the Francis Scott Key bridge!
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) March 26, 2024
Says he has been over the bridge "many many times commuting from the state of Delaware either by train or by car."
The bridge had only four lanes of traffic and no rail lines. pic.twitter.com/sB6Odzsr7i
Ah yes...that freeze shut us off the world for a bit.AnScAggie said:Me too. I don't live permanently in Port A, but I go to our place there often enough that I pay attention to what's in the water around the bridge. When I see a barge or a large ship I haul ass to get over the bridge before they get to it if I can. While not the main reason, it was a factor in deciding to build our new home between Aransas Pass and Rockport vs upgrading in Port A. I got stuck on the island when the freeze happened in 2021 and I told my wife then if the bridge ever got damaged and shutdown for a long time there's no way we could live on the island while it was being repaired.UAS Ag said:
This kind of stuff kind of creeps me out since I have to drive over the JFK bridge in in Corpus between the Island and the Bluff every day and MANY times there's a barge going under it as I'm on the bridge...
He has mashed potatoes for brains...Cromagnum said:Logos Stick said:
Paw says he took the train over the bridge many times:Biden claims to have taken the TRAIN over the Francis Scott Key bridge!
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) March 26, 2024
Says he has been over the bridge "many many times commuting from the state of Delaware either by train or by car."
The bridge had only four lanes of traffic and no rail lines. pic.twitter.com/sB6Odzsr7i
Not worth the trouble. Why does he always try to make every ******* thing about himself?
This ship looks to have been on a scheduled liner route between Asia, Europe and North America. Last visit to the US was in December 2023.txags92 said:
So with the discussion about ultra low sulfur diesel, does anybody know if there is a way to see if this was this ship's first trip to a US port where they would be required to use it?
aggiehawg said:Usually Lloyds of London and their consortion have reinsurance upon reinsurance upon reinsurance. Limits the liabilities for each. Which means the primary pays out their policy limit, then the next in line pays out their policy limits and so on down the line, or there is a percentage agreed to between them so every insurer gets to take a bite out of the turd sandwich. Or at least that used to be how maritime policies were handled. There's almost always more than one insurer involved.jt2hunt said:
How large of an insurance carrier do you have to be to underwrite coverage for a ship like this one? This has to be a very bad day for this insurance company.
President Biden on collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD: "It's my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge and I expect the Congress to support my effort." pic.twitter.com/kSKziTjpey
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 26, 2024
he went on to say....."my son Hunter will set-up and off-shore corporation to manage the re-build. Potential vendors are asked to make bids to that entity....and don't forget 10% for the Big Guy!"Logos Stick said:
So the cargo ship company or its insurance has no responsibility here. Its on the taxpayers to pay for this thing per this Marxist POS:President Biden on collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD: "It's my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge and I expect the Congress to support my effort." pic.twitter.com/kSKziTjpey
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 26, 2024
I thought Beau died at Valley ForgeIsosceles_Kramer said:
Id say in 24 hours he will share how he inspired Key to write the Star Spangled Banner after beau died in Vietnam
Quote:
So the cargo ship company or its insurance has no responsibility here. Its on the taxpayers to pay for this thing per this Marxist POS:
Biden falsely claims he's commuted over the Francis Scott Key Bridge, "by train or by car."
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) March 26, 2024
FUN FACT: That bridge is a road and has NEVER had trains go over it.
Does he ever not lie? pic.twitter.com/EW6a63dTiA
Yes, that dip**** let the insurance companies off the hook for their legal responsibility and is going to steal that from all of us.Logos Stick said:
So the cargo ship company or its insurance has no responsibility here. Its on the taxpayers to pay for this thing per this Marxist POS:
per Wiki:Im Gipper said:
Lara Logan is really pushing cyber attack theory.
Is she credible?
Depends on the lie Joe's telling that day.usmcbrooks said:I thought Beau died at Valley ForgeIsosceles_Kramer said:
Id say in 24 hours he will share how he inspired Key to write the Star Spangled Banner after beau died in Vietnam
Only if compared to Laura Loomer, and then only by 1/1000000000 of a millimeter.Im Gipper said:
Lara Logan is really pushing cyber attack theory.
Is she credible?
In short, no.Im Gipper said:
Lara Logan is really pushing cyber attack theory.
Is she credible?
I think she used to be credible, but went off the rails.Im Gipper said:
Lara Logan is really pushing cyber attack theory.
Is she credible?
one safe place said:Informative video, thanks for posting.MAROON said:
MV Dali Hitting Key Bridge in Baltimore - Track and Video Analysis (youtube.com)
pretty good video and analysis
Not an expert, but might the smoke mean the crew had just got the engines restarted and was trying to stop.bonfarr said:one safe place said:Informative video, thanks for posting.MAROON said:
MV Dali Hitting Key Bridge in Baltimore - Track and Video Analysis (youtube.com)
pretty good video and analysis
For the experts on the thread, when he said the smoke seen could be indicative of the ship beginning to back down, what does that phrase mean?
Beau was pretty flexible. He has died wherever his dad needed him to die and continues to do so to this very day.usmcbrooks said:I thought Beau died at Valley ForgeIsosceles_Kramer said:
Id say in 24 hours he will share how he inspired Key to write the Star Spangled Banner after beau died in Vietnam
Rapier108 said:Only if compared to Laura Loomer, and then only by 1/1000000000 of a millimeter.Im Gipper said:
Lara Logan is really pushing cyber attack theory.
Is she credible?
Yep, but too many people now think everything is some nefarious action or conspiracy.Zergling Rush said:Rapier108 said:Only if compared to Laura Loomer, and then only by 1/1000000000 of a millimeter.Im Gipper said:
Lara Logan is really pushing cyber attack theory.
Is she credible?
Remember that AT&T outage a few weeks ago? 12 hours after things when down everyone online claimed it HAD to be a cyberattack.
I have a colleague over AT&T. He was on the Emergency Comm meeting very early in the morning when they figured out it was someone who installed the wrong software update to the Public Safety Network.....
Not everything has to be a conspiracy theory. Sometimes things just break or someone screws up.
I am an expert on jon boats and kayaks only! I wondered the same thing you did when I heard it, twice I think. In my inexperienced mind, I thought maybe they had reversed the engines to try and slow the ship and the smoke was the running of the engines at full throttle. I realize they had no time, nor did they have the distance, with which to make the ship go in reverse, but I figured it was to try and slow the forward speed of the ship. They said on this video, or perhaps another, that they had dropped the port side anchor.bonfarr said:one safe place said:Informative video, thanks for posting.MAROON said:
MV Dali Hitting Key Bridge in Baltimore - Track and Video Analysis (youtube.com)
pretty good video and analysis
For the experts on the thread, when he said the smoke seen could be indicative of the ship beginning to back down, what does that phrase mean?