Baltimore bridge collapse: Data recorder recovered from cargo ship 

i understand people feel strongly about a tragedy like this, but saying that you'll 'learn from the mistakes made' about the bridge is unnecessary - a massive ship crashed into it, i really doubt anyone would expect it to survive. it seems more important to ask why the construction workers were on it if they were aware that the freighter was out of control and incoming.

No bridge can withstand a ship of that size traveling at 8.5 knots

Its so distressing to know that people have lost their lives 😢

The bridge wasn't built for our time... But you can adapt our time to that time by putting other safety standards in place... It's called "fail safe"

Given that this bridge was almost the same design as the Florida bridge that came down in 1980 after a ship hit it, the city really needs to explain why this bridge had not had protective barriers built around the base in the last 44 years. This type of accident was not just predictable, it had happened before and modern bridge standards require ship protection barriers.

My Prayers go out to all the families involved in this tragic incident.🙏

I can’t imagine their family’s pain now, so sad 😭

Oddly enough the Spanish artist Salvador Dali did a painting titled the collapsed bridge., the ship name… Dali.

That’s a big f’ing ship.

Bridge looks like a meccano set. Condolences for lives lost.

Yeah the weather was trash today, the whole day all I could think about was how much worse the situation is for the guys out there today. It was annoying to drive in, I can only imagine having to be out on the water searching for bodies.

It's curious how few commentators I have heard mention the absence of tugs in relation to such enormous craft passing essential transport infrastructure that, with a bit of bad luck, they could end up hitting. How do clever, well paid, technically minded people not think of such a possibility?

What strange reporting, why is it relevant to say where the victims were originally from?

Sending prayers to all effected from South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

This modern-day, most merchants' ships are bigger and bigger together with faster speeds to catch up with the demand of commercial pressure. Not to mention the short time in port stay which is some machinery needed for maintenance. Container ships and car carriers are the most vulnerable due to their lack of time to do maintenance and the crew haven't enough rest hours. Dang, it's a nightmare.

Condolences to the families of the victims

This has been an accident waiting to happen for many years. I doubt any similar structure could be built to withstand the impact of a large freight vessel. The obvious answer, which should have been implemented from the outset, is require all vessels over a certain tonnage to be taken into and out of the harbour controlled by large tugs.

I wish they had a warning system such as an audio and lights that could’ve been activated to inform people to get off the bridge asap.

Just so happens its the biggest port for export and import for near all things US needs to function.

Illustrative of the US, right now. Interesting that Francis Scott Key after whom the bridge is named wrote the Star Spangled Banner. 🇺🇸

Speed 7.5 apprx + havoc crew + no dolphins to protect piers of bridge + port authority negligence. On top why 7.5 knots in a narrow channel area???

Was the ship using its fog horn to warn people on the bridge?

I’m sending y’all prayers from Metter Georgia

The murky world of the shipping industry, where no one is held accountable!

Korfez port in Turkey had a similar incident just last week 😮

Hopefully rail service will be restored soon.

*the cargo ship followed procedure.*

This is like if Dartford bridge in the UK collapsed, this is crazy

The ship was 116,000 tons not 32,000

They’ll probably use tug boats from now on in any major port where there is a large vessel to prevent this from happening again.

Don't need any black box. What you need is an explanation of why the onboard pilot dismissed the tugs 20 minutes prior to reaching the bridge.

Very sad to hear that kids have lost their fathers.

Why was there explosions at the other end of the bridge on top we need answers everybody flood the media with that video

No one wants to mention WHO was the navigator of this ship. Huh? Social media

There should be dummy piers around the real piers to protect the bridge. Oh but that would cost money.

They heard that the captain was wanted on the bridge.

100,000 tons of iron doesn't stop even for the ground .... so a bridge is nothing

The bridge has fallen apart like it was not connected together. It's my opinion.

I can’t say what I want to say

Flimsy looking bridge!

Came down like a matchstick display nobody stood much of a chance in the darkness. Thoughts are with all the grieving families .

Seems like a very weak constructive bridge

Why play with sadly workers lives, that sadly lost there lives as soon as the ship hit the bridge. RIP fellas it wasn't your time my heart goes out to you and your families.😢😢

Everyone is joking. Everyone has theories. No one here is an engineer

New bridge should be completed in 10 years time!

It's cold water; not icy water.

How important is the bridge and port for us military if a war were yo happen.?

cyber attack n that guy was not just randomly filming

No mention of the families of the victims? 😢at least say we are thinking of those affected by this incident

Are the US tons of refuse still going to be sent to SriLanka.

"lessons will be learned when rebuilding the bridge" *next bridge will be built using straw*

This is shady af.

God bless all those who lost their lives Condolences to all ths families mourning the loss of loved ones 😢 🙏 May they rest in peace

Ship in Harbor, it means American Pilot was on board*

I see the cost of Shipping just get more expensive. That insurance Company just took a big Hit which they will recoup quickly after they jack up costs.

All of this looks really dodgy. They will never tell the truth!!!!

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Not an accident

Nation who landed on the moon built that bridge.

Insurance is waving

This will cost the insurance much bucks. More than the Costa Concordia did. This will run into the billions.

Last route sri lnaka 😢

Prayers and thoughts for the Dali missing members 😢

But as ships get bigger, you improve the bridge safety. Why wait till people die ? Not the 1st time this has happened in the US, so why not learn from past disasters?😢😢😢😢

What collapsed worse than this bridge is Cathy Newman’s career on Jan 16, 2018!

dig not rebuilt

baltimore tunnel

The boat company the shipping lane and the people who profit are either council, the governors and the politicians all need to pay for that that’s your fault that’s not a taxpayers fault how dare you say it it’s going to be expensive. This is why we need real people in power so we can have real solutions we know it’s not gonna be cheap, but we also know that you’ve got to pay for it

🙏🙏🙏

This was deliberate

Where are the tug boats.

Luckily there wasn't hundreds of more people. But this could have been presented

The bridge has a right to defend itself

Bridge fall down

So did the two construction guys survive as it describes them as victims?

Was ot the Yemenis?? I hope not

Laden with stacks of refuse containers! Americans ship all of their waste/refuse to Indonesia which subsequently gets dumped into the oceans!

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Cyber attack.

32,000 tons? Where do these people get thier facts? Thin air? It’s close to 100,000 tons that night.

Cyber attack Hijacked

The ship was named Brexit.

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Bridge was also racist, says buttigidge.

if i not wrong, i did not see any vehicle when collapse......what that means....

I suppose they'll find away to blame Trump.

Funny

American engineering at its best!😂

#IndiaSavedUSA

Maybe taliban did it.

9/11 again? What are we being distracted from this time?

It’s disgusting to think it, but what always happens in the run up to a presidential election? Disasters. A distraction from the real issues?

Nobody's to blame, its a sad freak accident, but the sad world we live in we always need 2 blame someone, but its sad for everybody, the workers, ship workers and anybody involved, but the sad world wont settle till someone is punished for it.

Why you hide the ship pilot is Ukrainian ?

Baltimore bridge is falling down , falling down , falling down Baltimore bridge is falling down, falling down falling down My fair bidin

Is it possible this shipping company much like the evergreen company was using this port for child trafficking purposes that is a global problem? Could it be good forces have orchestrated this to stop the global trafficking ring ?

How’s that diversity hiring working out? :-/

Tragedy by diverse hire

Looks suspiciously like a intented accident. Why? 1. The ship traveled a straight line until first blackout. 2. first blackout 3. after first repower motors go full throttle, ships start steering starboard (did they go full throttle on the front navigation propellers too?) 4. second blackout, doesn't affect throttle as seen on exhaust 5. shortly (in real time maybe 15-20 sec) before impact, ship stops steering after pillar was set as target and motor shuts off (look at the exhaust suddenly shutting off) 6. slight countersteer before impact (making sure pillar gets hit?) using front navigation propellers Questions: 1. Can wind affect ships rotation, it should press on ships whole length and only translate the ship slightly, not rotate this much and fast (consider the mass) 2. Why steering into the bridge as motors were online again? They shouldn't had moved the rudder at all. No anchor / anchor drop can be seen on starboard side which could explain the steer 3. Why not go full throttle straight ahead through the bridge? Video is speed up but in real time crew should had have time for rational decision 4. Why stopping motors after target was set? One might think that crew would go on full throttle to brake the ship further

Sri Lanka ?????? Enough said