Inside the effort to clear the Baltimore bridge wreckage 

RU-vid hides my comments, crazy how everyone involved allowed a ship to run into a bridge, again, in 2024... because they wanted to save money by not using tugboats. Even a small child knows about tugboats. I personally, in all my years have never crash my boat into objects catastrophically, it's actually extremely difficult to be this incompetent. But when Baltimore is involved I'm not surprised.

The loss of life is tragic but could have been so so much worse if not for those responsible for stopping traffic to the bridge. So far it's estimated the loss of life is 6 people which is very minimal for how large of an accident this could have been.

How exactly do they remove all that?

I worked in Baltimore 13 years ago. When I saw the ship hit the bridge my hands just grasped my abdomen. Wooooo, my Lord and my God 😱😱😖😖🤯🤯😢. I drove across this bridge before. My prayers go out to every family. I pray for the shipping and supply chain industry, I pray for all the investigators for fortitude and mental clarity as they piece together how this happened and drafting their reports. And I thank God that many were spared.

​@markymarkvancity that and the fact that it happened at 1:30 in the morning helped kept the death toll as low as it is. Can you imagine how much worse it this had occured in rush hour?

🙏🏽

Cheap Labor

​@@chargermaster586exactly

They took people born in the states jobs to send money back to the countries you mentioned.

where are you sending those hazardous material may be its gods will

I’ve fallen from boardwalk, which is quite similar to this. They are being dramatic. Best, Dean

Why? You don't know them.

Why hasn’t anybody bothered to ask why the construction crew weren’t notified? Anybody working on the bridge should have direct communication with the coast guard, who can issue an immediate evacuation. If this had happened then, in 90 seconds, probably they could’ve driven off that bridge and they’d be alive. Something very very wrong here. The coast guard waits for the ship to issue a mayday? Why is nobody watching to take preemptive action? There was no need for anybody for die.

You don't care about the 62 million who die a year

@@probegt75 sorry your parents raised you without empathy

Why did god not stop it?

Seek h

the dead were sacrificed for the sake of money to fix a corroded old bridge and money to install ship strike protection around the legs.

The captain did everything he could. Sad he is getting blamed.

Kapitän, der sollte sich mal andere Job suchen, wenn der Kahn nicht funktioniert dann hält man an und fährt nicht gegen brückenpfeiler

@@Why_is_everything_taken.it’s crazy too on camera you see him lose power regain power then lose it again I mean there’s isn’t that much he could do at that weight in the first place

​@@majorkong1678 please explain how he was going to stop the ship. It weighs millions of tons and was going at 19 knots when it lost power, when it hit the bridge it was going around 15 knots. The amount of energy in a ship moving that big at those speeds is enormous NO bridge is designed and built to handle an impact like that.

The ship's insurance should pay for ALL of the costs of rebuilding. Not a single cent should come from taxpayers.

​​​@@dannydaw59I agree. However, right away, Biden and the Governor in MD already made the decision to have taxpayers foot the bill.

how is it mind boggling? they just chop up the bridge into manageable pieces and haul the prices away with salvage barges... then the ship can be towed away.

@@dannydaw59 you must be worried losing 1 dollar.

@@dannydaw59 Biden said the Federal Government will clean this up, while they (we) had nothing to do with this mess.... The Fed is funded 100% by our TAXES... This is a great way for Biden to laundery more of our money.

Absolutely. I don’t know how people can be saying it will take a few weeks. Cutting or lifting that structure is going to take at least 8 months.

2 months id say

@@Etatdesiege1979it’s going to be military personal not contractors working by the hour

It will be mostly contractors@@SamC992 This is a specialized field. Several experienced firms have already been hired, including Resolve Marine. The navy and coast guard will help certainly, but it will absolutely involve a lot of contractors.

I'm from this area orginally, crossed that bridge numerous times and a certified diver. Good luck. Until that bridge is cleared, ship traffic will pile up just miles down the bay towards another bridge...

Some people are more worried about their Temu order getting to them on time than some random people who died a slow horrible death tragically.

They have to be realistic and focus on what's important, while the loss of life is terrible, the collapsed bridge cleanup will take years and has currently put a stop to any shipping in or out which will affect in some way millions of people. IMO its more respectful not to focus on life's lost and let the people grieve without shoving a camera in their face to talk about the tragedy they are facing.

That blip in the video was a PR stunt by corporate garbage to try and score “social credit” points to help their esg score. They don’t gaf about minority’s, they’re using them.

I'm sure the appropriate people are doing what they can for the families. The loss of life is tragic of course, but the closure of the channel is going to be a major blow to shipping, the economy, work which is also going to affect a lot of families as well. Also think of the conditions the divers have to go through to recover the bodies, it's a mix of sharp metal girders, unstable structure and concrete, not the safest conditions to dive even for a recovery operation for the bodies, and I bet that is jarring for the them knowing they can't do more safely.

​@@Cyko..- WTF is WRONG with you? SMH

What's up with adults not knowing how to swim? It's ridiculous.

😂

Not everyone has the opportunity or resources to learn how to swim as a child. As they grow up, their main focus isn't necessarily learning to swim, but rather working to survive. It's important to recognize that not everyone has the same opportunities as you might have had.

especially when you are a construction worker on a bridge. @@Snarf_Le_Wombat

the paramedics saved that man. "God" had nothing to do with it

It's "Corps", it's french for body. So basically the Army body of engineering.

Oh wow that makes sense! Very cool 😎

Hasn't even started yet.

At last our 700 billion tax payers money being useful!

@@GAMEOVER-yy6zj useful this is a massive waste money that should have been avoided

Like the people of Palestine, Ohio and those in Lahaina?

@@anthonydoyle7370 Yes, they were treated and looked after immediately as well.

Nobody wants to be reminded of that every day

​@MissRory662 9/11 memorial

@@MissRory662 OKC bombing

Yea but nothing prepares you being squashed by thousands of pounds of pavement

Even if you know how to swim nobody would be able to survive a significant amount of time with the currents of the river and the freezing temperatures.

you aint swimming out of this one.

You're aware the bridge deck was 185 ft above the water?

Swim to where? There wasn’t anywhere to go. You don’t know if those people were injured or crushed by debris. You can’t swim if you’re unconscious. Jesus. Have a little common sense.

Yeah that doesnt do anything. Literally useless effort. How do so many people still believe in this fairy tale nonsense.

What are prayers going to do? people need to grow up and stop believing in this god nonsense. do you still believe in Santa or the easter bunny?

I agree. it's like believing in Santa or the easter bunny @@bensmith7536

Hello

@@bensmith7536some of us can’t do anything to help this situation apart from prayer. Faith in God is essential to many people around the world and can save people in their darkest moments, speaking from personal experience :) try to be a little more open minded/understanding.

Stereotyping are we?

if they're so hard working, why are they running away from themselves in their own countries and that they can't build and maintain on their own? They're hard working at being 3rd worlders.

This really is a good piece.

It should remind you of the sunshine skyway bridge collapse in Florida because the same thing happened, a ship running into a bridge support.

Lots of insurance companies and brokers will be going ouch! The larger the item(s) being insured, the more that the product is broken up into smaller reinsurance parcels by insurance brokers to help spread out the risk as well as the profits. Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

We all be going ouch - insurance companies insure each other, I expect our pet insurance is going up to cover this.

Look up “Titanic Law” - interesting read

most likely, for a span of this width, it would be a cable-stayed bridge (like the new Tappan Zee Bridge, or the new portion of the Oakland Bay Bridge). Classic suspension bridges (like the Golden Gate) are indicated for much longer unsupported spans in which the stiffness of the road deck is insufficient to support the horizontal loading of the diagonal cables on a cable-stayed bridge.

Hear that. Ever been on or seen the Chesapeake Bay Bridge that goes from Annapolis to Kent Island (the Eastern Shore)? It's 4.3 miles long. Other than the ends it's a combo of cantilever and suspension sections. A lot of people are terrified of it. And now I'm more nervous about it. (Not to be confused with the Bay Bridge/Tunnel in VA but that's scary too. Much longer but not nearly as high).

​@@jeremyc6054. It's nearly the same length of the Golden Gate, 1.6 miles. Just that each end is plain flat concrete bridge on pilings a good way out on each side. They're still standing, would be considerably quicker to reuse them but they probably won't.

@@mikewillett5076in this case, the relevant "length" is the length of the longest unsupported span (i.e. with no other vertical supports between them). The approach viaducts on either side (supported by a series of pilings) would be in addition to that, and can be quite long (as in the case of the Francis Scott Key Bridge). The Golden Gate Bridge has an unsupported center span of 4200 feet. The Francis Scott Key Bridge had an unsupported span of 1200 feet. Generally, cable-stayed bridges are the most economical choice for main spans up to about 2000 feet, although a few very new ones (built since 2010 or so) are in the 3000' range. Conventional suspension bridges are the only game in town for main spans longer than that, with the longest ones currently a little over 6000 feet. Another point to keep in mind is that conventional suspension bridges require very large abutments at either end in order to anchor the main suspension cables to the bedrock, these would have to be built from scratch (if it's even possible, depending on the local geography). Cable-stayed bridges do not require this, as all loads are transferred to the vertical pier(s). The main advantage to going with a conventional suspension design here would be the ability to have a wider open channel, although this would come at massively increased cost (and probably longer duration to completion), and may not result in any additional navigability depending on the water depth outside of the existing channel.

Or a tunnel

They be no such recommendation because it’s a stupid expectation. Having tugs in such a wide harbour. What next. Tugs pulling planes all the way to the runway threshold?

You do realize that the bridge was built in 1972 and opened in 1977. It's built to 70s codes, not 2024 codes.

Saving on Tug costs?, I don't know the cost of running a couple of Tugs compared to the cost of clearing the waterways, loss of lives, legal costs, bridge replacement cost, the cost lost of income to the port, it has to add up to something?@@xr6lad

@@drej1714 Then you reap what you sow.

@@xr6lad Apples vs. oranges. Planes are not ships.

Systems onboard the ship where out for a while, nothing working.

Most do.

Or use of Tugs until in open water and away from bridge overpasses

they do, and 3 generators

They closed lanes to a collapsed bridge?

I guess if you go fast enough you could try to jump it... 🙂

​@@jeremyc6054😅😅😅😅😅😅

@@jeremyc6054Bo and Luke could do it.

Why should he? The ship lost power rendering it uncontrollable. I don't see how the captain can be held responsible for that.

Don't yell!!!! 😨

@@tobys_transport_videos JUST WAY I TYPE..

@@mikexcarter594 Well don't! It is the internet version of yelling. Please have some manners and turn your Caps Lock off. Look around you and tell me how many other users type in all Caps?

@@tobys_transport_videos C’MON MAN I AM WHOLE GROWN A$$ MAN…I LIVE BY MY OWN RULES…

2 pilots on board and tugs are released after the ship leaves the harbor. It’s a straight through channel, according to the NTSB. With the expense of rebuilding I believe the NTSB recommendations will include tugs in the straight channel at least past the new bridge

Doubt you could understand mam

to save money. that is why

Law suits for compensation certainly will come. And that takes a long process. You can't wait until then.

Should they? The crew wasn't even piloting the boat, they had turned over the controls to the Port Authority pilots for navigation.

There should be some liability there, but frankly the cost of rebuilding would be more burden than any one company could carry. There will be lawsuits, oh yes. Still, we're talking about federal budget levels of money to fix this in a reasonable span of time.

@@raterus I'm pretty sure the pilots are not at fault, it looks like the ship lost power, navigation computers, and controls were dead.

Was it a failure on the ship itself...?

You know they won't

What will prayers do?

Why? Maersk doesn't own the ship, nor is the cargo theirs. There's plenty of ZIM branded containers there too, but ZIM doesn't own the ship either.

It isn't Maersk's ship or crew, they only chartered it. Kind of like, it isn't your car when you order an uber or take a taxi.

Whoever insured the ship and whoever insured the cargo should help pay for the damages and reconstruction

@@MrBibi86 not only prayers but financial help for the victims and their families from whoever insured the ship and insured the cargo. This will take a long time which is frustrating. Yes, prayers do help if you are a believer. Have a blessed day. 🙏

Bottom line Baltimore wasn't prepared for this eventuality. It was more important to house and feed the illegals. The reduction on important critical harbor services was apparent. Now because of their ineptness they have bigger issues but will still support the illegals while the citizens get even less. Grief will eventually turn into anger over their politicians spending their tax dollars in the wrong place. A few dollars spent on Tug Boats would have solved this entire debacle. God Bless the Families involved.

If it's just oil that isn't much. You don't want to know the chemicals and pollutants that plants around Sparrows Point and Curtis Creek (both right near there) dumped 24/7 before it became regulated. It's much better now but I still don't want steamed crabs from waters that close to the city!

Its Baltimore everything within 100 miles of that joint is toxic. Now it has a wrecked economy to boot. But the illegals are thriving on the taxpayer dime. While legal citizens are even worse off than they were the other day.

Probably take 2 years to work that out let alone the cost of the investigation into the $million$

Because you don't know why we use tugboats

@@rensinclair4218 actually I do, and some ports mandate the attendance of tug boats for just this sort of situation. It doesn’t mean the tug boats have to be used, but they are there in case to prevent channels being blocked, collision with other vessels and collision with bridges etc.

I imagine the dead 6 are trapped under debris

In Spanish, right?

It’s not a regular workplace hazard. There are only so many procedures you can have in place. Probably just as likely to get struck by a meteor. How many ships have gone under that bridge without having a mechanical issue that caused them to veer into it?

I think that’s the kind of guys you find behind a Home Depot looking for work. I bet they were paid poorly and regulations were lacking.

It's capitalism. Never gonna happen

I think you should pay towards the workers funerals

@@SCHRANZ3040 ok. Your point. Also, you can think whatever you want, you get to make you decisions and so do I.

Yes

Bow rests on the bottom !

paranoia will get you no where bud

Maybe they might build a suspension bridge, way safer when you got ships going under them as they usually only have 2-3 pillars with massive clearance between them

All cargo ships can be expected to carry hazardous materials...such as the hairspray, perfume, shaving cream, soaps, and all kinds of other products that you as a consumer use on a daily basis. This is NOT a hazmat disaster, it's just a matter of respecting the fact that there are some hazardous materials that will be encountered during salvage and cleanup operations. Don't get focused on what's NOT the major problem.

​@@Turboy65The local ecosystem is effectively trashed now though, god you're shortsighted

This makes me realize that the sea in the bay is not that deep since the bridge is still visible. From that rectangle height

Money first before health of people

Some of the hazardous materials were perfumes so yeah…

On the other hand, why weren't the workers aware that the cargo ship was slowly headed right towards the bridge?

Until all 60 odd containers are identified and removed on shore there is a problem.

@@paulphotios3920 they have the manifest. They already identified them. Any hazardous materials are closer to the pilot house which is unaffected.

That would be a tunnel and there is one a few miles from this bridge

Its an underwater bridge right now

They call those "tunnels"