The Dali remains in position at the Bridge Collapse Site, but more of the Francis Scott Key Bridge were moved. The Minorcan Mullet is on site and brings you this report
I spent 27 years on the ocean. You speak a mariners vocabulary and give a lot of information. You also give excellent videos on all the important stuff. The news channels do a very poor job. I watch all of your videos.
I look forward to more. The quality is great. Your commentary is extraordinary. No substitute to video of workhorses disentangling, dissecting and transporting the massive bridge pieces! Thanks also for explaining what we are seeing.
Just so you know there are no rivets in the bridge. I watched them build it. It's all nut & bolts. Also notice that none of the joints failed just a testament to how well she was built. Those connections were stronger than the steel itself. Still good content, keep up the good work.
America is a wonder. That we can clean up that disaster so quickly, with amazing cranes and world class equipment, amazing talented engineers, no one getting killed, think about it. The rest of the world can’t do anything like this. America is so great ❤️🕊️
Too bad nobody will tell us who greenlighted the Dali as seaworthy when it's electrical problems were not resolved at dock? I mean this ship was gi en the ok for a 27 day voyage halfway around the globe yet it couldn't get out of Baltimore without destroying it's bridge. This entire incident was 100 % preventable if all federally mandated laws, protocol and safety regulations were all followed. The Dali called for 2 escort tugboats while in channel but somehow they disembarked from the sides of the ship before the Dali reached open water. Why? Coincidentally the Dali lost main power, then backup power and finally emergency power as well failed. Whoever was in command dropped the anchor causing the ship to veer starboard Mayday was alerted. Bridge (mostly) cleared. Collision. Bridge collapses. 6 men dead . 2 survivors.4 bodies recovered. 2 still missing. Answers please?
Thank you for posting your videos. When they first announced they were bringing in huge cranes I was hoping I could at least get a glimpse of the ongoing work. You are providing more than I ever expected. Looking at this machinery I have to force myself to look at the windows of the tugboats, excavators and such and picture a man standing there just to get a grip on how huge all of this stuff is. It's really great to finally see our tax dollars working so hard. So thank you sir and please be very careful.
I was always hoping we could get up closer and see the action. I enjoyed all of your coverage on the Golden Ray and looking forward to everything you can do here from the Mullet. Excellent video, Thanks Captain Andy.
Capt Andy thanks for highlighting the equiptment and folks involved in this complex salvage and recovery operation. Your the best at getting us up close with explanations for a land lubber like myself; stay safe and countinue your coverage Sir.
Amazing machinery and processes there. Besides the tremendous cranes, even the barges capabilities to support all that weight is impressive. Nice work sir.
Amazing to see the work of the divers who can find where and how to attach chains when the terrible visibility makes them almost blind. Can't imagine the stresses on these beams that can be released by the cutting torches! A seriously dangerous job! 😳
my grandfather worked at Bethlehem steel at sparrow point his entire life after getting out of the navy. he retired from sparrows point and they eventually shut down and cut everyone pension. all them guys that got laid off would be happy to see sparrows point back up in operation smelting down all this steel from the bridge, unfortunately most of the workers have since past away
Thank you so very much Captain Andy; your videos are amazingly close to the disaster site, and they mesmerize us into a feeling that we are at the site watchi g physically all that you describe!!!!! God bless you.
Scrap Steel is traditionally around $6.00 per ton. Plus the cost of remelting it & smelting into steel once more. That's Major Mongo Fuel and/or electricity costs. So, virtually nothing. The need is to remove the wreckage from the Channel.
This is more like I want to see. I enjoy seeing how the bridge is taken part and pieces picked up from the floor of the river. It is interesting to watch the work being done and see how hard these people work.
It would be really "kool" to see the "plan" that shows all the cuts and the resulting "picks" as someone has determined they will be attached. This one had "Pick 3" painted on that gusset plate. Greart video Captain !!! Thank you. Glad to see you are there in person with your boat. I'll offer the same salutation back to you under the circumstances. STAY SAFE !!!
Lol, so good to hear that familiar voice 👍I followed you every step of the way down in Brunswick with the Golden Ray...took near 2 years to get rid of that mess !! I bout wore out that pier on St Simons Island 😛 This should be cleaned in maybe 6 months ?
The excavator with the grapple has 2 bucket cylinders. Unless that's a custom stick, that makes it a PC1250. 125 ton class machine. The shear carrier doesn't look much smaller. Atlantic Coast Dismantling does a lot of work off barges.
It makes me feel secure to see how difficult it is to take apart this old bridge. Sometimes we think bridges are not secure like watching this one fall.
Can you give us an idea of the size of the STRUCTURAL MEMBERS used there please? ie: breadth x depth, plus thickness. And maybe an idea of how long it takes to cut through a single member. That might give people an idea of what a mammoth task the whole process is. Great work from all involved.
I saw a post today where someone stated the goal is to move part zero(atop the Dali) next. Apparently 40 more containers, and that piece on the Dali are the next focal points. Maybe that will help you score a scoop soon. Thank you for your time and information.
Thanks,,,,I worked on these jobs,,,,,,,❤ Like he said, you can't get the feel to its next to it and you cut lose ,,,,be safe boys IRON WORKER 👷 LOCAL 70 😇
On of our Minorcan Navy personnel advised us of that earlier in the comments. That's what I really like about this comment section, we can get the information right!
I see the ship owners have claimed General Average which a maritime law that spreads the costs of recovery and salvage across all of the companies that are involved in the charter and ownership of the Dali
Maybe do a video about the whole team ? ICS, Incident Command System ? Unified Command ? Who does what ? A BIG diagram of who does what ? A bunch of guys with boats and cranes don't just show up...
We will work on a visit with Unified Command a bit later. They are tasked with a sizable project of the utmost importance, the safe removal of the Dali and Key Bridge. I would rather they concentrate on the task at hand
@@MinorcanMullet I was thinking more of an academic white board, as available in the ICS courses,(ICS 200, 700, 100, rather than interviews. Like what is the role of the Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, the private companies. Any spokes person for any of these entities should be able to explain. That's their job. Yes, PLEASE don't take any time away from the critical job people.
April 28, 2024 It’s going to take 10 years to remove the wreckage of the Key bridge and construct a new bridge. This was how long it took Caltrans to remove and re-build just the west span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge which was damaged in an earthquake and also by a ship colliding with it.
Is there any investigation or examing of the steel pieces. When the bridge fell I saw 4 different locations along the top of the bridge that had sparks flying ? Just saying.
