This has been confirmed by local authorities: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/26/major-bridge-in-baltimore-co... https://twitter.com/TheMDTA/status/1772524001815920876
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Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses
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Re: Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses
#22Apparently there were two different key bridges, one across the Potomac, another across the Patapsco. This was the Patapsco one.
Re: Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses
#23What was the ship captain's plan here? Just ram through the bridge?
Re: Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses
#24DALI (IMO: 9697428) is a Container Ship and is sailing under the flag of Singapore. Her length overall (LOA) is 299.92 meters and her width is 48.2 meters [1].
Based on the track, it appears the ship changed course slightly and slowed as it approached the bridge [2].
[1] https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:28...
[2] https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:2810451/zoo...
Re: Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses
#25What was the ship captain's plan here? Just ram through the bridge?
Appeared disabled in the video, this was not planned.
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#26Re: Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses
#27Apparently there were two different key bridges, one across the Potomac, another across the Patapsco. This was the Patapsco one.
The other key bridge is not in Baltimore.
Re: Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses
#28I had a hunch this was the bridge featured in The Wire s2e1, "Ebb Tide". Classic McNulty; a great season opener.
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#29Re: Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Appeared disabled in the video, this was not planned.
The captain was disabled or the bridge? I dont understand how you set a course through a bridge like that
A course is set through the middle, side thrusters, rudders, and|or engines fail or falter, and current drifts the ship into the bridge pylon.
Ships in water tend to move and keep moving, engines and thrusters work to vector that motion into a desired direction - when things fail motion doesn't cease and courses aren't maintained.