What to know about Baltimore bridge collapse, ship crew's warning and more

[@tomtribur458]

Why is the federal government (our taxes) on the hook to pay for this? Shouldn’t the owner of the ship and their insurance pay for it?

[@sylviasweet8110]

president Biden said our government would pay for all of it.did you hear his speech

[@Phoenix8Rising]

Yes, they didn't fix the propulsion problem discovered on previous check.🤔

[@tomhenry897]

Overseas Try to collect

[@LawrenceMarkFearon]

America will collect full compensation from the shipping company's insurance. But we're not waiting for Singapore money to get started.

[@LydellAaron]

They'll figure all that out in time. Those vessels likely are required to have insurance.

[@aliensandscience]

the bridge did not have pillar guards to protect it from collisions. workers should have been notified immediately when the ship sent out the SOS

[@Skidderoperator]

Road crew wasn't warned. If they were you would have seen their vehicles moving.

[@kingdomrunt]

_Unfortunately there's no pillar guard that can stop a country's economical sabotage._

[@sylviasweet8110]

go watch and listen to that.

[@tomhenry897]

They were genius All,of 5 minutes

[@peterwilkins7013]

​@@tomhenry897no they weren't. Listen to the emergency radio comms. Someone says they'll drive onto the bridge to warn the workers on it. They didn't have time to do that. I haven't heard anything saying that the workers were actually spoken to.

[@sforza209]

That’s the second bridge that damn ship hit in the last decade!! Seriously wtf!

[@westtell4]

no its not that ship hit a Dock in Antwerp the ship isn't even a decade old yet

[@daymoncleveland0622]

@@westtell4exactly, she was built in 2015.

[@JoshuaFatman]

The captain was Ukrainian

[@westtell4]

@@JoshuaFatman so the captain was not in control of the ship at the time it was a Baltimore port authority pilot

[@JoshuaFatman]

@@westtell4 so is the captain responsible or the pilot because it's my understanding the captain is responsible for the ship

[@sherriz3265]

Very ironic that the bridge’s 47th anniversary was yesterday March 25, 2024. Prayers for the families of the construction workers that are presumed dead.

[@Skidderoperator]

They died before daylight

[@traceyhamilton6030]

March 23,1977 is when the bridge was opened

[@ryanclive8614]

Did people actually think it was "terrorists"?? I honestly heard about this at 11pm, and my first thought was, "Someone f'd up bad," not "who's responsible"...

[@pg396]

You born before Computers and Autopilots and Computerized Controls?

[@justin.w.06]

@@pg396 name one lethal accident of a ship/aircraft where computerized controls were accessed for terrorism. Neither ships nor aircraft have a plausible way to get control remotely through the electronics.

[@daymoncleveland0622]

It happened at 1:28 AM… well nvm you’re probably in a different time zone lol.

[@sylviasweet8110]

go listen to that ,the guy said the operator was from Palestine.

[@monaliza3334]

​​@@sylviasweet8110Actually the captain is from Ukraiin.

[@timwolters1969]

God be with the one's that Lost there Lives

[@billythekid3234]

Tim, It's very sad, but if it was rush it would have been much worse.

[@chloecreate]

Amenn

[@QUEENBEE200384]

My house shook. Felt like an earthquake. I woke up and thought I was dreaming. It wasn’t until an hour later at 3am when people starting calling my phone. Sad, my view is forever changed. Now it’s of crumpled metal. But we’ll rebuild.

[@kanank13]

BIden/Harris are the worst disaster to hit this country. This bridge collapse is trivial. No one cares.

[@Skidderoperator]

Dig a tunnel under.

[@NoMessJess1]

@@Skidderoperator can't use a tunnel, the key bridge is the only mode of transporting hazardous materials thru Baltimore, those materials are not allowed in tunnels.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

I hope there's a Torii gate that still survived the blast. It's a civilian area after all, they should be built pretty sturdy. Not like they waste any time showing up to vote.

[@traceypreeper2299]

Shouldn't they be focusing on the people that went in that water mire than reconstruction talk, people's lives are more important, my prayers go out to the families 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@TheMainLead]

Why

[@lori4804]

​@Haterkilla4717 Why, we are talking about 6 people losing their lives yesterday. They have family, loved ones, friends, coworkers. That care about them.

[@lori4804]

Maryland is worried about the human life not the ship, not the other ships getting through, not the traffic, not the bridge. They can't be changed or fixed like Legos can. If it was your family wouldn't you be scared, worried about them too? God bless everyone that showed up and are trying their best to help find the missing people that is what matters everything else will come in days to come. God be with the 6 men and their families

[@fabr5747]

Both matter. Such a bridge brings work for people at the port, etc... Both need to be discussed. You sound like the "thoughts and prayers" mass shooting people. Both matter. Solving the issue is the reason why states exist. I'm not paying taxes for people to not work on a quick solution for such an important infrastructure.

[@RaeCarson]

@@fabr5747 I was gonna say -- both things are true, both things are of crucial importance for different yet equal reasons and neither should be ignored for the sake of the other. Thankfully, we have enough people who are willing and able to take care of both issues simultaneously. Maryland has full support of D.C. and the eyes of the whole nation and even other parts of the world are on this accident.

[@A2Z1Two3]

A huge ship without a backup generator for vital services ( like STEERING 😮)

[@Rimrock300]

Time is key here, very limited time. Everything takes time, like getting bakup generator started and so on. such systems are made to be used out on open water, where seconds does not count

[@sampotter4455]

Good grief, absent from this reporting is a ny expert in shipping.

[@christinewhitmore-8208]

Imagine what the people were thinking after just crossing the bridge, then it collapsed.

[@kimberleyfreeth8054]

Couldn’t someone have tried to alert the poor workers on the bridge? If they were able to stop traffic, even yelling at them?

[@ClydeKanda]

I would think ship insurance or the country would pay for repairs of the bridge

[@markeyaculbreth5273]

Okay, did Biden say he's commuted to Delaware across that bridge several times either by train or by car? I grew up in East Baltimore and never knew there were train tracks going across the Key bridge. Uuuhhhm Sir, there are no train tracks on that bridge! 🤣😂🤣

[@jeffbear5317]

I'm sure they are trying their best to find a way to blame Trump

[@johnhelbig4115]

Joe's writers suck... Joe should of improvised and not said the train statement... But.... it's Joe! Nuff said! Or.... BABBLED

[@Skidderoperator]

Once a liar always a liar.

[@boondoggle4820]

I think that he got sidetracked and started reminiscing about traveling from Delaware to Baltimore in general and wasn’t referring specifically to the Key bridge. That wasn’t the time for ruminating, but I don’t care in the time of such a huge tragedy. I just care that he strikes the right tone and supports the people of Baltimore and the people of Maryland.

[@jeffbear5317]

@@boondoggle4820 he won't do anything he doesn't even know truth from his stories anymore! If it's left up to the Democrats to get the bridge replaced it will be decades of just study's and permits before a shovel ever gets turned.

[@Sambone702]

There isn't anyone scared.

[@annareismith6843]

Biden is the one we need in office in case these things happen, and not the unfeeling Trump that would do nothing.

[@jojofashosho5344]

Biden’s been on this bridge many times by both car and train

[@jojofashosho5344]

Car or train

[@chevyvet69]

Your statement is a joke, just like Joe Biden. You think he's gonna do anything special? I don't think so

[@Skidderoperator]

At least he did a halfway decent job reading somebody else's speech on the teleprompter.

[@martinhumble]

Don't rebuild it. Build something modern and well constructed.

[@rickhayes-oh2zm]

What a mess. Loaded to the hilt ship with a bridge you can't see.

[@TheReelz]

These guys seem a little bit snotty is it just me? Y'all call these people out to report the 'news' and then get annoyed when they ask questions you said you'd take. Why not just say we're not taking questions at this time 🤔

[@Lolo-Sec]

God, I've been there, under the bridge 🌉 sometimes in the 80's!😢

[@brentj.peterson6070]

Wake up people! Ship was redirected into the bride.. watch the video. This was deliberate!

[@A2Z1Two3]

Does it not have standoffs to protect the critical structures from collisions ? 😮

[@MrOly0001]

if he said that about the border it would be great

[@maverick-zj3jz]

We spend billions on other countries and zero on u.s. interstucture.

[@lovelyr9773]

😥🙏

[@kennethhill8992]

Biden said he's been over this bridge many many times, if that don't make you want to vote for him I don't know what will, Also the reporter emphasizing how much more difficult it would be to survive underwater,.

[@tomhenry897]

3rd world ship that wasn’t maintained

[@vinceclary8086]

QUESTION,,,,,WAS THERE A PRETRIP OF THE VESSEL? BECAUSE IM QUIT SURE THAT THE SHIP GAVE SOME KIND OF FOREWARNING ....I CROSS THAT BRIDGE ALL THE TIME ...TO MY TRUCKING FAMILY STAY SAFE AND STAY ALERT....

[@biggamehunter2219]

Yeah nothing to see here. Just an accident. That's why the black box not recording for a couple minutes. When they're made to withstand going down at 700 miles an hour or more in a jet liner

[@jimmyberry5363]

That's one way to get the name changed... SMH

[@validpoint9854]

What about the deliveries that aren't being allowed into the harbor?? We shouldn't suffer for their stupid mistake. Clean it up and CLEAR IT OUT ALREADY!!

[@aswini4222]

Thank God it was 1 am and very few vehicles were oncoming to cross the bridge. Had it been morning or evening rush hour we would be looking at hundreds of deaths! Really breaks heart for the poor 6 construction workers. ❤ We really need to appreciate our service and road maintainenence workers more, as they work midnights risking their lives so we would be safe on roads!

[@acluster3411]

I commend Maryland for their lightning-fast response in halting traffic and preventing a high number of casualties within just two minutes!

[@soniastjules]

I keep asking if anyone knows what happened to the ship's crew. I heard that they were all fine but have they been rescued from the ship?

[@nikobatallones]

@@soniastjules They're still in the ship, I believe. Just in the bridge, which doesn't seem to be affected by the collapse of the bridge.

[@acluster3411]

@@soniastjulesI suspect there were number of ships crew in the forecastle dropping the anchor. I hope they were able to run out of that area safely. Those containers on the deck might have acted as a buffer. My prayers for those sailors doing this dangerous and challenging job to help run the global economy!

[@kanank13]

i commend you for commending Maryland. LOL

[@Paulin-pw5jx]

« High » it was 1h30 am maybe 10 persons tops let’s not exaggerate

[@nillyk5671]

The person who refused being treated... I hope he is really ok. Some people refuse to get treatment because they can't afford the bill.

[@Skidderoperator]

Probably was an illegal dodging identification.

[@taxiuniversum]

Also some refuse treatment because they are in a state of shock.

[@TheRamon333]

Or they don’t trust the medical establishment that prescribes dangerous drugs with side effects.

[@rorykeegan1895]

Surely not in the world's richest country? You don't live in a dysfunctional "sh&thole of a country", surely? Must have been all those prayers being chanted by "good people" that just healed them immediately. Eh? ...

[@4everdee33]

@@taxiuniversum yeah sometimes people just want to get home to a safe (or alone) space as soon as possible.

[@LawrenceMarkFearon]

Bowie Marylander here. Most don't realize the collateral damage beyond the deceased. [May they Rest In Peace.] The bridge wreckage spans the entire width of the waterway. The entire harbor is on lockdown for the foreseeable future. Baltimore was the closest East Coast port to the Midwest and the biggest automobile export and import terminal in America. Meaning every thing coming and going to and from Europe, Africa and the Middle East through Baltimore on wheels is halted. Kaputt. Stuck. Expect price increases from shortages. But we will come back bigger and better. BaltimoreTough MarylandStrong

[@Sarge-at-Large]

We’ve needed additional dredged East Coast ports for a while now. We need not only deeper harbors and ports, but more of them, so that the cargo ship supply chain doesn’t get choked up like this

[@MrChris76ize]

Its going to be fast to reopen the maritime traffic. For the new bridge, i'll be another story

[@monaliza3334]

Send ...61 billion ....to Easter Europe, Biden promised to help Ukraiin.

[@tomhenry897]

With borrowed Chinese money

[@LawrenceMarkFearon]

@@MrChris76ize Depends on how you define fast.

[@NoneYa899]

The folks making a mockery out of this, bringing up politics, making jokes should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. I sincerely hope that them nor their families are ever impacted by trauma. Have some humanity….. that’s what’s wrong with this county and this world. Not everything is about politics…… Think and pray if you believe in a higher power for the victims, their families, and the first responders. That is what makes a good human. Not your useless opinions on politics, conspiracy theories, or witty “jokes”

[@jameshill8493]

I’m not for mocking. But it could be for those of us that believe that prayer doesn’t do anything real, I don’t see how saying a prayer for someone then going about your day is the thing that distinguishes a good human.

[@ColonelMetus]

It was diversity hire

[@kanank13]

do you have any humanity for the genocide happening in Gaza and the famine impacting millions? why are you so worried about a damn bridge?

[@jameshill8493]

@@NoneYa899 what does that do though? How is that what distinguishes a good person. Something that does nothing

[@NoneYa899]

@@kanank13if you can point out where I said I had no care for that, your comment would have more credibility

[@KarenMarie1111]

Biden ….. joker …. What about Hawaii? What about the border??? So wonderful to come to the rescue of Baltimore,… as a country should!!!!! But I wanna know why YOU are waking up to just Baltimore???

[@KarenMarie1111]

@@leonskum6864 … your name says it all - skum

[@His-chosen-one]

I use this bridge at least three days every week. It was a beautifully bridge. Can't believe that this bridge is gone.

[@pate8079]

Why should taxpayers foot the bill? Don’t these multibillion dollar companies have insurance..

[@BuIIet]

It gets worse. We actually had an $18 million federal infrastructure grant but the mayor spent it on two hotels a couple weeks ago to house people who don't pay any taxes and never will.

[@Skidderoperator]

The feds can sue the insurance company of the carrier.

[@LawrenceMarkFearon]

America will collect full compensation from the shipping company's insurance. But we're not waiting for Singapore money to get started.

[@MariaDeMedici-m3e]

The cargo ship barely has a dent, they should build the next bridge like the ship

[@jarrydmckenna1720]

Barely has a dent is a bit of a stretch, quite significant damage to the bow

[@mikemcdermott1026]

And use american steel

[@michaelhaney4314]

No bridge could withstand a hit like this..

[@slackersteve2004]

@@michaelhaney4314 Ya this boat isnt as big as the one that just crashed, but its still pretty big, check out this video the title is Russian cargo ship crashes into bridge in South Korea

[@fabr5747]

@@michaelhaney4314 That's not exactly true. Some bridges have structures protecting the piles designed to stop this kind of ships ! But without protection, yes, at least a partial collapse will take place, which is what happened here. I say partial because the truss is a completely unified structure. Other example includes: - Almö Bridge (Sweden), an arch bridge that was hit on onw side by a ship. Now rebuilt, it's a suspension bridge with the piles on both baks of the passage. But in this case here, it's likely too wide for such a design

[@wiscogirl81]

That bridge disintegrated in seconds..

[@anitamueller3358]

That’s what scares tf outta me. How fast it went down

[@daymoncleveland0622]

The ship is massive. It’s the equivalent of a human getting hit by a train.

[@fabr5747]

@@anitamueller3358 This is a truss structure. It is a continuous structure. If part of it fails, it collapses. It is designed to collapse in conditions that are highly unlikely. This is beyond unlikely, especially at the time it was built. Bridges have a major challenge, it's to span an area where there are no support. So the structure is continuous to enable that. The bridge here behaved perfectly. It did what it was required to do. Being hit by a bridge much larger than what existed at that time is not part of the risk taken into account. Nothing surprising any engineer here !

[@dutchman7623]

@@fabr5747 Bigger ships means better protection of the pillars! Any harbor authority knows this! There was NONE whatsoever. An out-of-control ship must run ground or be guided through without harm. But never ever be able to ram any essential pillar!

[@fabr5747]

@@dutchman7623 Like in many many many many many places. Do you know the US regulations in that matter? The Maryland regulations?

[@michaeldpa1333]

No active Tugboat guidance? Only on stand by? Seriously? Start asking questions there.

[@417jumps3]

Not really sure how to put a twist on this. A nearly 1000ft ship that probably weight 300+thousand tons hits a pylon…. Gee I wonder what’s gonna happen…

[@victorialeif9266]

It was indeed to review Present Obama’s infrastructure speeches way back in 2013. The bill was passed, and became enacted in 2022. That’s nine years too late. Too busy giving billionaires tax breaks, I guess.

[@yehuo2825]

the bridge is too old like all our infrastructures, cause we spend too much money onto war instead of renovate and remodel our infrastructures!

[@ronaldgrove3283]

The bridge was classified satisfactory by DOA, and maintaince was being performed upon the roadway ? The bridge is just not built to restrain a collision from such a sizable cargoship.

[@yehuo2825]

@@ronaldgrove3283 agreed! i also saw that during my research... also the bridge is old! they should have renovate it long ago! most of our infrastructure were constructed starting on the great depression, cause that was the advice from john keynes to fdr... we really need to focus internally instead of externally...

[@gNome_5]

These are exactly the kinds of disasters we've been warned of if we continuously keep choosing to ignore our country's infrastructure. Better buckle up, buttercup! 😱🙄💔

[@CHANCEINTUITIVE]

The amount of sadness over Baltimore … very sad indeed

[@janwitts2688]

Baltimore was negligent. By allowing the negligence of others, they caused this. If all ships had a proper tug escort all-the-way there would have been no incident.

[@angelasexton9603]

They’ve already located the vehicles and the individuals in those vehicles. The six construction workers are who remain unaccounted for.

[@carolgale]

Maryland was the pioneer of Shock trauma units at the UMMS first ever . DR ADAM Crowley started/invented shock trauma

[@silaskimbi2380]

We are all born into this world (country) has people and great humanity make us humans. Our prayers go to the victim families and first responders

[@Skidderoperator]

I wouldn't want to be one of the divers that have to go down.

[@larryjohnson6930]

Sad...but that bridge fell like tooth picks ..u know as kid we built things lol..well then i became a welder n built trains...but ths bridge was weak... real weak..were wss superman

[@mjanovec]

Once you take down a major pylon, nothing is going to keep a bridge from falling. The law of gravity will take over.

[@chloecreate]

So one pillar being hit is enough to take down the entire bridge? Then it has really survived all these 47yrs by the Grace of God. It wasn’t solid at all for its massive use. It was a temporary structure, time and chance just revealed.

[@harco16]

it's almost like it wasn't designed to be able to take a hit from ship's that didn't exist when it was built.

[@spacejesus709]

I mean the force of a fully loaded container ship hitting a support pylon is equivalent to ~21 tons of TnT worth of force even at that harbor cruising speed. Like the loss of an entire pylon in a bridge like this was inevitably going to lead to collapse & i don't really know what could be done to stop a ship that big. Act of god tbh

[@Sarge-at-Large]

Wow. Only 2 rescued. RIP lost souls 🙏

[@mylifefornick]

Terrifying! That cold water...it will take your breath away.

[@Skidderoperator]

You would go under from hypothermia quickly.

[@shahlachoudhry5999]

Imagine the people off Palestinian lost their homes in this cold weather and they are sitting on the street starving with injuries and no medicine 😢😢 and those are thousands and thousands women and children

[@mylifefornick]

It's disgusting, all over "land" maybe one day we will have peace...@@shahlachoudhry5999

[@usercornpop]

I bet there's an insurance company out there About to file chapter 13

[@Skidderoperator]

It's probably lloyds of london. They said it was based in london.

[@ingodwetrustdellaware-inc8322]

On the other videos I saw a Big RIG crossing there at moment of the crash

[@heatherhoward2513]

Yes, if it's slowed down I counted 5 vehicles heading across in one direction, the last semi would have just got onto the section still standing.

[@nigelcurtis3421]

Having rewatched the video a couple of times , All the vehicles travelling seemed to have reached the stable portion left in time . Can you imagine though if this had happened in Rush hour 😞

[@lori4804]

​@@nigelcurtis3421thank God the ship Pilot called a Mayday and they save more lives with everyone working so fast together. They were able to save people from going on the bridge. Thank God for the Rescues team, volunteer's, all the government staff, police, EMT. They all are Angles on Earth. Please keep everyone in your prayers they need them

[@nr14989]

There was a ship engine malfunction

[@marcshields3677]

How do you know that?

[@thorkagemob1297]

​@@marcshields3677I saw other reports say that it suffered critical power failure

[@billythekid3234]

@@marcshields3677 Gosh, just watch the video, you can tell the engine failed on the ship several times! why it failed will be the big question. Ntsb will handle all that.

[@lori4804]

​@@marcshields3677Did you even listen to the reports? THE SHIP CALLED A MAYDAY!!!!!!! They lost power. How would you feel if it was your family? These 6 people's lost their lives has family, loved ones, friends, coworkers that care about them besides everyone in Maryland and others that is what counts now. The Rescue teams did an amazing job trying to save them. They had volunteer to help. Thank God for each and everyone for your help

[@helpAmerica1]

@@marcshields3677Smoke out chimney

[@alicepaul6276]

Very proud of the response of the unified response team.

[@rorykeegan1895]

Seems nobody in the rescue teams stopped to pray instead of doing the right thing. Works every time, the doing something, rather than bleating nonsense.

[@PrograError]

@@rorykeegan1895 I guess top gun is appropriate here... "Don't think, Just do"

[@beautifulbrains]

The number of times crossing this bridge … I never ever imagined it in the water! Loved this bridge! Support to the travelers who need to use a different route to soon be in traffic on 95!

[@JoeKyser]

Hope they had good insurance

[@timopint1125]

a good insurance comp will find a way to sue them back :D

[@JamesBach-hz1pc]

A SHIP THAT LARGE, THAT GREEDILY OVERLOADED FOR A LONG OCEAN VOYAGE HAS AN UNBELIEVABLE RAM FORCE. REALLY, ANY CONTACT AT ALL WITH A STATIONARY OBJECT WOULD BE DISASTROUS! THE OWNERSHIP SHOULD BE PROSECUTED!

[@ingodwetrustdellaware-inc8322]

The INSURANCE COMPANY of the Vessel Gonna Foot the Larger $UM of Money 💰 🤑

[@timopint1125]

they will try to find errors in maintenance of engine

[@Skidderoperator]

Maybe somebody's turban fell into the gears.

[@brooklyn7392]

this is not a bridge collapse if a ship hit it why are they calling this a collapse its a ship collision

[@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger]

Because the bridge is used by many citizens and it impacts the Baltimore Community.

[@peterwilkins7013]

Because the bridge collapsed?

[@harco16]

its both you fricken dingus

[@forrestaustin7050]

Because when the ship hit the bridge, it collapsed

[@brooklyn7392]

So there for it's not a collapse it's a demolition a collapse happens under it's own wait not because of a collision

[@williamshaneblyth]

the bridge is lacking the dolphin concrete protectors in the water. they are concrete thats either side of the pillars other bridges have this so why doesnt this one have the required protection

[@Skidderoperator]

The new bridge will have them if it gets built.

[@rorykeegan1895]

Ah ... Someone gets it. Seems someone saved some money in the construction budget back in the '70's, and nobody listened to the structural engineer who surely would have warned of this possibility.

[@daymoncleveland0622]

What boggles my mind, is you see poles, carrying powerlines across the river, which DO have protection, and the bridge doesn’t. Why?!

[@tomhenry897]

Wasn’t a requirement when built genius

[@tomhenry897]

See your a Democrat Wasn’t a requirement when built genius

[@paulroadknight7319]

HEY SLEEPY, HOW DID YOU RIDE A TRAIN ACROSS THIS BRIDGE??

[@traceyhamilton6030]

Didn’t go to Delaware either 🤣

[@marusholilac]

Still waiting for someone to explain how Biden is responsible for this. It's what we expect on social media.

[@pg396]

Really? Aren’t U supposed to blame Trump?

[@BC_26fhj]

The bridge support piers were obviously not well protected and there should have been a tug there to help steer the ship if the engine power failed.

[@410BmoreCautious]

You know how much weight and force that is ? Its a bridge you ever took shop class ?

[@GH-oi2jf]

The pylons were not protected at all, beyond the caisson footings. It's shocking. Older bridges spanning ship channels have fenders to protect the main pylons.

[@michaeldpa1333]

Exactly

[@youlose-h3v]

All I know is this is Singapore's fault and they need to pay 100 percent to replace this bridge. Asians cannot drive and now we see they cannot steer ships either. Plus this will disrupt delivery of goods so the price of things will go up at Walmart. Plus I bought stuff from ebay and Amazon and so is my stuff going to be delayed? Singapore should pay for my stuff it's delayed because of this. I bought car parts for my Mustang for the 60th anniversary show in April. My parts better not be delayed.

[@jwells3315]

Reporters are just plain IGNORANT!! " looking at the ship hits a column and.the bridge collapes into the water" really?

[@wolfplex1]

That's crazy that one ship could take out that bridge with one hit. God bless all the victims.

[@traceyhamilton6030]

It’s not uncommon .. we should have had dolphins and bumpers in place years ago

[@Sarge-at-Large]

He really avoided answering whether or not dive-teams actually went down yet or not 😢Sounds like they have not. The two who were rescued must have been on the edges of the bridge

[@traceyhamilton6030]

Dive teams were alerted at 1:50am and arrived on scene by 2:30a .. they went in as soon as they got there , 2 of my friends are in that team and didnt hesitate to get in to try and save those men.. the lack of sleep and emotional toll it’s taken on those divers is extreme , so please remember , they are only human … be kind

[@Sarge-at-Large]

@@traceyhamilton6030 thanks for offering some insight into this situation! It was frustrating not being informed whether or not teams have gone in! I was not trying to criticize those teams; I was criticizing the person being interviewed and the news reporting for avoiding answering the question altogether

[@ndjubilant8391]

Very sad for your loss of lives, bridge, and economy. From Canada

[@rebeccabotts5167]

Why does Biden expect WE the taxpayers to fork over ALL of the funds to rebuild this bridge? Singapore is a rich country. We have a huge national debt and Biden offers up more of our play money to pay for this. Is their no insurance with these huge ships? Certainly there is!!

[@jeanag3279]

EXACTLY!!!

[@Skidderoperator]

Lawsuit against owners insurance.

[@randallcotner2155]

This bridge had railroad tracks?? How did the President ride a train across this bridge?

[@damham5689]

Its looking more like once again taxpayers will flip the bill for deatruction caused by a corporation.

[@jeanag3279]

The cargo ship company should pay for the rebuild.

[@mjanovec]

It would take many years in the courts to settle this disaster and get compensation to rebuild the bridge… assuming the company (and its insurance policy) could even come up with funds. In the meantime, billions would be lost while the port is blocked and vehicle traffic is diverted. It’s better to use tax dollars to rebuild the bridge as soon as possible. Monetary damages can be assessed at a later date, at which point the shipping company can be penalized.

[@Skidderoperator]

Shipping co insurer will be sued.

[@rorykeegan1895]

@@jeanag3279 How about the idiot who saved money on the construction by deciding not to install dolphins to protect the support piers? Let's blame everyone else first, particularly if they aren't Americans, eh?

[@travisstoycon8248]

If there was a cop that was on the bridge u can believe that there would be 1000's of search party's and other blue line gangster's as always

[@travisstoycon8248]

That's the truth of it though

[@TeenDream888]

that would just be ridiculous. that many divers wouldn't have been needed in such a contained search area, and they would still be impeded by all of the wreckage. you don't want divers drowning because they had debris on them. instead of stupid pretend scenarios, why don't we focus on the victims?

[@BuIIet]

I don't even like Biden but that is the most coherent I have heard him speak in a very long time

[@darrelwright7343]

Really my 9 year old reads better then that toad

[@ronaldgrove3283]

​​@@darrelwright7343So why isn't your child President rather than elementary school ???

[@jimmywilliams9824]

Election just ahead , and he's clear of going to jail

[@dogcreek8547]

I feel sick

[@jimmywilliams9824]

Funding a bridge replacment will pass quickly now !!!!!

[@MKOMKONNNN]

Synergy Marine, the Singapore company that operates the Dali, said it was being controlled by two Baltimore port pilots at the time of the collision.

[@tomhenry897]

So Did they hit the off switch Or did lack of maintenance have a hand

[@rolandrodrigues7400]

If pilot on board.. The blame will go on pilot not on any captain or crew... Dis is the maritime rule

[@penelopenewman2343]

How can some one be in serious condition in trauma and released later the same day? Do you hear what your reporting is ludicrous. Who is falling for this. I would be ashamed to report such nonsense.

[@Phoenix8Rising]

Biden said 1 was "critical" 🤔

[@veronicakarstel9126]

Deliberately done by WEF

[@michaelhinton4709]

So if they were doing maintenance on the boat before they hit international waters especially in a port like this they are faulty as hell

[@billythekid3234]

Michale, sir the workers were on the bridge watch the video again! 6 OF THEM DIED,,,,,

[@Skidderoperator]

SHIP MAINTENANCE, SIR.

[@Lolo-Sec]

There should be a standby Tugs everytimes there a passing Ships!

[@Therealstorm-ht7wf]

That would incur costs. Having a crew standing to by 24/7, while providing a false sense of security, it will revisit the question that has this country polarized right now. How we pay for and who pays for public safety, Taxes that would cover the cost of these safety measures would be vehemently opposed by some, maybe even most of the people in these comments. Even if there were tugs, catastrophic failures are time sensitive and there is no way to know if there was enough time to get a tug deployed and attached to the ship. The time to stop or divert a vessel moving in water is not instantaneous. Anchors even with engines operating at full reverse are not always sufficient to prevent collisions. This is a tragedy, as is all loss of life in the course of commerce.

[@A2Z1Two3]

What a terrible 'Trout Pout' on that WJZ reporter , distracts from what she is reporting .

[@douglaslinemanful]

Okay they lost propulsion but why did it veer toward the pylon. It should have continued going straight with only slight drifting.

[@wiscogirl81]

River currents?

[@GH-oi2jf]

It appears that the ship was put into "all-astern," in an attempt to stop before striking the bridge. That makes it impossible to steer and can cause the ship to slew. It may have been the wrong choice, but the master was no doubt in a high-stress situation for which he may not have trained.

[@Skidderoperator]

Hitting reverse caused it to turn to starboard. And there was a wind blowing it into the pylon.

[@NHHalKnowsHow]

Why are the American people paying to replace the bridge? Shouldn't the shipping company have insurance to pay for at least some of it?

[@forrestaustin7050]

They will. We pay first to get fixed then get reimbursed the cost

[@fishesvideo]

WTF is she talking about!? it wasn't 2 min, it was momentarily while the system switched over to auxiliary power. The engines Never restarted. There was limited backup power from generators for equipment, lights and anchors. Most everything else requires engine power. Just Stop it!

[@florida83]

Reminds me of the Skyway collapses in my hometown, Florida. Bless 🙌

[@sergeysergeev7564]

Interesting fact, did you know that the ship was operated by a captain from Ukraine?

[@travisstoycon8248]

What about homeland security?!?????

[@travisstoycon8248]

Lmmfao more lie's as always from Joe

[@forrestaustin7050]

What about them.

[@jimmywilliams9824]

Ohio, Hawaii got very little support from biden

[@AndresAlmazan-c6w]

Is it a coincidence that the cargo ship in “Leave the world behind” was named the “White Lion”, and the mascot of Singapore is the Merlion which is usually white? I’m just asking.

[@iluvdissheet]

I was just there..... Prayers B-more 🫶🏽

[@Roger-fs5yo]

What do they mean "what to know?" The bridge got hit by a giant ship and it fell down, what else is there to say🤷‍♂️

[@YampaYak-vd1xo]

, i dunno...how it happened, how many people were affected, whether or not there was negligence,

[@AndRei-yc3ti]

Whether Ukraine was behind it or not

[@triciac1019]

How many people were saved. How many are missing. What will be done to get it rebuilt asap. You know, details.

[@santyclause8034]

On a shoestring budget, your list of materials: shoestring, rubber bands, bubblegum...

[@billythekid3234]

@@AndRei-yc3ti That's just plane STUPID! it was a engine failure! DUH.

[@borgesazevedo623]

This is a very sad tragedy! Very sad, to that families with beloved ones dead or unaccounted. I also hope in God that no politician use this very tragedy as political platform to achieve some more votes! This is a very sad tragedy! Not an opportunity to get more votes! This is not a JOKE!!!😢😢

[@phantomaudits]

No, tax payers will pay for it.

[@MrChris76ize]

The best is to provide ferries to help cross from one side to the other

[@traceyhamilton6030]

Please somebody help that old man … he’s speaking of the BAY bridge … the KEY Bridge does NOT go to Delaware 😮‍💨