Dive teams deployed after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore

[@grumpyoldman6767]

The dive team is for body recovery. Not rescue…

[@m00nl1ghtba3]

Stay positive

[@YanchiiM57X535d]

Most people don't listen carefully to the words they use......

[@ramessu7976]

@@m00nl1ghtba3stay logical

[@dame7duce]

It's for rescue as well 🫡

[@aftersexhighfives]

​@greenm0bsta889some might have had 8 minutes. 😢

[@ianstradian]

I’m a Merchant Marine and a lot of these container ships are maintained on a shoestring, the crew is very low paid, the owners have a habit of cutting corners. I have seen mechanical failures on other vessels that are like this one.

[@francus7227]

Hey hey hey. Nobody wants to hear informative, accurate, usable information and explanation. This is a place for borderline illiterates, ignorant megaphones, robots, and Russian trolls.

[@patriayvida6850]

That's capitalism for you, profits before people.

[@ThePresidentialTouch]

That's Socialism/Communism for you​@@patriayvida6850 the ship wasn't American.

[@annagonzales8178]

Well some of that is going to change for sure

[@KansasFarmer620]

​@@patriayvida6850the dumbing down is real with you the elites and politicians love people like you easy to control

[@rosalindr4975]

Prayers for the people who fell & the rescue workers.

[@rainman6080]

Not a rescue now it’s been hours so it’s a recovery

[@coralclark5979]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@EstherSHELTON-c5x]

Amen lord 🙏 🙌

[@debbie4503]

Prayer's for all the people who went in the water and for their families. 🙏

[@LBGirl1988]

Can't help but feel that Francis Scott Key Bridge is emblematic of our country... God help the people who are in the water and their families.

[@melodyscamman244]

Amen 🙏

[@Nigelsmom2136]

Sad but true. Well said.

[@DCOWBOYS4LIFE]

I thought the same when I first heard.

[@donnaleveron5711]

Not a good omen.

[@bugtusslealien3931]

Don't understand your comment?

[@donnawoodard8249]

I humbly pray for the successful rescue of the bridge workers any any others missing and the safety and success of the rescue teams!

[@melodyscamman244]

Not to worry... The transportation secretary will visit and investigate in a month or so...

[@susietorres8600]

If not on leave.

[@georgesheffield1580]

So will the govenor and other politicians and offer their thoughts and prayers

[@charlescharlemagne4907]

he's home getting sealed up air tight by his boyfriend

[@coffeecool5190]

He and his Lifepartner are still on Maternity leave

[@KenBugbee]

​@@charlescharlemagne4907 If Buttfudge has a boyfriend his husband is going to be upset 😂

[@user-gl9iz1bp1r]

Competency - is not a priority in this country.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Ll

[@oneup1entertainment19]

You’re not even from America… stop commenting when it’s not ur country

[@oblivian1308]

Hell no lol

[@adambussert3383]

@@oneup1entertainment19it’s a user bot

[@johnwayne4911]

@@oneup1entertainment19 An an American, competency is not a priority in this country.

[@sinistar426]

If this happened at 1am ish, who do they "think" they are "rescuing" after treading water for 8+ hours in those temps? Just call it a recovery mission, same for the vehicles under water and anyone whos been trapped in them.

[@LissaBroyles]

Never know. I saw a story where a boat capsized & sank & a guy lived for 4 days in an air pocket. Another guy made it a week under rubble after a building collapse.

[@jamesbonn2394]

air bubbles exist in vehicles. unconscious victims can stay alive in a submerged vehicle for up to 20 hours. this isnt a submarine that was crushed. this is shallow moving water. you obviously know dick all about water rescue.

[@sinistar426]

@@LissaBroyles Where are these folks in their cars going to "survive" on fresh air supply for 8+ hours? You're also "assuming" their vehicles were "water tight" and even if they were, you'd use up you air supply in a short amount of time and suffocate. If there was more than 1 occupant, it would go twice as fast.

[@lando-5199]

@@sinistar426yeah man there is no where enough oxygen in a car that a ship can have its sad but most likely anyone trapped in cars have passed away

[@xXxXNanuXxXx]

​@@sinistar426this is also assuming they survived the impact from the fall into the water

[@RJ1999x]

A shame the news is so terrible. The bridge didn't collapse, it was hit, there is a huge difference. P.S. just to show how spin works, now they're reporting it "doesn't appear" to be an act of terror. How exactly would a loaded ship being operated with a port captain, striking the bridge be looked at , any other way?

[@MireVale]

It collapsed after it was hit, that’s the most important fact. A bridge can be hit and not collapse

[@pedrobetancourt]

Make wonder what they covering up 🤔

[@dtucke17]

This upsets you? There is so much coverage everyone knows what happened, not to mention there is video evidence

[@RJ1999x]

@@MireVale if it wasn't hit, it wouldn't collapse now would it?

[@BillyJoe320]

You're bot or an idiot

[@eyesopen9139]

Recover would probably be a better word to use.

[@JO-ly3hi]

An even more appropriate word would be RECOVERY!

[@ArthurShedsJackson]

Oh man! I can't imagine the horror drivers on that bridge experienced. One second all good, the next second crashing, plunging into the water. Hope all are ok.

[@MireVale]

I would be shocked if anyone survived that fall

[@davidhauff8779]

The bridge looks like it was a tinker toy....

[@richardross7219]

It actually was a very elegant truss bridge. It was more like a giant erector set. I drove over it dozens of times in the 1970s. It was a very old bridge and had exceeded its design life several times over. Politicians don't like to pay for proper maintenance nor replacement before a collapse.

[@NathalieCwiekSwiercz]

Yes a bridge should be able to handle more than that. What a piece of trash bridge, they should have sections that aren't that extremely dependent on each other, this bridge looks like it was made with tooth pics

[@RemoWilliams1227]

​@@NathalieCwiekSwierczI agree it certainly needed to be updated or outright replaced it would appear.

[@R.POliver]

No money for infrastructure, because all the money went for Devonte’s Jordan’s and Shaniqua’s weaves.

[@richardross7219]

@@NathalieCwiekSwierczGood point. It was at a time where engineers were trying to save money by reducing the redundant safety in bridge designs. It has gotten even worse now. This collapse was not the bridge's fault, it is entirely on the ship. It might have survived many more years. Good Luck, Rick

[@deegomez4098]

May all thise victims be found prayers coming

[@EstherSHELTON-c5x]

Amen

[@Kayprofessor]

I hate being on a bridge. I picture this happening every time

[@Odin33356]

Enjoy the replacement workers

[@melodyscamman244]

And, lest we forget, workers now sign off their own work without quality insurance inspection... except for the thickness of the paint...

[@Odin33356]

@@melodyscamman244 we've devolved into low vibe entitled jungle bunnies that grow marijuana indoors just to complain about power outages or fires created by them and dead firemen

[@Odin33356]

@@melodyscamman244 everyone's equal unless its sports or singing and everyone cares the same or the Bush people wouldn't stand a chance

[@Odin33356]

Timothy , Mathew and Daniel couldn't survive the Jesus trades so they resorted to killing the men for a paycheck from Elon.

[@Odin33356]

@@melodyscamman244 enjoy your war on the Jesus trades, love and intelligence

[@BlOoDr3DxViSiOn]

God don’t like ugly blessings too the people of Baltimore🙏🏿

[@rachelhelen898]

*to 🙄

[@BlOoDr3DxViSiOn]

@@rachelhelen898 the politicians know exactly what’s going on when it comes to the violence and anger within the mental mind can do for tragedy to happen. Bless those who survived

[@Odin33356]

Good watches have capacitors not batteries unfortunately God is for lithium miners to blame for California falling into the ocean 🙏. No catastrophe goes to waste because they're all engineered unfortunately ignorance is bliss for those that breed.

[@BlOoDr3DxViSiOn]

@@Odin33356 Hate is the cause and effect for depression and destruction protect the mentality🤔that shouldn’t have happened

[@samfrancisco8095]

When the bridge is rebuilt the bridge bases need to be made larger so no ship will be able to touch the bridge support.

[@Saxxin1]

They will name it the George Floyd Memorial Bridge in honor of saint George, The patron saint of drugs and crime.

[@Jeffreymart]

Perhaps a manned draw bridge would be wise.

[@miketee2444]

Back before your leaders stole every penny there were funds to build safety pilings in shipping lanes

[@Roboticus_Prime_RC]

There were also tub boats to escort ships in and out.

[@beaux2585]

@@Roboticus_Prime_RC Tug boats were used to leave the dock but SOP was a release once in open water. The malfunction knocked out their steering, they dropped the portside anchor and went into full reverse to stop (note the black smoke) but it was too late.

[@miketee2444]

@beaux2585 I think the prop walk in full reverse was the nail in a bunch of coffins. Probably too late anyway but rookie mistake.

[@beaux2585]

@@miketee2444 Maybe, it was like slamming on the brakes in a car to avoid an accident. My accelerator has saved me from a few of those when there is no time to stop but stomping on the brakes is the first instinct.

[@ladyalaina42]

So sad, praying for those lost.

[@bargyarr]

"no indication it happened intentionally" who cares! they destroyed a major bridge

[@thevanishingsaxon663]

So it doesn't matter if it was intentional?

[@deegomez4098]

Intelligence much?

[@bjgolden304]

When people die it doesn't matter. People accidentally get shot or run over but the people who did are still responsible. Just because it's a accident doesn't mean they shouldn't be held accountable. Because a lot of times they are not paying attention or multitasking and then they do something stupid. And just because they say it's a accident doesn't mean they shouldn't be held accountable because he was driving so it's his responsibility to drive and control it so the blame goes to him.

[@downfall9830]

The FBI are probably looking for any suspicious activity and making sure none of this was intentional

[@dubsessed9790]

​@downfall9830 exactly. Not sure why the other guy thinks the context doesn't matter here....the FBI want to be able to tell us it was an accident and not an attack, so they check. Very common.

[@studebaker4217]

The absolute insanity of thinking this may have been caused deliberately - shows where America has descended.

[@Andy-sy1ko]

We come you You Lord with prayers for all involved that You would bring peace and resolvement in this tragic time. 🙌

[@jjdelany8130]

In a 1 mile stretch, it had 2 pile ons, almost half a mile apart, and they couldn't manage to miss it.

[@alleng332]

Worse Bridge collapse!? Did we forget about the Sunshine Skyway bridge or the bridge over the St. Paul river in Minnesota?

[@hazeldel13]

Considering the distance to shore this is likely worse. In a river you have a chance to get to shore. Not so much in this case in cold weather and at 1 am in the morning when searching is harder if even started quickly.more people are likely to be on this bridge with the length of it.

[@alleng332]

Still didn't happen during rush hour like the previous I've mentioned. Minimizing the loss of life.

[@steveperyer4850]

It opened my eyes, as I lived in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area, when the I35 Bridge Collapsed about 2009. That bridge was not hit by a ship, but the weight of the equipment of construction workers caused it during a late rush hour traffic. My heart goes out to all the families and individuals caught up In this, and my prayers are for all🙏

[@bigben1986]

All of a sudden that Big Ass ship that knows not to go there, goes there and destroys this bridge. The bridge named after the person who invented the star spangled banner!!! Cmon man!!!

[@LongWeiner-x9y]

Good point....wouldn't be surprised if that has something to do with it

[@toerawyea]

they said the ship was losing power before the impact , causing the ship to lose its ability to steer

[@lydiaanello6208]

Fbi and homeland warned of terror attacks and generators are on board if lights went out.

[@haydenisanerd4958]

@@toerawyea This. Ships usually use electric steering gears, if there is any short in the way to those motors, most steering will be lost. That being said, its still frustrating that it was set on a course to the bridge.

[@LexrexSmith]

Sounds like revenge to me. Sounds like the fight on us terror

[@laurie-lionessnotaewe5902]

Prayers for all involved.

[@Greasemonkey4540]

Wow year 2024 is on a roll for the worst year! Got 9 months to go hold on to your belts people!

[@pool2785]

They have to ask whether this is intentional or not. Wow, our media is messed up bad

[@beaux2585]

Not intentional.

[@mikehocking4836]

I disagree lunger look at the smoke stacks looks like he was speeding to me just my opinion​@@beaux2585

[@nmt2893]

The way that bridge went down made me question its construction. It shouldn't be that easy.

[@kennethvalentine8100]

Rite..not the whole bridge

[@ugandahater]

​@@kennethvalentine8100you sound like some sort of bridgologist 🧠 🎓 📚

[@michaelholt7994]

The pilot is in big trouble,that's total negligence, its unheard of a pilot does this.appalling.

[@SherrialiAlexander-cs4wd]

The ship had mechanical issues

[@dark6c159]

ship was built by Hyundai. no wonder they lost power in the middle of river. my hyundai locked up engine in the middle of highway.

[@francus7227]

So says someone with ZERO maritime experience.

[@midnightrider1178]

if it was on purpose it would of been done during day MORE TRAFFIC LMAO you make no sense lets hit it when theres only 7 cars NANCY!!!

[@bayyinahzhaxx7620]

Captain

[@coralclark5979]

Prayers for everyone and their families. Prayers for the first responders and their families 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@nuclearwife]

Thoughts and prayers going up to everyone involved, rescue teams and the injured.

[@thevanishingsaxon663]

I can see a section of the bridge collapsing...But nearly the entire bridge?

[@ConejoValley1A]

“I saw a domino fall but the entire dominoes?” Seriously?

[@dangeary2134]

The strength is in its unity, like a dam. You lose one of the main supports, the whole main span comes down. The one approach stayed up, it’s a different section built to different specs. They don’t have to fly over a huge area.

[@miletello1]

@@ConejoValley1A😂

[@darkbehi]

​@@ConejoValley1Aok, but you WOULD think that these structures would be built so if one domino goes, the ENTIRE domino row doesn't...

[@AngryPug76]

@@darkbehiI wouldn’t but I used to be a teacher. Bridge building projects are pretty standard and straightforward, and when one spot falls the entire structure fails. To build a bridge like you described would require 10 times the resources, and pilones too close together to allow for barge traffic essentially closing the river. There are a lot of 5 minute or less KZbin videos about bridge construction if you want to understand it better.

[@lydiaanello6208]

That's not a accident, navigational system is impeccable and generators kick in when and if power fails

[@dubsessed9790]

Ok, quant

[@stuwest3653]

you know nothing

[@toerawyea]

takes time to kick on , especially while it’s falling . ship was right on the bridge when it failed , no steering

[@johnripper683]

Even if you take into account the angles of direction its less than 1 out of 100 chance it would hit a support even if power goes out.

[@stuwest3653]

@@johnripper683 clueless

[@backyardbuilttrucks1]

Was no accident , wake up.

[@WhatAboutRC]

Go back to sleep.

[@stoneymcblunt7747]

Intentional or not the crew of that ship need to be charged

[@kazuuukabob8578]

What if it was a cyber attack?

[@toolegittoquit_001]

Harbor pilots were on board 😕

[@Saxxin1]

@@toolegittoquit_001 DEI hires no doubt.

[@stoneymcblunt7747]

@@toolegittoquit_001 true but the crew is supposed to maintain the ship, why was it allowed to leave port when there was maintenance issues, plus in the video between power outages it looked like the ship was steered towards the bridge support. I suspect there’s probably gonna be a long investigation before anything is done.

[@Lunar_Sovereign]

brings to my mind the sunshine skyway bridge

[@kaykartz9167]

The Howard Franklin in Tampa was struck by a ship years ago.

[@deedeesmom]

Praying for the missing people and family’s ❤️🙏🏻❤️

[@tauntdragoon]

So the ship hit the support pylon which made the bridge collapse

[@roeb4209]

I don't know if we was watching the same video as her but it looked like that ship sailed directly into the bridge

[@Geenpeeg]

It did

[@beaux2585]

No, they lost power, lights went out then back on and they dropped the portside anchor and hit full reverse on the engines which caused that black smoke in an attempt to stop. But it was too late, it spun slightly the left and the portside his the bridge.

[@claraporroni962]

yes you are correct, once you see that clip - not all the news channels are providing that video - it is obvious that it was done on purpose

[@beaux2585]

@@claraporroni962 If it was done on purpose, why did they drop anchor and send the engines into reverse?

[@claraporroni962]

to cover their basis perhaps, what it matters and it is an objective fact is that the boat takes a very fast turn directly into the beam of the bridge, somebody did that turn@@beaux2585

[@joselsantiago5172]

Why does the media continue to lie? Unfortunately anybody in any vehicle that went to the water is no longer here and if they went into the water because of the temperature of the water did not survive. Stop lying this is not a rescue. This is a recovery

[@samuelbell3281]

The only person that's happy about this is P. Diddy; he's not the lead story this morning.

[@pamelaarciva4873]

I cannot imagine the horrified feeling that people had in their vehicles as I see the images of the bridge ripping apart. . . please pray for these people

[@adrian_21055]

Its been way too long since they fell in...

[@I_am_an_OG]

That’s not just a collapse… it was a collision that caused a collapse.

[@pool2785]

The harbor pilots were on the ship wow

[@mattharper588]

The ship had mechanical issues that the pilot has no control over

[@ulyssees30y]

It sure didn't look like mechanical issues. Did someone take over the ship's bridge?

[@mattharper588]

@@ulyssees30y Did you watch other videos ? They show really black smoke coming out of the smoke stack and all of the lights went out and in the comments that is what other professional maritime people are saying

[@jericho1-4]

Harbor pilots do not PYSICALLY man the helm of the vessel, they coordinate the vessels port entry travel docking and departure with the cooperation of the Captain and helmsman. They give guidance/direction on currents, weather conditions etc. in aiding a vessel in and out of the port and harbor. There are very few places globally where the pilot actually takes physical control of a vessel travelling through a port, harbor or channel one such place is the Panama canal. The mention of the harbor pilots being on board sounds like someone trying to cover the Captain and crews ass, and this certainly wouldn't be an investigation led by the FBI as they lack the expertise in this situation to determine cause that would fall to the NTSB who are neither shown nor mentioned in this coverage.

[@l337pwnage]

@@mattharper588 well apparently they panicked an dropped the anchor which didn't appear to help the situation. we'll probably never hear what really happened. Things like ships and planes can be run by most people when things go well, but only exceptional people can handle them when something goes wrong. The days of finding those people are quickly coming to an end.

[@lboston4660]

Everybody talking about how the bridge fell but nobody talking about the boat that hit it

[@l337pwnage]

We're not suppose to notice things like that.

[@bbaron1]

@@l337pwnage elaborate

[@l337pwnage]

@@bbaron1 lol, I wish youtube would let me.

[@bbaron1]

​@@l337pwnage there are videos on youtube about every conspiracy ever. just say it

[@Vibenteg]

OMG!! My heart goes out to the drivers that were on the bridge at the time. After watching this bridge collapse,I am questioning how safe it was the whole time 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@michaelburke7742]

Wow. Another major tragedy in America. RIP to those who lost their lives. Pray for all of us.

[@Darrenwlawson]

It’s a collision, not a collapse

[@SivaSagarVlogs.]

Indians saved Americans,in seconds 👌👌👌👌👌❤

[@Beatlearl]

I guess I’ll have to wait a little longer for my package from Temu to arrive 🤔

[@moleemolee3]

Did the cargo ship hit one of the bridges support structures?

[@CaucasiansSuck]

It hit one of the pillars

[@thelavishlibra]

It’s not incredible to watch it collapse. It’s gut wrenching! There’s no telling how many lives were lost and how many will be changed by this.

[@alexanderwilliams799]

It is absolutely horrifying

[@Ntsmith4]

The fact that they won’t admit that this is a recovery and not a rescue is astonishing. The waters are freezing temperatures which induces hypothermia which leads to death.

[@l337pwnage]

I think they have two stages. They will often do "rescue" first until they feel there is no chance of a survivors, then they will slow the pace and do "recovery". Part of that is the mentality of the workers because once they go to "recovery" they don't have to be as careful when searching.

[@nickfedor210]

Humans and their machines fail. Its really a miracle this type of thing isnt more common. Very sad for those involved.

[@SleepyKwee]

All those people who fell in the water, the collapse must have been terrifying. ☹️ My thoughts are with them and their families.

[@gregadams558]

Umm, if they are sending divers hours after people were dumped they are looking for bodies, not survivors.

[@boracho9964]

So if a small emp burst were to hit the boat before it crosses a bridge it would be a loose cannon?

[@jasonmoquin]

The lights were still on just before it hit and the ship was already very close to the support. EMPs take out everything, including light bulbs. The ship was either damaged and out of control, not being supervised at all and it just ran right into it, or someone did it intentionally. I don't think this was intentional, so it's likely one of the other scenarios. Tragic.

[@landonleathers5936]

Considering they put out a mayday I'd say they had a pretty good idea shit was about to hit the fan

[@ate71622]

And they left construction workers on the bridge knowing that the ship had lost power….

[@Lifechanging9393]

Why was the ship even that close?

[@B4NDllKOOT_]

Imagine if this happened much earlier like at 9 or 11p.m. seeing that bridge fall makes me think of whoever was on it and the long decent before hitting the water, it’s scary 😢

[@DaBlueSoldier69]

this might sound fucked but everyone should be happy this didn’t happen during rush hour…that bridge would have been packed with over 200 plus people

[@l337pwnage]

TBH, they probably schedule it like this for exactly this reason. I could be wrong, tho.

[@crayonburry]

Where were the tugboats? My idea of how harbors work is not that of a professional, but I thought they used tugboats to avoid this type of thing

[@Todd-v8f]

Perhaps some of your focus should be on potentially who, or what, is in those containers!

[@coffeecool5190]

stolen cars headed to India

[@dubsessed9790]

Lol why, do you think it's people or something? It just left port of baltimore...

[@stuwest3653]

[@Todd-v8f]

@@dubsessed9790 Yes exactly heading to Sri Lanka, potential human trafficking?

[@francesmorris6293]

I heard that the container ship turned off its lights before it hit the bridge. "Nothing to see here; move right along."

[@dick8997]

Yea... Lights will go out when engines n generators go out..

[@beaux2585]

The lights went out indicating engine failure then they came right back on again.

[@josecruz4966]

Some people I don't care how long they been driving should never ever be behind a wheel of anything.

[@tone569]

Notice there's some pretty shallow people. Making shallow comments about the people that might have or are hurt in the which is disgusting. Thoughts and prayers go out to the people that were on the bridge during the accident that ended up in the river and the construction workers working on this bridge and also the crew of the boat that ran into the bridge. This is not something you make fun of. This is a time to show compassion and empathy.

[@jartotable]

Not a rescue but recover. Why can't they just be honest. Thoughts to all their familys. Truly shocking.

[@lil_Marie_Red]

Dont they hire a seapilot to bring them in under a bridge like FL does.

[@ladyalaina42]

2 harbor pilots were on board they say.

[@iletabrown3590]

My GOD BLESS those that fall into the water 🙏

[@plap.]

collision collapsed the bridge. Title with that. It didn't just collapse on its own. Big difference when read by those who have not heard of this

[@jdizzy5076]

So the brigde collapse last night. And now you send dive teams? Not a rescue, it's a recovery.

[@1mtk]

What was that noise @0:55!?

[@Papa2thaE]

WHY THERE WAS NO tag boat to Escorts Out of the Danger?

[@beaux2585]

SOP, tugs were used to move it off the dock and into open water before disengaging.

[@JR-rv3re]

This is horrible. What is wrong with this country, going downhill fast.

[@totalrobot]

Keep voting blue and stand there slackjawed!

[@offthefront7537]

@@totalrobotso if we had e republican speaker of the house this would not have happened. Wait, we do. Now what?

[@sfstoryteller1227]

@@offthefront7537with the squash Brains Biden administration giving all our funds to illegal migrants and Ukraine there’s nothing left for Americans infrastructure.

[@l337pwnage]

@@totalrobot lol, imagine it being 2024 and you still think there is a difference between the parties.

[@l337pwnage]

Well, TBF, America has had issues from the start. The only reason America isn't a colony is because wealthy people funded the revolutionary war so they could use America for cheap agricultural production. America was a pretty stable puppet through most of "independent" history, tho. They fought the globalist's wars dutifully. It was time to crank up the social agenda in the 1960's, tho, to create their proffered worker society tho, something a little more docile. Things were going along ok, until legacy Americans got a little uppity in 2016. Then it was time to put the social change in turbo mode, but that is working about as well as when they tried it in the Soviet Union, which is not well, lol.

[@justonetime112]

DEI pilot😮

[@aelendorlan6004]

The ship lost power just prior to the incident, hard time believing it had anything to do with DEI. I'm not for DEI either, but, we can't make it the bogeyman for every incident. Starts to sound like the left complaining about white males.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Quit the racism for once, jfc.

[@totalrobot]

@@yvonneplant9434 No. He's 100% right and YOU are just gonna have to cope with the light being shined.

[@jB-uw8fi]

You don’t get to cry “racism” when accidents happen in this country, where they’ve decided to hire literally incompetent people, under the guise of “DEI”, and people question it. As a matter of fact, that whole card got revoked after 2020. We’re going to say whatever we want. @@yvonneplant9434

[@dubsessed9790]

​@@totalrobotsri lankan ship sailing under singapore, but sure buddy turn it back into culture war stuff. Bunch of crying little girls... waaaaa libruls cancelled my bridge with DEI. 😂 jesus, do you ever hear yourself?

[@Twilightyearstraveller]

Our thoughts and love are with you all xxx ❤

[@thatrandomguycommenting1261]

Theres video of the ship losing power, then re gaining power, and the smoke from the engines looks like they are in full reverse. The anchor had been reported as dropped and drug on the sea floor. They issued a mayday call as well. Just a catastrophic accident hard to stop a zillion pounds with little to no friction unfortunately.

[@mrcleananthony1684]

That Bridge collapsed way too easy when that ship hit it. Definitely poor maintenance or construction.

[@nawnaw1749]

Construction began 52 years ago and was opened 47 years ago. I bet it was poorly maintained.

[@patrisio3]

Ships have evolved in size and weight too fast for bridges. When this bridge was complete, the largest ships carried 3,000 TEUs. This ship had 10,000. The largest today carry 24,000. Maybe dolphins/bumpers like those installed on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (after the 1980 collapse) can help.

[@nawnaw1749]

@@patrisio3, the support beams need better protection around them.

[@Phield_Trip]

God bless those workers and their families

[@SavyB13]

Gosh, can you imagine being on that bridge as it is hit & is going down? No clue what is happening. Just terrifying! So sad! 💔

[@LocanStreet]

Did not hear anyone say that the HUGE, fully loaded, container ship ran directly into one of the only two bridge support towers and knocked it over, as seen in video, collapsing the entire bridge. Right?

[@beaux2585]

It didn't run directly into the support, it sideswiped it.

[@nexusgamering]

Hi, an allision, not a collision. Insane footage !! and there is always bow watch standers during that kind of transit. The sailors up forward are lucky!

[@kennethfharkin]

The ship had power issues. It can be seen loosing power one or more times during the approach.

[@roeb4209]

I believe she shouldn't have said it's incredible probably something more along the lines of horrific considering how it cost human lives

[@roeb4209]

@biggame8927 about the same value as yours is

[@roeb4209]

@biggame8927 I don't I consider this butterfly outside my window to be more valuable than your life

[@alyssataylorsversion13]

​@biggame8927...yeah? what are you on about grandpa

[@roeb4209]

@biggame8927 judging by your IP address not even close

[@iprophecy6768]

I was on this bridge like two days before this happened delivering a steel column for my boss .. so crazy. But this bridge is super scenic and nice when driving on it. Absolutely amazing construction

[@maestrovso]

The shipping company better be prepared to pay for the bridge. You broke it, you owned it. The ship and its cargo can't begin to come near the cost of the bridge. The port better hope the insurance company is Lloyd's of London, and not an underwriter in the slum of Sri Lanka.

[@danbear5254]

I’m predicting that there will neither formal charges nor further reporting outside of the initial report that couldn’t be ignored.

[@garyspence2128]

Sure buddy...I'm predicting that you'll have another beer before you post again.

[@hqdefault]

That bridge construction was no suitable for that place, that was a problem waiting to happen.

[@KJAY2THOUSAND]

So how many vehicles and people went down total? One of my genuine worst fears

[@918_xDx]

The lights flickered when it hit the base... it rotated because momentum and the front was against the piling. Regardless of the why it was pointed straight at the vertical support I dunno if it would have fit under the bridge but where it hit that didnt matter

[@SarahWRah]

On March 27, mostly I hear talk about the 7 construction workers known to have been on the bridge, but little information on how many vehicles crashed into the water, trapping the drivers. Are there any families or trucking companies reporting someone missing who might have been driving across the bridge? You can see headlights on the bridge close to the time of the collapse.

[@realityunadorned]

When will we hear what the boat captain said? We should have heard that immediately!

[@beaux2585]

It will be on the black box taken from the vessel.

[@Shipspotting_Vietnam]

I wonder why they did not call the tug boats from the port to support? it took quite a long time before hitting to the bridge!

[@ate71622]

One would think that tug boats remain with the vessel until clear of the bridge…

[@Shipspotting_Vietnam]

@@ate71622 Yes, it should be implemented from now on!

[@Shipspotting_Vietnam]

@@ate71622 Yes! Might be 2 tugboats for sure!!

[@zaycheese1139]

Why were concrete workers on the bridge at 1:00 AM?

[@beaux2585]

Making repairs overnight. Can't do a lot of it during the day when there is a heavy traffic.

[@elaikehler6030]

that’s usually when road repairs are done because the traffic is at its lowest

[@gregadams4462]

Blessings to all that are involved

[@MikeyScott90210]

Rip to all those who perrished. 😢

[@sheiladurst2103]

There’s no rescue at this point in time-now it’s nothing but recovery-this is tragic-truely tragic

[@rajsatishaero]

Me and my family have travelled on this bridge several times several times in past few months ! So called invincible America is no longer safe … ! Baltimore where this 1.6 mile long bridge collapsed is right next to Washington DC ! I remembered this quote of Sadhguru 🙏 ‘If you realize how fragile your Life is and how at any moment it could be turned upside down, you will walk very gently on this planet.’