How Did the Baltimore Bridge Collapse - Animated

In this animated video, witness the shocking collapse of the Baltimore Bridge. From its construction to its ultimate failure, the video takes you through the events that led to the tragic incident. Using detailed animations, the video showcases the various factors that contributed to the collapse and answers questions such as: Why did the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse so quickly? Why did the ship lose power a few minutes after leaving the port? How long will it take to replace the bridge? With a focus on safety and engineering, this video serves as a cautionary tale for anyone interested in the topic and involved in the construction and maintenance of large-scale infrastructure projects.

[@jacobmarquez9805]

Nice video, Its funny to see the cars moving backwards on the bridge. 6:36

[@youngheroengineer]

Thanks to the power of editing, it's all possible 😂

[@Kogacarlo]

Lol!! That I missed

[@JohnShinn1960]

6:16 It's Australia, they drive on the left side of roads there. I don't know why the video's creator felt a need to make it appear otherwise.

[@tobymichaels8171]

AI fear-porn

[@EETechStuff]

Excellent. I've been an Electrical Engineer for over 45 years, and it's so refreshing to see someone approach this issue from an engineer's and designer's perspective, with actual data rather than clueless clickbait. Thanks.

[@denveyebanks4787]

Support your industry is commendable. Why does this animation not show the last second right turn into the support? Accuracy of an engineer?

[@anmihovil]

@@denveyebanks4787 In my personal opinion the loss of power on the ship was a consequence of a cyber attack. That's my opinion.

[@EETechStuff]

@@denveyebanks4787 Let us know when you've posted a video on your channel showing a better animation. Look forward to seeing it.

[@denveyebanks4787]

@@EETechStuff I don't post videos but I can tell you this one is NOT accurate.

[@denveyebanks4787]

@@anmihovil Not sure what it was but something is really fishy here. Smells like a rat, might be a rat.

[@justsavetheplace]

Outstanding video and narration. Clearly an expert in the subject matter and a remarkable eye towards solutions. Good work.

[@mellissadalby1402]

Very good video. Not to be argumentative, but for Tugs to have prevented this allision, (1) they would have needed to remain connected to the Dali past the bridge, and (2) the Speed of the Dali would need to be much less than it was moving at the time. At 8 knots the tugs would not have been able to prevent the Dali from hitting the bridge. At 2-3 knots they probably could have prevented the incident. Good video, covering all the aspects of the incident.

[@danbarrette9888]

When tugs are used they are connected and do all the steering and propulsion.

[@DSAK55]

I heard the same from a tug operator

[@bc-guy852]

Agreed. And, in many cases, tug use is limited to increase TUG operator safety. Many tug operators die each year from accidents when tied to large vessels. So they don't stay attached any more than necessary.

[@Robert08010]

So for the tugs to be effective, the ship would have to move much more slowly? That would also add to the cost by lengthening the journey out of the harbor.

[@oahuhawaii2141]

@Robert08010: When the cargo ship was being pushed by the tug boats, it was moving at a slow speed managed by the tugs. Once the tugs separated from the ship, the ship powered up to speed to 8 knots. If the tugs had remained pushing the ship past the bridge before releasing the ship to run under its own power, the power outages would've had lesser consequences.

[@TheRealLink]

Well narrated, described, and animated! It's great that some young people continue to look at things rationally and have a level head when approaching huge disasters like this. Great video!

[@josephbennett3482]

That ship shouldn't have been allowed to sail the sea because it was redflagged due to two previous incidents it was involved in the company knew that the ship wasn't safe for use but it was allowed to continue being in service.

[@huangerli7215]

Do not forget, the ship is run by Indians,,, everything is okay boss,,, their style

[@oahuhawaii2141]

Yep. But the mentality is "Time is money." The course to Sri Lanka was already extended by many days to avoid a path through the Middle East. It had to go around Africa.

[@jefwisse1957]

I wonder who will be held responsible.

[@chongosh]

Thank you for speaking so fast. Because of the quick taking I stayed engaged and watched the entire video.

[@wayneterryjr.1560]

Wonderful video. We can always analyze after the fact but not brfore. Never a problem until it becomes a problem. Great content

[@KSparks80]

They were warned about the lack of pier protection in 1980. It was a problem 44 years ago.

[@pauldillinger2286]

Love the video. Great job.

[@stevejette2329]

The port will be "open" when the channels are open. But the bridge traffic around Baltimore must be nasty. For a long time.

[@Djembe908]

The bridge pillars were not protected by concrete dolphins. In my arrogant opinion that is the root cause.

[@mrcoz1764]

I agree with you,,,those "Pilings" set maybe 100 yrds in front of the inbuttments didnt help,,, Those 4 skinny legs just crumbled

[@Relkond]

Trusting that all ships passing under the bridge would always miss the bridge itself? That's more 'asking for trouble' than anything else. Remember kids, "Failure is mandatory. What happens after the failure is important." - after this ship lost power, this story could have ended "And the ship struck a concrete barrier, leaving it blocking the channel."

[@Djembe908]

@@Relkond The law of maximum bad luck. If it can happen, it will happen. Guaranteed!

[@summercab5185]

I totally agree, the existing dolphins are in the wrong position to deflect the wayward container ship.

[@mrcoz1764]

@@Relkond Thats the whole idea,,,dont hit the bridge

[@wallywally8282]

Mankind only ever learns to close the gate after the horse has bolted!

[@ahmetmutlu348]

Sometimes newer learns and horses continue hovering around 😊

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

In my country we say "until the cooked chicken pecks you"

[@zevc3591]

Well done. Many thanks!👍👍

[@mariano7699]

Brilliant work.

[@CIS101]

Good video - nicely done.

[@wc6975]

excellent video and narration

[@sodiumvapor13]

Great content! Subbed

[@Melchirobin]

I have seen sine reports that it may take up to 4 years to replace the bridge. It has been a month and no new designs have even been put out yet.

[@weldonparmley8147]

They are waiting for the DEI design team.

[@robertlevine2152]

Great video. As an aside. You might find it of interest to know that the place they are taking the bridge to be cut up and recycled is an area called Sparrows Point. When the Francis Scott Key was being built Sparrows Point was home to a Bethlehem Steel steel mill and the Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point Shipyard. Bethlehem Steel before, during, and after the construction of the bridge was building 70,000 DWT, 120,000 DWT, and 265,000 DWT tankers. How could the engineers responsible for designing and building the bridge have not realized ships were growing in size? And, the dolphins and fendering being put in place were inadequate when compared to the ships being built at the shipyard next door.

[@KSparks80]

Baltimore was told in 1980, shortly after the Sunshine Skyway collapse, the the FSK bridge protection was inadequate. They chose not to do anything for 44 years.

[@dmitripogosian5084]

Actually, when the bridge was build, the deep channel was much narrower, and deep draft freighters restricted to the channel could not hit the support pillars - they would be grounded first. Dolphins were designed for much shallower draft vessels, that could navigate in 20 feet of water. The problem arose when the channel was later widened practically to reach the pillars, but the protection was not enhanced, and now pillars were reachable by the largest ships.

[@KSparks80]

@@dmitripogosian5084 All of that may be absolutely true. But it doesn't change the fact that they were warned about the piers needing better protection in 1980. That was 3 years after it opened, and the ships were much smaller than todays. And it's not like they didn't know what was coming. During construction of the FSK bridge, they were building larger ships than what were currently in use right there at Sparrow Point. Right or wrong at the time, who knows, but Baltimore elected to not build better protection. The estimate was @ $4 million to build it back then. Now it's costing them $15 million. Per day!

[@1972Ray]

@@KSparks80 And then in those 44 years, thousands of ships passed safely, that brings complacency. It's not like the state couldn't afford changes to the bridge.

[@Fullnoise]

Great clip. Fellow Melburnian here.

[@tonymarks841]

One would think that the first priority of all the toll monies collected would be to maintain and protect the structure. Sadly this was not the case. Estimated cost to build a new bridge is 1.9 Billion dollars. Main structure support member bumpers and more dolphins would have been a lot cheaper, but the damage is done. As ships got bigger and bigger and no protection improvements made to the bridge, this was just an accident waiting to happen, IMO.

[@workonesabs]

Yeah, by saving money by not updating would now cost much more, both in replacing and legal costs for the 6 who died.

[@adamryglowski3581]

Very interesting & smart movie 😁👍

[@oml81mm]

Not an engineer, or shipping expert, but why did she sail with existing electrical power problems? Why did she sail on an ebb tide? Why were tugs not mandated throughout the navigable channel by the port authorities? Was there a pilot on board (not that would have made much difference)!

[@oahuhawaii2141]

The cargo ship took on 2 men to handle the harbor pilot duties. It costs more time, money, and effort to have the tugs bring the ship all the way out. Ship operator wants to save money. Harbor coordinator and tug operators want the next vessel to be serviced ASAP. The assumption is that the cargo ship can speed up to 8 knots and make it out on its own. Of course, the captain of the cargo ship is negligent in not considering the issue of his ship's ongoing power problems.

[@chrisclarke7828]

WOW Yet another one

[@80evgeniy]

This is a milestone in the bridge enjeneering. Later massive bridges, such a Crimean, have the massive protective constructions around the pillars and the redundancy.

[@LFTRnow]

It makes no sense why the ships were permitted to move at that speed near the bridge. With the energy of impact multiplying by 4x with every doubling of speed, it should have been traveling far slower while in proximity of the bridge. Even if this was legal (and I doubt it), these speeds need to be lowered and enforced. In addition, all bridges need to have protections added to their supports for this concern, particularly if they are out of date. Hopefully we will learn from this.

[@oahuhawaii2141]

With a known power problem, the captain should've had the tugs bring his vessel out to the ocean, to avoid any issue with it losing power inside the waterway.

[@chazspeedy.8286]

So you expect us to go 1 knot at all times in Port? Do you not know ships are on a time limit to get to port to port? Smh do your research before you try to act like a merchant seaman

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

The ending of the video is interesting as it concludes, " perhaps there will be more mandated safety measures as we have now learned." I heard that same thing 40+ years ago from our then president assuring Americans " we will never see a tragedy like this again" as new laws and safety regulations were instilled after the Sunshine Skyway Bridge accident. I believed him. Why would someone dare make to choice of profit over mandatory safety guidelines and regulations.? Tell the victims family's.

[@UQRXD]

So all the result of greed and failed officials.

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

Hyper competition*

[@UQRXD]

@@Nmdixon-cu7vm Slave labor?

[@christopherpardell4418]

Blame it on the city who knew full well the bridge pylons were exposed to collision and that with the amount of traffic going under the bridge it was only a matter of time before it was hit. They had entertained proposals to install concrete dolphins or other bridge pylon and caisson protections but had determined it was too expensive. Now They have to build a huge new bridge, install dolphins, AND deal with the loss of revenue from the impassibility of the wreckage. This is going to end up a 30 billion dollar bill, all because they would not spend 100 million to protect a major economic asset.

[@Andy-qv9tb]

genau so sieht's aus 😏 Das Problem ist weltweit bekannt und akzeptiert. Wer solche Fehlentscheidungen trifft, sollte sich mit seinem Privatvermögen an den Kosten beteiligen.

[@MotoNomad350]

If you want to cast blame, at least get your facts straight. The City of Baltimore has nothing to do with this. The bridge was planned, designed, built, operated and maintained by the state of Maryland, not the City of Baltimore.

[@christopherpardell4418]

@@MotoNomad350 City, State. Who cares? It was ineptly designed in the beginning, and it was identified as needing more protection for the primary piers, especially as ships just kept getting larger. And the needed improvements were not done because elected officials would not allocate the funds. It’s not like this is the first time a bridge has been hit by a ship. I am sick and tired of our infrastructure falling apart because we can no longer TAX the super rich and major corporations. Trickle down economics has turned the US into a second world nation. 40 years of tax cuts for the top 5%.

[@ShuRugal]

@4:10 - it is important to note that the fact that container ships were smaller when the bridge was built has limited relevance, because bulk-cargo vessels (for grail, coal, etc) the size of Dali were already common at that time.

[@Robert08010]

There is a minor detail in your animation that is incorrect. That pier has 4 legs. Your animation shows the bridge collapsing when the first leg was hit. But it actually didn't collapse until the second leg was hit. I presume it would have collapsed eventually even if the second leg was never hit. But if you watch the video footage carefully, you can see the splash from the first leg hitting the water. Then you see the ship hit the second leg and down came the bridge. One reason for the error might be how you have just the bow but none of the containers beneath the bridge. In actuality the first row of containers were crushed proving that the ship made it further under the bridge that you animation would indicate.

[@chipcurry]

Very well done!

[@bc-guy852]

You raise valid points about the size of Dali versus the size of container ships when the bridge was opened. Clearly the lack of a proper protection system will be examined and applied to thousands of bridges around the USA, even as a retrofit. But you state that it's ALL about costs - and having lots of tugs all the way to the ocean is ideal - it is not. Many tug operators die each year from accidents occuring while tied to ships. They limit it for safety as well!

[@VedaSay]

Excellent effort! No new information though. Not sure how much engineering process you use in these animations but an excellent addition could be around theories why the vessel pulls port side. There are multiple known engineering and physics theories that would cause that. Obviously we are not ruling out possible sabotage as one of the causes. Just that if its proven no sabotage happened then it does not mean the ship did not veer off course and hit the pylon.

[@panduwilantara3070]

great

[@viktorhemmings2499]

Pytanie pierwsze.Dlaczego go nie wyprowadzały holowniki???.W Polsce z portów duże statki wyprowadzają na redę z portów holowniki.To procedura obowiązkowa.Zdarza się że mniejsze płyną same ale w asyście obok holowników....Że chciwości zwykłej chciano zaoszczędzić no i skutki mamy.Ogromne na Pzdr.

[@jimwinchester339]

So it all boils down to - - why was a "fracture-critical bridge" built without concrete impact bumpers ("dolphins") around its main support columns?

[@brianb4501]

The odds of it happening were extremely low. Dolphins are extremely expensive and you will need convince tax payers/ commuters that they want pay for extra protection

[@zackakai5173]

Because it was built in the 1970s before the need for that kind of thing was really understood. Now if you want to know why those weren't retrofitted following incidents like the Skyway collapse in the 80s, then yeah, you can probably chalk that up to greed and/or negligence.

[@denveyebanks4787]

Where is the sharp turn to starboard in your animation??

[@Robert08010]

I don't think this animation attempted to address that at all. Although one does wonder what was the point of the animation if not to address that. This anim also shows the bridge collapsing immediately after the first leg was hit but that's not correct. It wasn't until the second leg was hit that the bridge collapsed.

[@denveyebanks4787]

@@Robert08010 That's my point. Why not? Is it a deliberate deflection from the truth to influence what people think? Perhaps it is. If someone is going to go thru the trouble of creating this, one would think they would try to make it ACCURATE. Not precise but ACCURATE.

[@Robert08010]

@@denveyebanks4787 Could be (like most of the commenters here) he didn't research enough before making his video or comments. My take is that this was a low research video created to gather views, not to mislead an investigation. Believe me, no investigator is looking at the youtube comments to crack the case.

[@venukakariyawasam793]

Hello from Sri Lanka.

[@Pepsview263]

It's called an "On Purpose" by design.

[@user-mu4qb7ni8z]

it was an unexpected incident 😮🇮🇶

[@Coralalal]

Already been a month. Crazy

[@jamesecroucher]

6:38 does all traffic in Australia have to drive backwards lol

[@matejsvoboda5676]

nice skoda police cars at 1:30 in the LAPD colours

[@NoOne-xb3jo]

crazy how there are still some people too poor to use helicoptors and rely on bridges to cross water.

[@MindWord4U]

I don’t think that could be an accident . But Government should take a safe way for that next time is any ship almost going to cross the bridge . They will call coast guards firstly. Then coast guards they will be there to observe and care for the ship when crossing over the bridge. Other way does same thing when leaving.

[@user-sd1dy1pf4k]

It looked like the ship was off course before it lost power!

[@1972Ray]

They lost steering.

[@bossdog1480]

And to think it ONLY had to change direction TWICE to hit the bridge...

[@RobR4455]

Thanks!

[@youngheroengineer]

Thanks!

[@blairpenny1526]

It's the Francis Scott Key Bridge, why does the thumbnail say Baltimore Bridge?

[@jaroj1112]

Because it’s a bridge in baltimore

[@jaroj1112]

Or was one ig 😅

[@evillangbuildsmc2468]

Liked

[@Busy_Gaming_In_Snow]

Yea this fucked up my entire vacation

[@user-fy2vz7qt5n]

Dali: AHH WATCH OUT Baltimore: WHAT THE F--*dies

[@edwardpatrickdetrafford-mo8347]

⚔️Obviously, for future safety in the inner ports waterways; ships will be using tugs, to assist them until they’ve passed under bridges.🛡️

[@MrLuisamartinez]

A donde se fueron los 2 tugboats que MOMENTOS ANTES escoltaban y guiaban al Dali hasta la salida del puerto? NADIE ha mencionado eso. DE HABER CONTINUADO PENDIENTES HASTA DESPUES DE SALIR DEL PUENTE, el accidente no habria pasado!!!!

[@b.snoodleman5864]

This is a classic case of cheeping out. Not so much on the bridge it's self, but support column protection. I don't know what they were thinking it's no secret that if any one of the main support columns comes down, the entire bridge comes down. Why not have these columns protected, not so much to stop a ship of that size but to deflect it so it goes to either side and doesnt hit head on. $$$$$

[@pauloaraujo3786]

See Rio-Niteroi Bridge, 14 km, with its huge dolphins, in the port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[@sd906238]

Who is going to pay to replace the bridge? I've already sent a few hundred $ billion to Ukraine and I'm broke.

[@thomashsiai6250]

You don’t understand how aid to Ukraine works… Long story short, it’s not stuffing a briefcase and shipping it to Ukraine. The U.S. is just paying US companies to make more war equipment and shells, then sending shells and old war equipment to Ukraine. And “Ukraine” aid packages are a misnomer. Some directly help the US, others are sent to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Ultimately this just means we’re spending more on making sure American production can keep us as the “arsenal of democracy”

[@duytruong1157]

Don’t worry my friend, Xi Jinping will pay for replacement if Biden won his 2nd presidential election. Only negative was: Americans have to pay tolls to ccp for 99 years 😂

[@cyrilmauras4247]

The main FAILURE was building the bridge without any kind of buffering at the base of the towers!

[@user-ou6yy1ce9v]

true

[@abuanwp]

Even if it lost power, the boat should still have momentum for the rudder to work.

[@Robert08010]

It pivoted as if the ruder was hard over.

[@user-cm5xj5bu6p]

Even if the engine of this ship had failed, still the stupid captain could have done 2 things to avoid the accident: First, he dropped the anchor and secondly, he got help from the tugboats... It seems that he was drunk.

[@GenZRuinedTheWorld]

It got ran into by a ship that carries 1000s of tons in each hatch plus the weight of the containers and thats not counting how much the ship Itself weighs, wasnt nothing about to stop that. I know this just because I have worked on cargoships before. (I a whole longshorman veteran).

[@itsamemario8014]

How did it collapse, spectacularly.

[@musicforaarre]

1:49 What were those two lines of smoke at the top of the severance point to the right ?? 1:50 What was that flash of light on the lower level to the right ??? We must confront what we see with our eyes, and not go into denial, as another blogger does. Aarre Peltomaa

[@user-hd1tb7qs5j]

Dobrá trefa...

[@navixgamingroblox6623]

Since the material of the ship is stronger than the bridge then why don't they make bridges out of ships

[@Robert08010]

This is just like the rocket ship equation. To go further, you need to lift more fuel, but then you need a bigger rocket for that. So then you need more fuel to lift a bigger rocket to lift more fuel. Likewise, a stronger bridge is also a heavier bridge which then has to be stronger to hold up its own weight. In the end, making it as light as possible creates the best balance - so long as you have some fault tolerances.

[@marcellebaudry5786]

si si si si

[@irfan1075]

what weird is that i just realized it was like 1 1/3 month ago

[@MSM5500]

I don't get why whoever looks after vessel traffic under the bridge didn't keep tug boats on duty in the area 24/7???? It's as silly as having no lifeguard on the public beach.

[@evielknievel4972]

But if you are a regular citizen fishing under a bridge the fish police bother you and make sure you have everything in line. But no one holds them accountable.

[@aeromoe]

Soon after the accident I thought I saw news the route was going to be the Pacific via Panama Canal vs Atlantic. Any truth to that?

[@1972Ray]

Cargo is being routed to other East coast ports.

[@aeromoe]

​@@1972Ray I didn't make my original meaning clear. I meant for this specific Dali trip that ended in disaster. Soon after the disaster I thought I saw a news report graphic that showed the intended route for the Dali was westbound through the Panama Canal then across the Pacific eventually reaching Colombo. The opening graphic on this video shows the intended route was across the Atlantic. That was the question I was posing: what was the actual intended route for the Dali....nothing to do with other eastern seaboard ports for other ships. No disrespect intended.

[@Robert08010]

I think there was an unrelated story about a new canal that is about to open that will make the panama canal obsolete.

[@mrcoz1764]

Those 4 skinny legs holding up a critricle part of the bridge,,,with no protect in front,,,looks like an accident waiting to happen,,,They better start looking a simular bridges

[@McRocket]

I'm going with gravity as the culprit. Had our world been free of it? The bridge would still be standing. ☮

[@Robert08010]

Floating!

[@chriscma1]

The rebuilt bridge should be a suspension bridge, similar to the Golden Gate.

[@Robert08010]

I don't think this bridge was as big of an artery as you are imagining.

[@Justin-dq5nv]

I live 10min away from it

[@d0ugparker]

What is the etymology of the word _“dolphin”_ as a bridge protection device?

[@AlfCalson]

Key Bridge

[@anthonypickowitz7586]

Why no tugs?

[@brianb4501]

Money.

[@notabannedaccount8362]

Gentrification did it.

[@southeastasiagoingastray731]

Planned obsolescence or something else? Just plain bad luck.

[@tank4922]

If this happened in China, they would have the bridge built by now.

[@danbush74]

You would have to be living in a cave not to already know this

[@escapefelicity2913]

People keep building bigger ships and hiring minimum wage crews. Quick show of hands ... How many think this will suddenly end well?

[@chrissmith3277]

Ship does a hard right and hits the bridge, which your animation does not show, ( Hard Right).

[@zackakai5173]

If by "hard right" you mean "about 10-15 degrees to the right," then yes.

[@Robert08010]

@@zackakai5173 It was far enough to make the existing dolphins irrelevant.

[@tobymichaels8171]

You left out the part where the three-letter agency hacked the Matrix

[@jefferykeeper9034]

Your wrong if you watch the video you will see trucks going across the bridge just before the ship hits the bridge

[@BLVEye]

omg

[@kin-cz9vu]

bridge looked weak. thin brace like a matchstick

[@egorchirkashenko1091]

roblox shipping lines irl

[@Redslayer86]

I'm sure we'll be replacing it with a cable stay or suspension bridge so that the supports of the bridge can be as close to the shore lines as possible.

[@brianb4501]

To have the piers at the shore it would need to have a 8600 ft span. It's main span was 1200 ft. I'm sure they will increase the span but making the span 6x longer is extremely expensive.

[@jimafton5659]

Did anyone see the video that looked like the ship was going to clear the bridge support and then it looked right straight for the support Pier

[@Robert08010]

When they lost power the second time, they lost all navigational control.

[@amorris1970]

First off this bridge WAS NOT in Baltimore City. And it was name Francis Scott Key Bridge. People need to get it right. MDOT owns the bridge. Baltimore City has nothing to do with the bridge.

[@socratesaziza8820]

@amorris WHO CARES ????🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[@pablohernandez9405]

This bridge is in the city of Baltimore.

[@amorris1970]

No it is not. Its in Anne Arundel County on one side and Baltimore County on the other side. No where did the bridge go into Baltimore City

[@Robert08010]

It closes in the Baltimore Harbor and was a part of the Baltimore beltway. Whether it is in the city limits of Baltimore is irrelevant. It is definitely a part of the Baltimore city region.

[@pablohernandez9405]

This bridge is in the City of Baltimore. How many times do I have to say it?!🙄

[@lstnlne7399]

deflection blame it on no tug boats. DALI left port with know power failures !

[@scott6002]

And what do you base this definitive statement on? Were you onboard prior to departure?

[@markstevens1729]

@@scott6002there were log reports from the port that the ship was blowing electric breakers supplying the reefer containers onboard. There are no reports this failure was resolved prior to departure. The loss of power underway affected propulsion and navigation control, and was the root cause of the accident. This very factor is being actively investigated by the FBI.

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

@@scott6002 within the first 12 hours of this incident multiple dock workers ON SITE verified the Dali was having unresolved electrical problems seemingly due to the refrigerated demands tripping the breakers. Within 24 hours these reports were scrubbed. The Dali DID summon two escort tugboats while in channel for assistance but somehow someone made the decision to disembark the tugs from her sides before reaching open sea. Hopefully we'll a conclusinary answers to many reasonable questions shortly from the NTSB, FBI and perhaps Coast Guard. I can't imagine who would surpass federally mandated safety regulations to greenlight the Dali as seaworthy for a 27 day voyage to SriLanka halfway around the globe without it's electrical problems resolved. We'll see.

[@Robert08010]

I think if the Dali, knowing it had ongoing issues, had asked for a tug-escort all this could have been avoided. I hope it had been found negligent.

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

@@Robert08010 the Dali summoned 2 escort tugboats while in channel for assistance yet the tugs disembarked from the ship before reaching open sea. (???) Coincidentally moments after the tugs disembarked the Dali lost all main power, then backup power and finally emergency power failed as well. Who greenlighted the Dali before the ship's electrical problems were resolved while at dock? Enroute for a 27 day voyage to SriLanka halfway around the globe yet couldn't make it out of Baltimore without destroying it's Bridge?

[@mightywizard7475]

Imagine waking up to fill in potholes at 1am, just for the bridge you are working on to just collapse anyway. All of that work for nothing.

[@ms.donaldson2533]

WHY is the ship owner's objective to invest in LARGER ships and BIGGER freight ..... looks like a bridge might have been in the way. I know... it all sounds crazy until you get on the ship owner's website and see it is real. WHY did the bridge collapse.... Just like the Dali painting = it was hit by a ship - it wasn't poor engineering.

[@1972Ray]

The bridge was not in the way, the ship lost steering and went off course.

[@jamesrader3329]

It's going to take about 4 years and cost about $1.9 billion dollars . The port is scheduled to reopen in 3 weeks. Pending weather.

[@bc-guy852]

Check out Sal Mercogliano at What's Going On With Shipping for the reasons the final claim will be $3.2 Bn. It's limited by a loophole in the insurance regulations. In short, the total payout is limited by the vessel's worth and it's cargo value - and all damages lawsuits are based on that total amount. Done to protect the ship owners and insurance companies - naturally.

[@Robert08010]

I thought it opened last week.

[@paulcook3878]

Tunnel under the water.

[@1972Ray]

No, it'll be a bridge. The bridge handles all haz mat and propane, that can't go thru the existing tunnels.

[@Anand_KL]

Agreed. This is the best and ideal solution for a narrow channel. I hope they consider this option. Many cities have underwater road tunnels.

[@jakeviscarra3150]

​​​@@Anand_KL We (Baltimore) have two tunnels that go under the harbor. But hazmat transports can't go through the tunnels. A lot of states don't allow hazmat transport through tunnels for rather obvious reasons - should something happen to that transport, you've got an explosion or deadly chemicals leak in a confined space. That's happened in the past, which is why it's typically avoided nowadays. Just look up the Mont Blanc tunnel fire, which ended up with 39 deaths. And that was just from a regular transport truck catching fire and exploding in the tunnel. Add in the dangers of hazardous materials and there you go

[@Anand_KL]

@@jakeviscarra3150 Thank you for that clear clarification. Understood. Hope the new bridge is designed well. Btw, saw a movie over the weekend called Shooter with Mark Wahlberg. It's set in Baltimore. There was a short glimpse of the Key Bridge. It looked good.

[@gilbertoruiz3577]

Y por qué solo hispanos perdieron la vida y ningún blanco o negro ?????????

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

Exactly like we thought. I want to see how the NTSB handles the final report. 38 days, no recovery yet of final two victims, no conclusinary answers as to who greenlighted the Dali as seaworthy to leave port when it's electrical problems were not resolved? Why did the escort tugs leave the Dali's sides before reaching open water? Prayers to the families of the innocent victims of someone's negligence.

[@1972Ray]

5th victim recovered yesterday.

[@Robert08010]

None of those were standing operating procedure. All you can say with your accusatory tone is why weren't they standard procedure?