How long can a person survive in cold water? CNN explains

[@ericwasonga9229]

Tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone period and to the souls lost Rest peacefully

[@debbiehunt5940]

Someone is definitely going to jail after this.

[@Arational]

The port of Baltimore will be closed until the debris can be removed. Ships inside the port are trapped. The ship was coming from the wrong (south) side of the port as the long form video starts. The container port is on the north side. The engines were belching dark smoke out of the exhaust funnels indicating they were at or near maximum.

[@Pivara-t9w]

💯🤡

[@Iknowonlywhatimtaught]

This is horrible!!!! My God! I pray for everyone involved. I would hate to be that pilot or ship Captain of that ship.

[@drd4059]

A person plunged into cold water experiences shock with involuntary gasping and possible water inhalation. Hypothermia is only an issue if the person avoids drowning in the first minute.

[@samanthab1923]

What about a fall from that height?

[@feiryfella]

@@samanthab1923 Just as likely to cause a very quick death.

[@colechillen7700]

Damn, that's messed up.

[@Steve-m7s]

[@jasonphelps2914]

This is similar to the Tampa Bay, Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster, in 1980. Story on KZbin.

[@samanthab1923]

That replacement bridge is still scary to drive over. Supposedly haunted 👻

[@clydefergusson9703]

Surely the cars would full up in minutes if not seconds ??. Why they expecting people surviving

[@hansudowolfrahm4856]

Because you can easily open the window and get out. Or open the door when the vehicle is filled and swim

[@bloodlove93]

same reason the world wasted time on the titan sub...effort makes ya look good,and it's publicity, it's a bad look to just come out to basically tell everyone something like "everyone is dead,hope you don't know them,later. " in a lake this might make sense,but here if you get out of the car,you either are or aren't getting to land soon alone. basically pointless but can't have the news say that.

[@x77punk77x]

⁠@@hansudowolfrahm4856 It’s not easy (especially under such sudden & catastrophic circumstances) but it is technically possible and you don’t prematurely give up on a search.

[@x77punk77x]

@@bloodlove93 It’s not “publicity” ffs. Don’t insult these dedicated & incredibly hardworking rescue first responders.

[@DMac-gh7cy]

They aren't. 😢

[@charlesfriscia7236]

Not long enough to think they're alive..Hyperthermia is the worst as it sets in pretty quickly..They've been sitting in that water for hours..Getting out of a car sinking is also very difficult..

[@samanthab1923]

My brother was playing ice hockey on a friends pond. Fell in near a thin ice part. He was a young healthy athletic teen & he tells how quickly that cold water disables you. You panic immediately. He was just able to pull himself out. Scary

[@JasonDrvmz]

HYPOthermia

[@grungetruck8243]

Its not the water temperature so much as the 185 feet fall.

[@kimmycupreacts]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. How do you survive that? 😐

[@samanthab1923]

Oh god 🙏🏻

[@hansudowolfrahm4856]

But you're inside the cars, so survival can happen to a somewhat large degree

[@e4t662]

Correct.

[@SirStanleytheStumbler]

​@@hansudowolfrahm4856only if you manage to get out of the car very quickly

[@triawillow1972]

Heartbreaking, so sorry for these folks🙏🏻😭

[@TrievelleMystery]

Very sad and now half the city cut off.

[@Blades307]

Hours ago and people still in the water? Shame!

[@bobknob5819]

Why aren’t you down there helping genius?

[@Blades307]

@@bobknob5819 wow triggered much? I live miles hundreds of miles away and I don't get tax money to do the job.

[@Blades307]

@MS-lk4xc and construction workers

[@sadieblue9345]

One would think bridges are built to withstand and prevent such things........hmmmmm.

[@samanthab1923]

Not so. That bridge was built in 77. I sat in traffic for hours once on the NJ Parkway when a runaway barge threatened the Driscoll Bridge.

[@SirStanleytheStumbler]

Not when it was engineered 47-48 years ago.

[@kashshhds8824]

I mean this bridge was built almost 50 years ago bridges aren’t built like this anymore

[@QuietJugung]

​@@kashshhds8824Should have been replaced with a modern bridge as container ships get bigger and traffic increases. I hope other bridges are upgraded before another disaster.

[@ABCDEFGHIJK4097]

Old construction. A new bridge probably would not have collapsed that much. A small part would have collapsed, I guess, but a modern bridge should be able to withstand the failing of 1 column.

[@tesslake6787]

Prayers and safety for people in water .. I have no words but my questions will be saved for later ..right now want to see if any people can be saved

[@reinemarais4392]

Like all accidents, for those working on the bridge or crossing the bridge in a vehicle, it all happened in the blink of an eye. For survivors and families affected, thoughts and prayers.

[@LoveBirch]

🙏 this is getting crazy.

[@thedebatemechannel4746]

Is that a good bridge design that 1 point of failure takes down the entire thing?

[@the0ne809]

@michaelanderson3816 bridge was built in the 70s, not in the 2010s. maybe wait until you get more info before making such comments.

[@the0ne809]

@michaelanderson3816 sis? Lmaoo. Calm down I've been hearing the US is going down for the last 20 years. It is becoming like the second coming of Jesus Christ. He is always coming at any time. I can tell you are into conspiracy theories. WAKE UP MICHAEL! SEEK HELP!

[@Finians_Mancave]

@michaelanderson3816 It's not like a tugboat hit the bridge pylon -- this was a large, fully loaded cargo ship weighing several hundred tons. There aren't many man-made structures that could deflect that strong an impact, and from the looks of it the ship hit the pylon dead-on, slamming its full weight into it. Perhaps if the ship had hit it from the side, the pylon, and the bridge itself, might have stayed intact. Or if the ship had been moving at a much slower speed... In any case, your conclusion that this was proof that "America is falling apart" seems based on the reasoning level of a small child... or a conspiracy theorist.

[@kennychan1042]

It's not about the temperature, it's about people can't breathe beneath the water dude

[@sunitamarie1086]

Heartbreaking! Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased.May their souls rest in peace.Prayers go out to the people of Maryland.

[@KayCeesFinest]

terribly scary!

[@Jamie-uk2zh]

Was the captain drunk?

[@IamShanee]

I doubt it, the video shows the vessel losing power multiple times

[@hgfku-tn6hb]

Accident means unintentional event

[@navytexan]

The captain would not be navigating the ship through the port channel it would have been a pilot sent from the port authority that is seasoned at navigating the river. 😉

[@joharmatthew-wl6kq]

Pilot order aera

[@salihbbas]

Captain and crew alerted authorities and lose control. Ship's Captain doesnt navigate in city routes.

[@MySpace662]

Falling from that height will feel like hitting a concrete block.

[@alexandreekarsai6337]

This could happening when no coffee machine in the cabin for fresh starter.

[@luisrivera3056]

They should send that boat captain to Crimea, there's a bridge they've been trying to take down for the past two years..

[@feiryfella]

The boat and the captain.

[@melgrant7404]

Wonder if they tried to take this one down.

[@teleopinions1367]

The Guardian newspaper says that the same ship was involved in another accident in Antwerp, Belgium in 2016. It seems a little out of this world that the entire bridge collapsed after the ship hit that support column/beam. I wonder if there were some major structural flaws on the bridge as well. That bridge was built in 1977. I keep saying this, but the Roman were better at building bridges. There are bridges that are some 2000 years old all over Europe that are still standing. There're some ports that were built by the Romans that are still in use today.

[@hgfku-tn6hb]

We don't fear death but the way we die. Rest in peace

[@patriciadunbar5106]

praying for them .

[@erichskrika4041]

15 minutes. You have 15 minutes to get rescued in cold water.

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

4 minutes.

[@cyndybutler7330]

Not democrats they’d die from fear in 15 seconds

[@chrisavithan9951]

@@cyndybutler7330 Disgusting

[@Ellecram]

@@cyndybutler7330No that would be the magas whose very blood is composed of fear and performative urgency.

[@Tupak62]

@@cyndybutler7330your life must suck

[@wintersnowowen2254]

Awful, poor people.

[@justinstephenson9360]

48 F as a water temperature is pretty cold. I know a few people who go swimming in the sea in winter when the water temperature is below 45F, but they are completely mad. It all depends on what clothing people in the water were wearing. The warmer the clothing the longer they can last, but if they are heavy when water logged that makes drowning very likely

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

Clothing makes no difference once it's wet dude. People wear wet or dry suits in water, they don't throw an extra sweater on. Thick clothing is a distinct disadvantage once you're wet

[@stoker1931jane]

Everybody making comments on the possibility of a "drunk" (foreign) Captain. But don't these huge containers ships need a professional/very skilled "Pilot"? who comes on board, to manoeuvre a container ship out of such a big port/harbour?? Here in the 🇳🇱Port of Rotterdam all big cargo ships are steered out to the North Sea, by extremely skilled Pilots, before the ship's Captain may/can take over his own ship. And by the way: very often international/foreign container ships have skilled "Western" Captains. Eventhough the crew may all be from a "cheaper" labour country.

[@ABCDEFGHIJK4097]

What are they talking about? It's not the middle of the ocean. Anyone who can keep his/her head above the water surface should be able to reach land nearby. If you can't swim and/or drown, then that's not a relevant question. I understand that nad news is difficult in this situation, but this wasn't a rescue mission anymore after 15 minutes when the bridge went down.

[@JohannNorris]

I think the captain was drinking on the job with a ship loss power to the engines. That’s another one. Oh my God not good. 😞😞 let’s pray. 🙏

[@SirStanleytheStumbler]

​@@BKT42and that's all we know

[@kmo9790]

As someone else noted captians don't steer the ship in with these kinds of ports. The port has a person come to the ship to steer it in.

[@yoonjk81]

WHAT'S WRONG? such a big mistake shouldn't happen. who does manage the traffic in chesapic bay?

[@the0ne809]

if you watch the video you can see how the lights go out a couple of times before hitting the bridge. it seems it lost power and the ship was not able to steer on time.

[@four4eyes]

Oh God, 🙏🏼 hoping everyone who went in is brought out 🇨🇦

[@MainMan7012]

The Baltimore Harbor rail tunnel was thought to be the worst in the country. Civil War era? Do trains still use it?

[@mubiz012]

where there any traffic on the bridge? I will pray for you all. this is very scary, I cannot imagine the horror of those on the bridge.

[@x77punk77x]

Mostly construction crew workers with very reduced traffic flow because of the work zones and the time of night. Work trucks & personnel fell into the Patapsco, unfortunately.

[@mubiz012]

@@x77punk77xgood thing it was not at peak traffic. Still sad for those unfortunate souls.

[@bobbrown8661]

I hope everyones ok

[@missrose0077]

It's bad enough that so many media personalities use broken sentences populated with uh uh um uh, but when it's a serious event and viewers are trying to gather information it's grueling to listen to and try to stitch together what the hell they're trying to say.

[@x77punk77x]

Try getting up at like 2 or 2:30 or whatever and being super-sharp by 5 a.m. for a developing story in its early stages of yielding confirmed facts.

[@missrose0077]

@@x77punk77x Reporting on breaking news of a tragedy must always be difficult for any anchor. But this is not unusual for Ms Casey. It was a huge problem when she was on MSNBC and seemed to get a little better when she went to CNN. But old habits don't change. I started watching her broadcast at 5:40 a.m. and this clip was the best of her coverage. I'm just saying it's frustrating when every second or third word is uhh.

[@kmo9790]

It has been irritating me lately as well. I give a bit of grace for incidents in the middle of the night like this, but getting rid of uhs and ums in speech is something you lean in introductory public speaking. Seems like these networks could train up their people for 200 bucks a head by getting them a spot at the local community colleges next three day course.

[@missrose0077]

@@kmo9790 It seems lately that populating every sentence with uh and umm is a prerequisite for being a news anchor. I can think of one very popular anchor who would start almost every single sentence with ahemmm and then go into the uh and um. I completely understand the hesitant uh or um when gathering ones thoughts. We all do it, but when it becomes an integral part of every sentence it is annoying and takes away from the information being imparted.

[@weoutside.99]

48 degree water 4/8 ECLIPSE..WHOLE LOTTA WHOLE LOTTA

[@kylewubz8713]

I’ve never heard a news anchor say uhm and Uhh so many times. Hard to listen to. Find a different job if you can’t speak publically

[@williamsenior717]

You think you can do better than her genius ? This was live news not reporting on events that already happened.

[@RickTheScientist]

Any recent mothman sightings in the area?

[@samanthab1923]

Spooky moon out last night 🌕

[@ahaveland]

How awful. Why weren't the pylons protected by concrete islands?

[@elenarezuchova5649]

Where is Joseph?

[@danm94]

How that cargo ship was there in the first place? From the video seems they couldn't pass without hitting the bridge because the height. Something doesn't add up here.

[@surfrider7741]

Baltimore docks are near the bridge. Cargo ships pass this every day..

[@e4t662]

Instead of presenting the facts and discussing probable cause, let's talk about physics and thermodynamics.

[@terrencekane8203]

Do not rule out terrorism.

[@michaeljmobley]

Unlikely. A terrorist act would want to inflict mass casualties during the day when the roads are much busier.

[@omgness14]

Did you even watch the video or listen? Or you just talking out of your A$$?

[@feiryfella]

Highly unlikely. They could send the ship to the Black Sea?

[@MNcreampied]

No survivors. Absolutely horrible day.

[@samanthab1923]

They pulled 2 out. One OK & the other taken to a trauma center

[@jj_blizz]

My dad was in the English channel 9 hours I believe it was 55°that was when the Germans took his boat down in world war II

[@rapidwienfinastearenan]

Frank Sobotka is going to be upset after this, no ships coming in and out of the harbor

[@ChidiOkonta]

I don't know

[@bigtone7913]

Really?

[@andrewn6384]

Who, what, when, where, why. Based on what is known this is a 3 minute story. Hand it to CNN to drag it out 5 hours.

[@MidwestRails]

It's almost like there should have been more pilons around the bridge to prevent precisely what happened here.

[@fermentillc]

This is good for the environment I don't know why anybody's crying over this

[@venecapop2548]

America 🇺🇸

[@userg.o.w1jordy]

And this is y U have regulations to prevent this from happening

[@melgrant7404]

Titanic was 28 below.

[@TrippHartman]

Cold dark death for those that went down with the bridge

[@Arational]

RIP The workers on the bridge would be very lucky to survive. It is not likely.

[@Mrmurphy608]

So sad

[@astermoges2433]

God please save people lives

[@ChidiOkonta]

God help them

[@eugenec7130]

Tofu dregs construction vs. matchstick construction.

[@ronbelanger4113]

Most would have died during the fall/impact.

[@Isogotit]

Did the driver of the cargo ship fall asleep? Prayers for the families missing.

[@suryanaray7942]

In india in karnataka state IAS officer DK RAVI Brutal murder FBI investigation is necessary through the UNO please to give justice to his mother's and some prompt officers and Docters are under life threat do their job

[@straightup7up]

Francis Scott Key owned slaves in 1800 - why was this bridge named after him?

[@Tsepher_W_T]

Hope my family wasn’t on the bridge 😢

[@mhall801]

I hope not too!! Prayers to you.

[@LibaneseGurl]

41 degree is cold ? wtf

[@williamhughes5135]

This lady says a every two words

[@MikelTulp]

Construction crews working at 1:38 in the morning?

[@samanthab1923]

Lots of road crews work overnight when traffic isn’t as bad. They are able to close down lanes & not cause traffic.

[@johnkelsch221]

Who hired that drunken sailor?

[@kleepo7733]

They virtually know nothing about what happened but they can already declare it wasn't a terrorist attack???? 🙄

[@suryanaray7942]

In india in karnataka state Jails and prisons No intimation to incoming and out going inmates to their Families and No postal service No phone and No case details and supari murders and Rape committed on women prisoners and Drugs dealing violates the article 21of the constitution of india FBI investigation is necessary through the UNO please protect the peoples in karnataka state

[@nikos9257]

Such a stupid way of thinking! They didn’t just drop into the water, they went underwater in their cars!!

[@kmo9790]

One thing to note is that ships have been running their engines much harder, due to making up time for the shipping slow downs that the Houthi attacks caused.

[@ronbelanger4113]

Not in port.

[@kmo9790]

@@ronbelanger4113Right, but the take away is that overworked ships are more likely to have mechanical issues that can manifest at any time. Even when the engines are not running at full bore.

[@glories2276]

Somebody over slept !

[@ragingmonk6080]

Ship is from Singapore which is not allies with the US. "Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated that Singapore is not an ally of the U.S.". Was this intentional?

[@Weeniewarrior15]

It looks like the power was lost rather than an intentional attack

[@ragingmonk6080]

@@Weeniewarrior15 I am not falsely accusing. An investigation needs to be done fast.

[@fragout9575]

You're reaching....

[@ragingmonk6080]

@@fragout9575 "You're reaching...." A bridge that stood for 47 years... Do you know how many ships passed under it? No, you wear slip on shoes.

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

Oh please!

[@kiandrah8517]

As if falling debris didnt kill them

[@dilbertdoe601]

Pootin is saying it's Ukraine that did it.

[@hailongnguyen7526]

How are you friends

[@sammyinbrooklyn]

To answer the inept stupid question … not too long. It’s common sense geez

[@FarterBoom]

2 hours

[@josephsonora3787]

So much for FjoeB's infrastructure?

[@alexm890]

China can help use to build new bridge in 24 hours🙄

[@pohanahawaii]

🐂🐔🐖 I only hope this container ship didn't have any live animals on board (as they sadly often do.) 😔

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

The ship didn’t sink.

[@mhall801]

Probably full of illegals and bidens secretly moving them.

[@mhall801]

Probably moving illegals.

[@mhall801]

@markmierzejewski9534 Ah little Markie still melting down from yesterdays news? Good God man pull yourself together.

[@graybailey6015]

Feel bad for the people on the bridge, Im sure Mayor Pete's on his way.

[@Annasologirl]

Oh God. Ah, this is a sin or why you are so careless. It's really sad to find no end

[@kahanakahuna1470]

Thank goodness, Mayor "Pothole Pete" Buttiegieg is on the scene. He'll know exactly what to do.

[@suannestarot]

🙏🦋

[@alexandreekarsai6337]

Captain said: “ Ops! That was a scratch”

[@DMac-gh7cy]

😢

[@bills.1951]

A bridge in a major shipping port that was supported in the center with what looked like sawhorses? Not the best design........

[@fragout9575]

The bridge stood for 47 yrs. The collapse was because a ship hit it, not because of poor design.

[@x77punk77x]

@@fragout9575 It’s hopeless - most Americans apparently can’t/won’t grasp the rudiments of physics so you can bet that they don’t care to know a damn thing about civil engineering, even aspects within the grasp of those with decent common sense.

[@bills.1951]

@@fragout9575And I'm sure you are an expert in the design of bridges? Didn't think so.

[@fragout9575]

@@bills.1951 no, I'm not an expert on bridge designs, I yield to structural engineers in my profession of architecture, some of which design bridges as well as other civil engineering and structural engineering projects on large scale works, globally. I stand by what I said because I'm not insecure enough to think I know better unlike yourself, by posting ignorant comments in the first place. Carry On!

[@bills.1951]

@@fragout9575You have no clue.

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

4 minutes.

[@HAL9000-AJ]

Natile wood

[@t.r.campbell6585]

The captain of the ship told his first officer to put the ship in reverse and get out of here before anybody notices.

[@christineabdelmalek1635]

Lord have mercy 🙏

[@Alwaystaykind]

Singapore flag ship , so pay the new bridge laugh😂