How One Error Caused The Baltimore Bridge Disaster

How One Error Destroyed The Baltimore Key Bridge. We will examine a preliminary timeline from the National Transportation Safety Board, reports on rescue operations, and what the future holds based on some case law and litigation that has already been filed.
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[@computerjantje]

instead I add the channel to my block list to never be bothered again. Over dramatization like this is an advertsiment or marvell movie is how these videos feel.

[@keithstevens5614]

The error was operator telling captain to leave Baltimore port with major safety violations. This ship was experiencing constant blackouts for two days prior. No accident but criminal negligence.

[@sartec5813]

The one error, IMO: Not learning the lesson of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge by building robust dolphins to protect the pilings.

[@Sarconthewolf]

I said that the day it happened. But boy did they protect those electric poles. But none for the bridge.

[@regould221]

This bridge was built three years before the Skyway Bridge accident. Lessons were learned and now all new Bridges need better protection but they never went back and retrofitted old bridges.

[@marchmadness23]

Huh

[@The_DuMont_Network]

@@regould221 ISTR reading somewhere that this bridge was "grandfathered" somehow and was exempt from the requirement for robust dolphins somehow after the Sunshine bridge incident. Wanna bet there is a sudden upsurge in dolphin building? One can certainly hope so.

[@regould221]

@@The_DuMont_Network Correct.

[@edmanning2293]

What was the one error mentioned in the title?

[@onieyoh9478]

There was no error and there was no fault. It was just an accident. Accidents happen. That doesn't justify the punishment of innocent people simply so people can feel good by being immortal with an unjust call for vengeance against people that made a mistake. There are no amount of rules, laws, or regulations that will prevent an accident from happening. That's why its an accident.

[@edmanning2293]

@@onieyoh9478 Well I certainly agree with that. My question was why was that in the title of the video, but then nowhere does he actually say what he thought the one error was, so the title did not seem aligned to the video. But overall, yes an accident. And like with airline crashes they will no doubt find multiple things that contributed, rarely just one thing.

[@onieyoh9478]

@edmanning2293 100% in agreement on the title. It's just sad to see how many people on videos about this subject are calling for blood so they don't have to have understanding.

[@michalbett]

Click bite .

[@seanwiley558]

That answer is what I was waiting for as well. I'm not an engineer by no means, but as a Navy Seabee, I have built bridges. My overall question, is what caused the bridge to collapse by the ship hitting that one section.

[@FWtravels]

“The only hope is congress…” So basically we’re screwed.

[@cassiebanks]

We know how Congress feels about passing anything. They'd rather bankrupt all the blue-collar families that depend on their dock jobs for their own twisted political theatrics. They don't care if families lose all their savings. Just remember, you have Marjorie Taylor Greene to thank for losing your financial stability if you're affected by this catastrophe. Be sure to drop her a line and thank her for that.

[@metrork1]

@@cassiebanks So you support the billions of dollars spent on all these unvetted illegal criminals invading America. She does not.

[@user-yl7qt4jm2d]

Plus we're run by democrats here

[@timjackson3954]

Nit-picking: the force was like being *pushed* by 3 Saturn V's not being hit by them. That would be a whole different story.

[@patrickbass3542]

What was the cause of the "DBL loss of power"? Poor Maintenance? Contaminated Fuel? Operator Incompetence?

[@SSK1977FEB]

And how did a powerloss make the ship turn - wasn't it the course to go below the bidge already established ?

[@MsSailorman]

Cost cutting in shipping industry. It's a sayibg: "When you pay bananas you get tge monkeys". In shipping, low wages = low professionals. MV Dali, look at the crew and flag state. MV Ever Given, look at the crew and flag state. Take ANY ship involved in colisions or other incidents and look at the crew and flag state.

[@MsSailorman]

@@SSK1977FEB turn of ship was caused by "propeller effect", the term for a propeller's tendency to rotate about a vertical axis (also known as yaw motion). After power eas restored they started the main engine (used for ship propulsion) on astern. The MV Dali engine is reversible, so when they put the ship's engine on astern the propeller start to turn clockwise pushing ship's hull to starboard. When ship is on astern, the turning lever is too small for the rudder to actually turn the vessel, therefore the rudder effect on ship is virtually ineffective. This behavior of the ship had to be known by the captain. That's why I always said is HUMAN ERROR caused by incompetency onboard. Onboard MV Dali the mistakes and lavk of professionalism piled up with this result. "Bad fuel" is a lame excuse from them. Delay in decision, poor crisis management, low professionalism, lack of training, lack of knowledge and lack of seamanship.

[@phlodel]

@@SSK1977FEB Ships don't steer well unless under power.

[@regould221]

​@@SSK1977FEBat that point in the harbor there are two channels that meet up. It was an outgoing tide. So you are going to have massive swirling water currents that will affect the direction a ship is heading. On the ship they would be making constant steering corrections to compensate but they lost all that ability with the power failure

[@Uhlan_]

Misleading, inaccurate, and out of scale graphics, and a pile of textual errors and omissions

[@FrenzySailor]

This was an unfortunate disaster crew and pilots tried their best to stop but it struck anyway. RIP to those construction workers.

[@onieyoh9478]

Wow. A person that actually understands accidents happen even under the best of circumstances. Genuinely amazed to see that in a comments section.

[@jacobravenwood7968]

​@onieyoh9478 lmao Oh, please don't tell me you. People actually think that accidents are real and that everything is not a conspiracy right right next You'll be trying to convince me that the Earth isn't shaped like a donut and the moon isn't made of cheese.🤣 👏

[@maryj2671]

What? steered right into it

[@FrenzySailor]

@@maryj2671 Steering a ship is notlike driving a car it takes a mile for a ship like that to make a full turn what could the pilots and crew would had done to stop in few metres without power.

[@thegiggler2]

For the cost of just a few million they could have built bumpers around the pylons

[@fredcarr3550]

It's unliklely bumpers could have stopped such deadweight moving uncontrollably.

[@flyurway]

Agreed. Some really large concrete abutments protecting those pylons would likely have averted this.

[@kimberlyjohnson6352]

Excellent video. Thanks fir the breakdown.

[@peterpumkineater6872]

This is just a repeat of all the other channels bridge news. nothing new.😢

[@JamesTLangford]

If you look at the footage being aired you will see the front the ship you see about 20 ft section missing this was taken out by the bridge its self so you can figure the bridge shifted half that also keep in mind this was a toll bridge so it might not be paid for yet

[@jmwarden1]

Do they ever get paid in full, kind? of like toll roads

[@phlodel]

Tolls are probably siphoned off and put into the general fund, not used for bridge maintenance and improvements.

[@user-qb8ey3eo3w]

Keep up the good work

[@kidsaviationmentour]

Good investigation ❤

[@MrLee-ue7iu]

When building make each section independent of the other, not dependent.

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

the captian made the decision to leave port with a known power loss problem

[@chiron9948]

Is there anywhere a report what the 2 pilots on board said about the power failure?

[@Film_Sushi]

If there is, this channel is definitely not aware of it. :)

[@samdp8497]

Crickets! Isn't that just amazing! Uh huh.

[@andyharpist2938]

Ummm. What did the black box say? What does the captain say? What is the possibility of being hacked, like cars can be even ten years ago? Fused breaker and the ships steers into a bridge pier? Give me a beak!

[@nighthiker8872]

WHY, DO THEY AVOID INTERVIEWING THE 3 -18teen- WHEELERS? TRUCK DRIVERS WHO CROSS THE BRIDGE LAST.

[@mikehindson-evans159]

Probably still buying sequential new pairs of jeans.....

[@MsButterscotch13]

At 2:51 the lights on the load go out.

[@The_DuMont_Network]

What, pray tell, would be the benefit therein? The lucky bastards got across just in time. They had nothing to do with the ship's hitting the support.

[@panda17284]

Your math doesn’t add up. According to you, there were more then 8 and how was someone rescued immediately if all the emergency services to several minutes to get there

[@eightxies]

Such a good video. I can tell you spent a long time animating it. Underrated channel!

[@metrork1]

See any foreign countries rushing in to help as often the United States does when disasters happen e-l-s-e-w-a-r-e in the world?

[@superboats2]

That's been pointed out back in 2001 by a Canadian. Nobody will help the US under any circumstances, but we are REQUIRED to offer help in ALL circumstances or else. Granted, that this may be an overstatement, but not much over.

[@judewarner1536]

American administrations are reluctant to allow foreign support in US disaster situations since this would suggest weakness or incompetence. Habitually repulsed, foreign governments tend to wait to be invited. FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina is unfortunately still seen as fairly typical of the USA's response to natural disasters and deteriorating infrastructure makes man-made disasters increasingly frequent, due to tax-cutting attitudes. Cost-cutting decisions on the safety construction aspects of the bridge in question here reveal the attitude to be "penny-wise and pound-foolish".

[@Film_Sushi]

I certainly don´t see Israel doing anything of note? Lol!

[@michaelhoran407]

It took 10 years for CALTRANS in CA to remove and replace the east span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge which was damaged in an earthquake and by a cargo ship colliding with the bridge. The west span of the bridge was also supposed to be replaced but hasn’t been. So it’s reasonable to expect that removing the wreckage of the Key bridge and constructing a new Key bridge will also take at least 10 years.

[@westvillefinest697]

Well the way they build stuff in Maryland let's say 20 years

[@Carl-ht7cg]

Where is the train bridge that Joe Biden used?😊

[@terry_willis]

The SF Bay Bridge did not fall apart when the cargo ship hit it.

[@The_DuMont_Network]

Sounds like consideration of another tunnel should be made. I believe the current tunnel further inland was made by sinking prefab components. This sounds like a job for The Boring Company.

[@valve0radio]

was the cover pic's question with the arrow and circle addressed?

[@samgurney1709]

Great video very educational!

[@ToxiCom-777]

This doesn't mention the huge fiery outbursts seen in the night videos, nor the impossibly wilted girders over the north pillar. SOUNDQUALITY has an 18-part series that goes deeply into the most likely cause that explains alllllll evidence.

[@nikosatsaves3141]

There is no question why the bridge fell. The real question is why it collapsed so rapidly like a deck of cards, especially the section beyond the second pylon whilst the two ramps remained unaffected.

[@DB-thats-me]

The lattice truss is one continuous structure. Removal of any one support exceeds the strength of the other, interlocked, members. You can see the lattice snapping at each support leg as their tensile strength is rapidly exceeded. The ramps that remained are not part of the truss section but can be considered single span bridges in their own right. Although I haven’t seen any shots of end of the remaining ramps, I expect virtually no damage with the truss section parting away at the expansion joints. Hope this helps.

[@nikosatsaves3141]

@@DB-thats-me yes it does. That's what I figured my self but I was unwilling to accept.!!

[@pindapoy1596]

@nikosatsaves3141 A computer simulation can easily respond to your question and it is likely that the simulation was done and the results are known but because it is part of legal evidence it will not become public for sometime.

[@mironoleszczuk5660]

just google "continuous truss bridge" and you will know. Wikipedia has good explanation.

[@terry_willis]

"Like a deck of card" those were the exact words that came to mind when I read about this.

[@jeanhawken4482]

Very few ports will allow this poorly maintained tin can in their ports. Have a look at who owns her, who leases her, where she is registered and who has the right insurance on her.

[@jimnadlonek4062]

Well, the guarding around the bridge was built years ago when the ships were not as wide. If you notice the front of the ship is sloped and very wide at the top and narrow near the water.

[@markairman8041]

A good overview. I learned something.

[@phlodel]

I wouldn't be surprised if the ship lost power because of neglect. Maintenance and repairs delayed or skipped entirely due to cost. Management decisions that resulted managers getting bonuses and promotions for cost savings, for keeping the ship in service when it should have been taken out of service for repairs and maintenance. As an industrial mechanic, I've had to watch the machinery destroying itself because the production manager demanded production on scheduled maintenance days, As lead mechanic, excessive downtime due to major breakdowns were blamed on me. Fortunately, the production plant I worked for didn't crash into anything or kill anyone. Of course, the managers that made the critical decisions resulting in this accident hold themselves blameless. Technicians have probably been disciplined or fired.

[@boblinda1738]

There were a vastly insufficient number of dolphins/bollards to protect the bridge. The fact the Key Bridge was "grandfathered" in after the Skyway bridge disaster in 1980 was a huge mistake. The act of grandfathering in buildings, bridges, etc. when it comes to safety is insane. And thus the insanity we observed when the Dali struct the Key.

[@phlodel]

Retrofits are expensive. It ain't broke, don't fix it.

[@mikehindson-evans159]

@@phlodel Until it fails.

[@phlodel]

@@mikehindson-evans159 That's how our critical infrastructure is (mis)managed.

[@allanjayne9151]

Do you grandfather it and keep it open, or do you not grandfather it and shut it down awaiting upgrades?

[@The_DuMont_Network]

@@allanjayne9151 You build proper dolphins as fast as possible, and in the meantime take other precautions such as requiring tug assist, etc.

[@chrisgacek8089]

You need to give a citation for this NY Times article shown at 4:31. Thanks.

[@user-lv2ud3zp5i]

If the U.S. Governor can send billions of dollars to other countries. Why not help out our own country first and get the Baltimore Bridge rebuild.

[@markfarrington9727]

I believe this was deliberate nothing is going to change my mind

[@andyharpist2938]

If cars can be taken over by a hacker 10 years ago so can a ship without due effort. All these engineering comments are beyond naive .

[@jeffdragna316]

Electical issues they thought they had it fixed that ship should have never left the dock

[@elgayetas]

Thank you Capt hindsight, what would we do without you

[@DB-thats-me]

Ummm…. If you think you have fixed the problem… then you sail. Duh!

[@didgeridood]

Is nobody noticing the incendiary and smoke where the bridge separates as it falls? Not the flashing lights. Watch fullscreen, they are easy to see.

[@The_DuMont_Network]

@didgeridoo Likely cause was the severing of the power cables which run on the bridge for lights, etc. Also, rending metal can release a lot of heat when violently severed/ No, there were no bombs or other destructive devices on the bridge. Think about it... what you saw happened AFTER the ship hit the support.

[@marblox9300]

This is not a problem . The gov will just print more money. Money is never a problem with the government . Please remove all the toll booths from our highways.

[@fredcarr3550]

Thanks for a very fair report on this disaster which, in addition to the loss of lives, will have major negative economic repercussions for the state and country. The question can be asked(not dealt with here) as to whether or not this disaster was the result of the sabotage of the ship's electronic controls? such equipment failure is most unusual and it's unlkely the incompetence of those who are said to have serviced the ships's controls just before its departure, is to blam While it's human to err, the probability of such individuals who are well trained to check and double check, renders mistakes extremely unlikely. However, a conspiritionist, may speculate that perhaps someone unknowingly used equipment which had been deliberately infected with a specific virus for the purpose of shutting down the ship's controls at the critical time when exiting the harbor. Hopefully, the NTSB will examine the electronics of the ship along with various theories as to who if anyone, was responsible for the problem with the ship's controls. Whether or not we will learn the truth even if discovered, this should be a wake up call for the security of ports and ships; new policies should be put in place to ensure that ships entereing/leaving major waterways, are escorted by tugs bow and stern, to at least push a disabled ship away from the supports of major bridge spans if power is lost. Of course, such will add to the cost of freight and product shipped but what's the alternative to ensure safe passage?

[@kriskass2670]

Investigation is not complete. How can anyone say for sure what caused this accident?😊

[@fredcarr3550]

I don't think anyhone so far including me (who made the first comments), has said what caused the accident. However, on TV shorthly after the disaster, I recall it being said that the ship had its electronics serviced just prior to departure. Perhaps you should you re-read my comments including what a conspiritor theriorist may Speculate.

[@elgayetas]

​@@fredcarr3550put the crack pipe down

[@kevinbodman1011]

I believe this was a terrorist attack.. ​@fredcarr3550

[@SpamSucker]

So there are two "causes" of note: 1) the cause of the ship's loss of power, and 2) the cause of the bridge collapse. The investigation will focus mainly on the first one (the "root" cause), and the video did not speculate on that aspect. The cause of the bridge collapse was obviously the allision of the MV Dali against a main structural support; there is no investigation needed. No bridge is designed to withstand that type of impact on the main structure, hence the deployment of protective dolphins etc. on other bridges.

[@fredcarr3550]

@@elgayetas Why are you upset with me? I was the first of 72 thousand readers to make a comment here. You didn't have the balls to do so. Your problem is that you seem only capable of using your thumb on a keyboard and unable to use the right head to discuss what may have taken place. Have you ever travelled beyond the radius of 150 miles of where you were born? have you even visited any coast of the US? have you travelled and had a time zone change? I doubt that! You come off as an antagonistic fool who just wishes to ridicule someone who shouldn't waste his time responding to you. Don't you know the technology exists that in the right hands, can even take control of a late model auto through its electronics? why therefore it cannot be uses on a ship or aircraft by devious individuals? Fortunately, yesterday (April 16, 2024) the FBI is said to have got involved and in due course along with the NTSB , I hope they get to the bottom of the tragedy.

[@kidsaviationmentour]

3x bridge can't withstand that

[@cwestie2430]

(Liked this video.) 2:18 the simulation shows the Starboard anchor being lowered, it was in fact only the Port anchor that was lowered on this vessel.

[@johndefalque5061]

I drilled thousands of holes for rebar on the Knight Street Bridge in Vancouver. The columns were connected with sheer walls and the bases were fortified with plinths. I thought it was overkill and could it survive a magnitude 7 earth quake? I guess it's better to be safe than sorry.

[@user-nq6bt8hy2l]

Honestly folks: The bridge was deliberately destroyed..! The name "Francis Scott Key" had to go, and if you ever get a chance to see the whole video this is easily seen...! The ship was passing the bridge completely, then the lights came back on and smoke came out of the exhaust stack due to acceleration...!!! Then you will notice the ship turning around towards the main bridge support, and turned it's lights out again and struck the bridge support head-on..! You can't make this stupidity up, and you can't hide it neither..! Thank God someone video taped this collision, because it shows that it was intentional..! (America is being dismantled: Statues, laws, and bridges like the "Francis Scott Bridge" have to go!)

[@Stevelalala]

Excellent video and very informative. Better than most produced for the bridge collapse.

[@novanastalga]

This moron is full of shit, literally no one knows that cause of the accident. The incident report won't be available until May....

[@Radar88269]

Four members of a maintenance crew working on the roadway were killed and another two are presumed dead, while two more were rescued from the river

[@seymourpro6097]

The problems continue with the steel for a new bridge needing to be specially manufactured, and maybe a lot of the skilled bridge builders are already in work.

[@redzzon]

Well, if Fed Chairman increases rates may 1st then and causes recession then cost of bridge would be a lot less

[@mariuquidiello]

The tragedy are the people that lost their life’s 🙏🏻🙏🏻😱😱😱

[@kennethewertz9313]

If no one did anything when they lost power the freighter would have moved out without hitting anything. It was when they got power that all hell started the freighter toward the bridge pilling. This was not a mistake. If everyone was doing their job as they should this should not of happened. Just as it has not happen for over 50 years. This was not a bridge problem.

[@marks6385]

If Congress would stop giving money to foreigners and use it here, this would be no problem.

[@user-kt8yd6we4e]

The comments about more protection for supports is sound. Preventing impact is the issue. You can't prevent a collapse like that as that would be expected. Protect the support system. The recovery operation is amazing. And thank goodness for the early warning that saved lives.

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

Did the ship ever sound blasts from a loud horn? Five or More Short Blasts:** - Five or more short blasts from a fire station horn can signal a general call to action. This signal is used to alert firefighters and emergency responders to assemble at the station or prepare for a potential emergency situation. This is US Coast Guard language.

[@panda17284]

I went to the bottom of 12 feet. 10 feet is shallow

[@elgayetas]

Here we go all the youtube "experts" captain hindsights, mentioning what could have been done to prevent this

[@tippo5341]

Amen to that...experts indeed 🙄🙄🙄...but does make for some good laughs however 😂😂😂😂

[@jackperson3626]

Thanks!

[@BeyondFacts]

@jackperson3626 thanks for your support, we rellay appreciate it.

[@robschannel4512]

Now the report is the Dali lost power before leaving the dock.

[@bernardobohorquez4272]

Los buques han crecido demasiado para los puertos antiguos

[@peroleable]

They have deleted 2 minutes of the black box from exactly they crashed with the bridge

[@judewarner1536]

Is this true or is it fake news as part of an attempt to create a conspiracy theory? First Amendment Rights Rule, OK!

[@captnmark]

You can not delete any info from the vdr. The equipment feeding the vdr was not transmitting any info during the blackout.

[@andyharpist2938]

@@captnmark Fancy that! Just like Epsteins cctv in fact!

[@customledandfiberopticsinc2756]

Sure are a lot of experts here. Accidents or tragedy's like this are rarely if ever caused by a single error. Usually a string of much smaller errors that have piled up

[@tennesseetrawlerman2228]

I would like to know if the ship deployed the starboard anchor or the port anchor. The course line of the ship was naturally to the starboard side of the bridge channel (like staying in your right lane on the highway) and thus if any effort to veer the ship course was to be made with the anchor, it should have been the port side anchor that was deployed. Having seen some ostensibly accurate AIS course information, the ship apparently began to veer to starboard towards the bridge pylon not too long before the collision. I wonder if the starboard anchor was deployed causing the starboard veer, whereas a port anchor would have tended to steer the ship more towards the port side and perhaps cleared the abutments. Hindsight is always 20/20. I feel badly for all concerned, especially the families of the workers killed.

[@hacc220able]

Lawyers are licking their chops on this one.

[@mikekeeler6362]

The lawyers will make a lot of money for themselves

[@JamesMcGillis]

They dropped the portside anchor. Your video shows them dropping the starboard anchor. Attention to detail clarifies, rather than confusing you viewers.

[@rollingmancave4547]

the square ring around the bridge support survived. But, the bow of the dali reached over and past that ring and struck the support. A bridge can be effectively protected from a strike and collapse by ANY SHIP!!!

[@bernardobohorquez4272]

Con esta explicación uno se da cuenta que esta nave es demasiado grande para este puerto - canal, gracias

[@Emy53]

Wasn't the DALI in that port before? Was this the first time that ship ever entered that port and was unfamiliar?

[@computerjantje]

the force comparison with the 3 rockets is just to dramatize. These kind of forces cannot be compared the way that it was done in this video.

[@mikekeeler6362]

Taxpayers will pay for that

[@michaelkiaunis8572]

Update: all bodies where found

[@ernestpolk9555]

VERY PRREVENTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gloriaconcepcion7365]

They should have some kind of " Hard or Soft Rubber bumpers" whatever they think would be better in the middle of these "Support Truss" Base from the outside where these Ships go thru mainly in the middle since this is the deepest part & where the Biggest Ships pass thru. The nxt Key Bridge they build, hopefully will have some. If they would have had some from the beginning maybe this could've been avoided.

[@therealvirgoqueen6553]

No as long as Trump is telling them not to pass any funding laws thing's may never get done 💯

[@nolialbiento605]

Must have been avoided the collision. Those Tugboats are so essential for Manuevering especially passing to the bridge. A different body that are responsible for the Safety routes,before and after passing of the bridge. The Ship was going in a wrong direction route to collided towards the Leg posts concrete foundation of the bridge. Four minutes,before the collision is not enough to correct the right lane routes,as even though whether there is or no engine failure,due to super long of the ship,big loaded,continuous drifting of the ship (8 knots) Different to a Corvettes that can easily change its course. I heard a U.S. Aircraft Carrier do passing the bridge for only 5 knots. In the first place from the start of navigation,when departed from the port of origin,if not use radar,the compass must set to desired degree course. Where in the Center of the span,arc shape of the structural,in that blinkering light. If not there must be two(2) pilots Fwd & Aft,handheld radio directing what’s happening,the position of the ship,towards the blinkering light,Center of the span. Especially in the Fwd pilot. There is something happened engine failure or drifting,Ship is still in safe position. But already 4 minutes Ship is still,not in a proper location,heading towards the Leg posts concrete foundation. The Ist time i heard they were 33crews & 2 pilots,but the 2nd time 22crews & 2 pilots. Is there an undocumented passengers?

[@glentreasure2466]

On each end of the bridge were found they have rain guards. It goes across the street on each side of the bridge so the water can flow off the main metal structures into the semen down to a drain pipe yeah that’s why the bridge fell so quickly go on Google maps you will see what I’m talking about.

[@The_DuMont_Network]

What does semen have to do with it?

[@YuDoThat101]

Condolences to the families

[@toddmarshall7573]

I thought he was going to tell why the lights went out... that that was the error. I'm glad we don't have laws to punish "Beyond Facts" for this. We should just ostracize them. Kiss 435K subscribers goodbye.

[@JCAH1]

There are only three questions that matter, and this video did not mention or address any of them. 1) Exactly why did the ship lose power three times? 2) Did the ship have rudder control even when the power was down? 3) What made the ship take a half-right turn into the bridge support, just before the ship reached the bridge?

[@walterbrown8694]

The boat broke it - it got busted and fell in the water. Any questions ?

[@mikekeeler6362]

That means the taxpayer will pay for all of it

[@Sl20]

Not easy to comment we must be there to be a great a 1:42 judge to have a fair judgment!!!!!,🫢🔴🤫my respect to the captain!!!!!🫢🔴🤫

[@kbcanute5183]

Why did the Pilots not ordering both anchors out, at the first black out? (6 minuts left before collision with the Bridge) Both anchors at the bottom of the channel with 4 - 6 lengths of heavy chain in the water might have stopped the ship before ramming the bridge. A black out is always a warning saying, something isn`t working correct and it´s better trying to stop the vessel before it´s ramming a bridge etc. When they had power again, for some seconds the ME should have been sat to going astern.

[@The_DuMont_Network]

Dropping anchors does not stop a ship any faster than dumping the air on a train or locking up the brakes in a land vehicle. Dropping the port anchor was a desperate attempt to steer the ship to port. Alas, even if it had been effective, it was attempted too late.

[@jameseddy6835]

Very interesting video. I was aware of some of the insurance, but not to the degree you explained. I wonder if the government could restrict access to the port to ships and company without adequate coverage.

[@janetcarbone4213]

You want Congress to do something??🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@panda17284]

No bridge should ever be grandfathered in and neither should anything that people or animals use. It’s a safety issue

[@hirkimerwilberfart2413]

Power came back on just in time , full throttle (raw fuel plumage) to correct the turn for a bullseye hit.

[@carlajones765]

Planned. Thats the error

[@Ste_Brit]

Thoroughly comprehensive video 👍 You explained a lot so thanks

[@mauzen_]

I like the use of the Lego Saturn 5 rockets at 5:05

[@JM-en6xy]

Dropped one anchor says it all! Caused the hard right hand turn, if it dragged the ground. Easily to turn a slow moving vessel than to stop it 🧐

[@onieyoh9478]

Yeah, its super easy to manually turn a rudder that weighs several tons by hand even though that's literally impossible and utterly reliant on a powered system to turn such a heavy component. Not to mention that without the propellers moving water past the rudder the rudder can't stear the ship anyway, you know, the proppellers without power. But your correct, they should have just turned the rudder and spun the 10 ton proppellers by hand because of how easy and feasible that is in imagination land.

[@maryj2671]

Some one turned the ship everyone can see that. this was intentencial

[@jstorm001]

I heard the police communication there was no one on the other side after the bridge fell only one side they requested local police after the fact .

[@mitchheaden7727]

Still waiting for the one error.

[@GodBlessedAmerica]

So what happened on the ship to cause the loss of power?

[@Handle1969]

Comprehensive video. 1. Is anything keeping tugs from escorting huge ships under bridges also? Do tugs have power to stop or steer the ship away from bridges in worst cases? 2. What else has the power to bring down a bridge? Planes? Terrorist with a bomb on a motorcycle? 3. If all the pylons protecting all the US bridges are inadequate, what are we gonna do about it? More tugs? Smaller ships? 4. How slow can a ship move to be steerable AND do less damage when it does hit the bridge supports?

[@onieyoh9478]

The morally correct thing to do is to change and do nothing because your just a fear-mongerer.

[@ibubezi7685]

No engineer, but I always 'felt' those bridges looked 'unstable/vulnerable', as there is minimal support/contact. Same with those massive cruise-ships - one day there will be a disaster and 'everyone' wondering why/how it could ever happen...

[@SeedFiddler-kp4eg]

I'm having trouble buying this explanation. I've seen at least two videos showing the impact of the ship and the resultant collapse of the bridge. At least one of these videos has been doctored. One video shows an 18-wheeler traveling across the bridge and it gets about 80% of the way across before the ship strikes the bridge. At the moment of impact, the 18-wheeler ceases to exist. It doesn't fall into the water. It doesn't continue on its way across the bridge. It simply ceases to exist. The other video doesn't show a single vehicle still remaining on the bridge at the time of impact. Both of these videos cannot be full, actual accounts of what took place. So, why the doctored video(s)?

[@novanastalga]

The one with the semi, obviously. The has been states literally a hundred times now, pay attention. 6

[@joer5571]

When it’s dark out, strange things happen…

[@SeedFiddler-kp4eg]

@@joer5571 That is so true.

[@zackakai5173]

Unless you can produce these alleged videos, then nobody can even try to answer that question for you.

[@leonardcollings7389]

Would you believe stupidity?

[@patriottoo2revelle331]

So, "...traffic was diverted to two tunnels..." How does boat traffic go through the tunnels? And, what was the one error?

[@user-yl7qt4jm2d]

They dont

[@patriottoo2revelle331]

@@user-yl7qt4jm2d Commentator said traffic goes through two tunnels.

[@user-yl7qt4jm2d]

@@patriottoo2revelle331 cars

[@patriottoo2revelle331]

@@user-yl7qt4jm2d So, where do trucks go?

[@The_DuMont_Network]

@@patriottoo2revelle331 The tunnels support both automobiles and trucks.

[@edquinnell]

Loosing power is the cause of the problems

[@The_DuMont_Network]

Are you saying the power was not tight enough? "Lose" and "Loose" are two different words, two different meanings.

[@mikeyp947]

The ship left at 1:07 am Ithought and the ship hit the bridge at 1:28 am

[@kevinfrerichs8589]

WHY should the TAX PAYER pay for it?

[@zackakai5173]

Because any litigation is going to be wrapped up in court for years at minimum, and the need of people who use that route for a replacement bridge as quickly as possible VASTLY outweighs your need to whine and shit and bitch and piss your panties on the internet about it. It's literally the federal government's job to build and maintain infrastructure like this (and repair or replace it when necessary).