Key Bridge Collapse: Workers weren't warned of mayday call

On the morning of March 26, the city of Baltimore woke to find the Francis Scott Key Bridge in ruins. The iconic bridge collapsed after being struck by the shipping container vessel Dali, which lost power as it was leaving the Port of Baltimore. Six construction workers who were filling potholes on the bridge at the time of its collapse are still missing, presumed dead. According to Jesus Campos, a coworker of the missing men, the crew on site at the Key Bridge was not informed of the mayday call before the bridge went down. The Real News reports from the scene in Baltimore.
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[@user-en2fl9fs9j]

5 years to build; 5 seconds to destroy

[@TheRoland444]

Good things happen slow, bad things happen fast.

[@publicutility]

@@TheRoland444 👀

[@menudobucket9837]

I’m of the opinion that big business really doesn’t care if a shipping lane gets blocked or a bridge collapses, because it provides them with the opportunity to blame another broken supply chain for driving up prices.

[@succatash]

Big business cares. When that excuse drives up their prices and they don't make any extra profit just have less people buying.

[@leighfoulkes7297]

Stocks have gone up today and one would have thought this would be massive shot to it.

[@succatash]

@@leighfoulkes7297 y would a bridge in Baltimore lower the stock market? It will for certain companies but not the whole market

[@menudobucket9837]

@@succatash~ They still don’t care, because if business falls off to the point that their profits no longer keep the business afloat, they just file for bankruptcy and write it off on their taxes and get a bailout from the government.

[@succatash]

@menudobucket9837 depends on the industry and business.

[@publicutility]

When industry owns regulatory agencies, no need for tug boats. Enjoy...

[@user-pt4gf6vk7z]

yep! look at boeing...same-same

[@RKZX2]

EVERY govt agency is captured. The power if money is absolute.

[@roxane4757]

So sorry to hear about this tragedy. Having lived in the area many years, I feel your pain.

[@theredboneking]

Look for content of a person pointing out several small explosions on the top of the bridge at the same time the barge hit.

[@hecticway]

​@@theredbonekingbullshit

[@Gigi-xs5km]

No one has said anything about whether a rescue boat was positioned underneath the bridge in case workers fall. That is common practice for work on structures elevated over water.

[@djentlegiant739]

They were fixing potholes, though, so they weren't performing bridge maintenance work like the kind where you'd need that kind of precaution.

[@joshgilbert526]

My heart goes out to you, Maximillian Alvarez, and to all of those who have been negatively affected by this travesty. Thank you for your excellent reporting on this and all such matters that you've reported on.

[@danielle3064]

That interview was moving. My heart goes out to the workers and their families. 😞

[@heatherelliott8246]

😢So…the gentleman who refused to be transported truly needs our prayers. The interviewee didn’t advise how we can show monetary support. Thank u very much for sharing this story❣️

[@AdrianMunch]

There’s was only about a minute warning,

[@thecaprisgroup]

As a retired captain, I’d like to suggest why the black smoke appears before the ship makes a SHARP turn to starboard and consequently, hits the pier. I believe the engines were momentarily restarted and they were placed in reverse in an attempt to slow the ship. I know that when the props are in reverse, the ship’s stern will move to port and the bow will move to starboard. This is what happened here. It was a mistake to reverse the engines. If they had just coasted, they (may have) missed the pier.

[@suzanneduquette6527]

Prayers for the family, and those that lost their lives

[@peachtreedishes3170]

That’s why I appreciated this interview and us hearing about the victims and their loved ones. 🫶

[@meh3247]

Grow up. Your special little "super thinky" is pointless and only serves to make you feel like you did something when in actuality you did absolutely nothing.

[@christmastree5496]

Not a cargo ship expert but is that ship waaay overloaded? Looks like profit over safety

[@guyintenn]

I am guessing you have not seen too many container ships fully loaded. It is a NeoPanamax design container ship with a cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (Containers). Meaning 14K 20 foot long containers or a mix of 20 and 40 foot containers.

[@2024.choice]

No it's not overloaded just loaded with the demands of Americans wanting to run to Walmart to buy the cheapest they can

[@LaughingStockfarm1]

Excellent report, really appreciate the Spanish, and the translation. Muchas gracias.

[@mohamedcisse1001]

It's heartbreaking the least I can say. I wish a good recovery for the people of baltimore.

[@cheri238]

I saw you on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez and Team Democracy now, first thing early this morning that I watch on TV, Max. You gave a great interview. Thoughts and condolences for the immigrants that lost their lives and the few that did get the help they needed at the hospital, and there was one that sadly did not want to go. Hopefully, may other survivors may be found. The Francis Scott Key Bridge, with its history and song.

[@peachtreedishes3170]

Lo siento mucho para los trabajadores. Gracias por toda. ❤

[@fractalmadness9253]

The ship crew has to be interviewed, including those harbor pilots.

[@MR_M85]

Such an unfortunate event, this huge mass of containers travelling at the speed of 9 miles per hours is a huge force no column can stop it unfortunately..

[@succatash]

They should have had bumpers like most other major bridges to guide a ship away from the pillars

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

The columns are not supposed to stop it

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

@@succatashYou mean the piers

[@MR_M85]

@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath and i dont think any bridge pier is able to stop it

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

@@MR_M85 That’s not the part of the bridge that is supposed to stop a ship from damaging the bridge severely. It is the part that barely rises above the water that is supposed to do that, and can if designed properly.

[@VinaColley]

Sending prayers for the families of the workers.

[@regulator9268]

This is devastating. Prayers for Baltimore from Milwaukee. Hope these boys show up safe somewhere.

[@LeoLady3966]

Sadly today they found 2 in vehicle that was under water. From reports, there was about 1.5- 2 minutes after mayday before the collision. I think they should have radios, but if they don’t speak English or no access to emergency coms, I don’t know, we need a better system. Perhaps going forward, bridges should have a warning light/sirens to get people off bridge much like a draw bridge. Very sad they weren’t alerted.

[@ruthannjones5873]

I just viewed a NTSB briefing that indicated a matter of minutes from the call for tugs by the ship till bridge collapse.

[@icare7151]

Hay Transportation Secretary Pete Buttheadjugg: A steel bridge that is a fracture critical design that doesn’t have significant pile protection will catastrophically fail by removing just one of the piles holding up the steel bridge. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE for NOT having massive pile protection in place after similar circumstances of hitting and removing just one pile destroyed the Florida Sunshine Bridge. I remember that well and studied the failure in my College engineering classes.

[@stephendoing2253]

So sad for those workers. Prayers going out to their families.

[@solarpaneling]

Tragic. Unacceptable.

[@rhrh2025]

..... and the mess is being cleaned up, before detailed investigations can be done. Geee.... this is just like 911!

[@mattchew6426]

Thank you for the video. It must be chaotic there...

[@lorievans3718]

How can anyone criticize the way this was handled? They had 90 seconds to react and they managed to save the lives of countless others that were headed towards the bridge in cars. 90 seconds! The lost lives are so very tragic but this could have been so much worse. It was a tragic accident.

[@TheMorriskids]

Sad and heartbreaking that any life were lost but your right this could of been so many more with out the first responders actions

[@thomasjackson9556]

90 seconds means a lot!!!! They could’ve got closer to getting off the damn bridge! You said a dumb thing !!!!!

[@bmolitor615]

@@thomasjackson9556 why are you typing out gibberish? srsly...

[@mothernature8893]

There was an attempt to notify the foreman of the crew to get off the bridge and an officer was going to drive out to the crew but the collapse happened before he could go. You can hear all this on the police audio. The men were probably sitting in different vehicles while on their break. From what I have seen on the video that includes time in hours, minutes, and seconds, by the time dispatch contacted LE and traffic was halted, there was literally not even a minute before the bridge collapsed. To report the "crew was not warned," by an individual who wasn't even there is reckless reporting. Reply

[@katiekane5247]

The shot keeps you from being sicker too, amirite?

[@georgeglass1748]

So every construction worker needs an aviation radio now…to get earned if a plane is going to crash….great rationale.

[@bobbyboombatz1489]

Has anyone ever heard a ships horn ? Nothing about a horn . Very suspicious or stupidity . 2024, stupidity.

[@demongraves]

For what, exactly? To tell the pillar to get out of the way? To warn workers in parked trucks on the bridge that they needed to travel over a mile to safety instantaneously?

[@paulbankard1525]

It's an absolute tragedy that 6 workers are dead as a result of the collapse, but omitting relevant facts is misinformation. They weren't notified because there wasn't enough time to notify them from time of the mayday call to the time of collapse. It was 90 seconds.

[@pyrrho314]

They closed the bridge, if they had gotten to the message at the same time that the toll people got it, those guys might have made it off. Maybe not, but they should have had the chance and there should be a direct line to anyone working in such a hazardous place.

[@arizonaraven419]

I agree I listened to audio that a cop said he was on a traffic stop n when done he’d go notify bridge authorities then stop traffic on S end of bridge. His was an incorrect response. Same time ship captain should have warned Mayday long before he did. A very sad act of T

[@paulbankard1525]

@@pyrrho314 How would they (DOT Workers) have gotten the message? Police dispatch would not have had direct contact with the DOT Workers.

[@dykNEWS]

two tug boats guiding all ships pass the bridge than disconnecting the ships to open sea, mandatory !!

[@davidwilliams4498]

I'd say 4 tug boats to keep boat away from bridge. It should have been a common sense rule for a mammoth cargo ship like this 1.... That will probably be the norm in future. I would surely hope so.

[@dykNEWS]

@@davidwilliams4498 ... Good Point !!!!

[@ruthannjones5873]

I had heard two were rescued. I didn't realize that construction was being done. I'm sure that I am not the only person wondering about the worker's notification status. I'm sure that will be a large part of the investigation. Unfortunately, even though there was advanced notice of the issue, it might not have been enough time to get enough information for an effective warning to be provided. Very, very sad.

[@susanjamieson6450]

Total disconnect that people known to be working on the bridge were not notified by the brainless authorities (thinking it was someone else's job) or their supervisor overseeing the crew and a huge ship coming right at them.

[@jamesfox2857]

Thank You !!!

[@Lilli_Jewel]

Great Interview Sir!!!

[@EdgeofTimeProductions]

Very sad. Thank you for this important on the ground reporting, prayers to the victims and their families 😢

[@LaughingStockfarm1]

Thanks!

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

How would they have notified the workers on their break in time to matter? The cars only stopped driving across the bridge a second or two before it collapsed

[@katiekane5247]

It's often said; safety regulations are written in the blood of those lost. Unacceptable risk to have the ship unescorted under the bridge. Ship had a troubling history as well.

[@taylorehebden]

Max & RN thank you for your coverage on this. No walkie talkies or way of communicating to people working in dangerous conditions in the early morning with massive ships going underneath them. F'ing unacceptable.

[@joanhuffman2166]

There was what? Less than 5 minutes from the mayday call to impact? The last vehicle crossing the bridge crossed only seconds before impact. Correction the internet says 2 minutes between the mayday call and impact

[@wildalysmarrero4532]

Gracias por hacer ésta entrevista en español❤

[@WestSideGorilla1980]

That's probably the scariest part...as you drop feeling that your falling is terrible.❤

[@succatash]

Police officers got a call to warn the foreman 2 minutes later the bridge collapsed

[@user-ex5ih7lq1u]

90 seconds

[@flash_flood_area]

Thanks for doing the interview portion en español

[@user-en2fl9fs9j]

In short, we have very old out dated infrastructure. I’m no civil engineer but, I think we can design a bridge that doesn’t fold like dominoes

[@pyrrho314]

no, not in this case. What we can do is have tug boats properly accompany ship until they are out of hazardous areas with billions in vulnerable infrastructure and humans at risk.

[@stevencoffeen6684]

I want to believe that the port authorities knew that tug boats could safely guide a ship of this size out of the port. If so, why didn't they? Too costly? The bridge had stood safely for nearly 50 years without incident, so did a risk assessment say it was of little need to do more than they had been doing? Presumably all of this will be investigated to prevent a future catastrophe, and what are other ports doing?

[@chrisfisher1100]

the ship lost power, but was still capable of radio transmission to issue " mayday"? hmmm interesting

[@BrooklynBalla]

Yes,the magical invention of battery backup power is wizardry.

[@Redslayer86]

Batteries.

[@mhvh5150]

Ship lost power but the Baltimore pilots had radios and slammed the ship in reverse (The black smoke)... Those Baltimore pilots know the harbor like the back of their hand ...

[@matt9c1]

@@mhvh5150 "The black smoke" Negative. That is not what happened. Try another conspiracy theory.

[@matt9c1]

So, how do you know there wasn't battery backed up lightning, radio and life safety devices on the vessel? Please give us your source of data.

[@leighfoulkes7297]

Didn't they have a radio?

[@wenbeck1414]

Can't read captions

[@robfritz841]

Did the Dali toot its horn? Just wondering

[@purplefreak3]

About workers not being warned, According to audio transcript, they were in the process of going to warn the workers, 1:29:17 a.m. Speaker 4: Once you get here, I’ll go grab the workers on the Key Bridge and then stop the outer loop. 10 seconds later the bridge collapsed. 1:29:27 a.m. Speaker 5: C-13 Dispatch, the whole bridge just fell down! (inaudible), whoever, everybody, the whole bridge just collapsed.

[@joeym.7642]

thank you. there are only about 90 seconds. everyone saying one of the cops should’ve went to warn them would’ve meant that cops death plus the people who follow behind him because he didn’t hold a road block. also gotta remember behind the scenes someone was probably working to figure out who’s on the bridge and who they need to contact. there just simply wasn’t time.

[@susanw9475]

Muy importante.

[@nickjohnson3619]

One person refused transport. Probably didn't want to be bankrupted on top of injured

[@earthstara2408]

….reminds me of the East Palestine train wreck…the dominos are starting to fall from the U.S. Pluto return…and now a SE on the U.S. Chiron Return ~. The lights go out and we all reset the clock ✨

[@Audiogeek-kf2ez]

Unbelievable, i looked at the video. The ship wouldn't have been better to not try to navigate. A lot of people are missing, this is remanistant of Minneapolis. But with an iut of control. Shop.

[@bmolitor615]

"remanistant"? "iut"? "Shop"? "wouldn't have been better to not try"???? what are you trying to say?

[@rational-public-discourse]

Wait a second, the fist responders just got the message seconds before the bridge collapsed. The policeman or whoever said on the radio that the traffic is backed up and that there is no way to pass it, but as soon as there is a clearing, he will proceed to the bridge to get the workers. No one expected the bridge to collapse. We should be wondering if intelligence agents were able to hack into the ship's system to mess with the steering. The attention should be on the UN finally demanding an immediate ceasefire which will most likely mean that the US has to change their foreign policy. What a better distraction than a bridge collapsing and to have planes drop aid into the ocean for Palestinians to go swimming after it and drown.

[@glenagarrett4704]

I guess rational public discouse to you means wild theorizing?

[@katadam2186]

@@glenagarrett4704CISA just became involved in shipping and ports not long ago and they also had in the papers that funds for Maryland bridges and tunnels work approved

[@GX328382]

Well it's not like they had enough time to tell them so.........

[@neelakan678]

what a cluster bc baltimore has no standards for maritime safety not using tugs and letting a foreign company decide if they needed tugs or not

[@user-wy4dn7bb9q]

Kudos to Indian crew who alerted in time Or a bigger catastrophe would have happened.

[@attilakonkoly4329]

💔😢

[@Savetheworldfirebidennow]

All Indian crew with a Ukrainian skipper. Don’t take a genius to figure this one out not to mention the Asshattery decision to drop the anchor

[@xerodelacroix5552]

Yes, i'm sure they had time in 90 fucking seconds to think about getting a mayday out to a group of people they weren't even aware were there. The police also tried to tell them to get off the bridge, but again, I guess that was supposed to be possible in that incredibly long minute and a half they had to react.

[@pyrrho314]

They were aware, you can here them wanting to tell the workers, they had no direct line of communication. It's not their fault, but it's the fault of not having that line of communication.

[@xerodelacroix5552]

@@pyrrho314 This report is definitely skewed towards blaming the ship and the police. It was the fault of whatever company was doing the construction and/or the construction laws of the State. There should have been a line, but there wasn't. It's a no fault incident. It's incredibly sad, but acting like the crew didn't try everything when they clearly were fighting to get power back and even dropped the port anchor to try to steer or blaming the police who managed to block off both sides in under a minute is ridiculous.

[@adamF2393]

This is as fishy as it can get. Sadly innocent people lose their lives for someone else’s devil actions

[@Raptorman0909]

The bridge was informed, but how would they inform the workers and even if they did would they have had enough time to evacuate? Even if the workers were made aware at the same time the bridge was made aware they were pretty far onto the the portion of the bridge that collapsed with too little time to do anything about it -- sadly, they were doomed!

[@katadam2186]

Employees use to have cb in state trucks,much more contract workers now, their going to have to let them on scanners

[@carolynwheaton9884]

Workers was not notified of the mayday warning.They were wearing steel toe boots when they went into the ocean.

[@flash_flood_area]

😰 Yes, those poor men! How awful for them, and for their poor families!

[@shabadoo24]

It was preplanned. Wake up

[@arctichero1]

Going according to plan. Where is the real news?

[@megacide84]

This is EXACTLY WHY we as a whole should be screaming in politician's faces for the full implementation of not only A.I self-operating boats, but also self-driving vehicles and self-flying aircraft as well. No more incompetent people behind the wheel risking our infrastructure ever again! I and countless others are now willing to give artificial intelligence a chance.

[@rtoriq]

I’m just so confused about a number of things: (1) what about the workers on the ship? (2) more of a physics question, but why did the ship not sink when a whole bridge fell on top of it?

[@demongraves]

Workers on the ship are fine. They presumably knew what was about to happen. The front of the ship crashed into the pier (column). The steel span then collapsed, and fell onto the bow. I don't think the full weight of the span is resting on the ship, though. More like it's pinned under a big piece of twisted metal. This is a MASSIVE container ship, it's designed to carry a lot of weight.

[@emrysm5501]

It looks like the ship was pretty much pinned to the pylon by debris. It probably has multiple bulkheads to prevent the whole thing from filling with water and only the very front one was damaged. The crew of the boat survived.

[@Glock-pl5fl]

Keep in mind that a ship that size could be sitting 30’ or more under the water line during normal times. They said with all that concrete that fell on it, it’s resting on the bottom. It looks afloat but some of it is sitting on the bottom. It might be shallower near the piers too.

[@majesticsword]

Like the Bible saids “Like a Thief in the Night”. The Hispanic man that was being interviewed said from what he knows, Workers were on their (meal break) in a truck, so they didn’t know what was going on.😢R.I.P.

[@woodswalter]

Breaking points brought me here and I’m not going back. Bring Krystal and Kyle

[@pdeblois1880]

It’s always the hard workers and those nationalities who have no protection. Do the dirty work no one else wants to do. They are just happy to work. Who will help their families now? Easy to understand why the one survivor didn’t want to go to the hospital out of fear.

[@paddy6295]

Were the workers immigrants? You stated, "do the dirty work no one else wants to do", how do you know that?

[@jaybrunner-ji3lt]

Just something I'm a little confused about. Why do we have people repairing our infrastructure ultimately receiving taxpayers money that can't speak English? Doesn't a legal immigrant with a work permit, green card have to be able to speak English? Doesn't any imagrant trying to become a citizen have to speak English ? I'm pretty sure there's a citizen born here in the United States that lives in Baltimore that would be very happy to have this guy's job to support his family.

[@glenagarrett4704]

Right, you're just a little confused. I believe that, but not about this disingenous question followed up by even more bigoted BS disguised as questions. And no, not all foreign workers are required to speak English. Ever hear of a work visa?

[@reversefulfillment9189]

Bourgeoisie gotta go.

[@MaHa-um5sv]

Solidarity and love to the workers and to Mr. Alvarez and TRNN

[@texasrefugee7888]

I can't understand why they kept the traffic off the bridge but let those workers stay out there. That was horrifying watching those vehicles going in the water

[@amania9254]

😮

[@user-ez1lq2hn9v]

انا اختكم من اليمن والله ماتكلمت الا من جوع ومن ضيق الحال انا وامي واخوتي نستقبل رمضان بالعبرات والدموع نحن في حاله لا يعلم بها الا الله حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل في من اوصلنا الى هاذا الحال وًّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ مَا كتَبَتَ هَذا الَمَنَاشَدَهَ غَيَرَ مَنَ الَضَيَقَ وّالَفَقَر يَاعَالَمَ حَسَوّا فَيَنَا ارَجَوّكمَ وّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ رَبَ الَعَرَشَ الَعَظَيَمَ انَه الَاكلَ مَا فَيَ عَنَدَيَ بَالَبَيَتَ وًّالَلَهَ يَا اخَوّانَيَ انَهَ اخَوًّنَيَ بَقَعَدَوًّ بَالَيَوًّمَيَنَ مَافَى اكلَ وًّالَلَهَ وًّضَعَنَا كثَيَرَ صَعَبَ نَحَنَ 6 نَفَرَ دَاخَلَ الَبَيَتَ وًّابَيَ مَتَوًّفَيَ وًّلَا يَوًّجَدَ مَنَ يَعَوًّلَ عَلَيَنَا وًّسَاكنَيَنَ فَيَ بَيَتَ اجَارَ لَانَسَتَطَيَعَ دَفَعَ الَاجَارَ الَلَيَ بَاقَيَ عَلَيَنَا ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لااكذب عليك ولا انصب ولا احتال اني بنت يمنيه نازحين انا واسرتي بيننا ایت الشهرب 15 الف يمني والان علينا 45 الف حق 3 شهور وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرنا ندفعله الأجار شافونا الجيران نبكي ورجعو تكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع معادفعنا له حلف يمين بالله هذا بيخرجنا إلى الشارع رحمه واحنا. بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه خواتي الصغار خرجو للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلفو الباب وطردوهم ورجعو یبکو ایموتو من الجوع ما احد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني بقدر استطاعتك مع تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم00967717415667 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير اخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لاتتاخر علينا وجزاك الله خيرا`°`^``{`}|π√`^~÷.....

[@publicutility]

The "they" do us similarly. The "we" are with you 100% ✌💞💪 brothers and sisters fellow earthlings.

[@abrahamphilip6439]

He should have translated it to english instead of writing in barely visible letters,

[@silveriver9]

Made in 🇺🇲. Cereal dreg. Buy American they said 😂 That's what happens when you fund wars instead of infrastructure.

[@VesperJester]

Huh? Especially when a huge 1,000 ft cargo ship smashed into the bridge. I’m not understanding how you think it the bridge wouldn’t collapse after something like that.

[@publicutility]

The funded corporations exit to china, now they fund their return, allegedly. Enjoy....

[@silveriver9]

@VesperJester The ENTIRE bridge collapsed like a house of cards or dominos. Shoddily built bridge. A well-built bridge would only be partly damaged.

[@blobscott]

@@VesperJester We clearly don't have all the details, but in terms of infrastructure and safety regulations (or lack thereof): Why isn't a tug escort required as these ships move through this channel under the bridge? Why didn't this bridge have collision protection barriers in front of the support structures, as other comparable bridges do? Would a bridge of this type be expected to fully collapse - at least this quickly - if a support is taken out? At this point, with limited information on the root causes of this disaster, these questions are rhetorical. I am just pointing out that in many areas, US infrastructure is clearly lacking and still looking to understand if under-funding (i.e. minimizing escort regulations to save money, not investing over time in adequate support protection, and general lack of bridge or safety system maintenance) contributed to this disaster.

[@succatash]

​@@silveriver9the entire bridge didn't collapse the only the middle steel section collapsed

[@joelhatescops]

Appreciate the coverage, I feel for the missing and their family and friends. Sad to see another hard working person forgotten about just before the tragedy. These people are our friends and family.

[@M3ntally-iLL]

Still smoke or am i smoked out

[@graybailey6015]

You know someone was in contact with those guys,maybe no time,i don't know.They were all Hispanic, i heard.Feel bad for them and the families.

[@fleur2571]

They do not speak English & if the warning were broadcasted in ENGLISH how would they know they are in danger ???

[@meh3247]

Bold of you to make your racist assumption and then broadcast it worldwide. Bold, or stupid.

[@dmp1962]

Ofc he is fluent in Spanish, what can't max do.

[@SunflowerFlowerEmpire]

Money and greed always always the systemic problem. We don't matter. Only paper matters to the CEOs and share holders. Really makes ya think ya ?

[@galewinds7696]

Why are workers from south America working on Baltimore 's streets

[@rickyshultz2051]

Was waiting for that !

[@dpatt6175]

Is the boat pilot in custody?

[@tonytay4320]

The Cargo Ship lost power if your dad was the Captain would you want him in CUSTODY????

[@user-fz8fy4zl1c]

No he's Ukrainian!

[@publicutility]

Ignorance, incompetence, negligence isn't a crime for corporations aka some people.

[@matt9c1]

No. The local harbor pilot actually did everything he was trained to do to try and avoid this accident. Stopping 2 million tons with just an anchor isn't easy. The harbor pilot has already been cleared of wrongdoing. Stop spreading wrong information.

[@mothernature8893]

I'm sure he has been interviewed, but at least for now, it very much appears to be some kind of catastrophic equipment failure. You can see the ships lighting go off twice before the collision. If there is failure of some kind, they would lose ability to control the ship.

[@juliettedemaso7588]

THey didn't even attempt to go in and rescue them. Their language was so evasive and rude when asked about it. The usual diversion to "first responder" worship. Pieces of Uvalde all over again....

[@Snargfargle]

That road crew fell 185 feet, there is no way they could have survived.

[@yellowgreen5229]

Workers pay with their lives for the failure of capitalism. Don't rebuild road, RailTransitNow

[@loosemoose9799]

Capitalism is not a failure. It is the persons in the system that are failures. What do want, government control called Communism? Government has control over the railroads through regulations and you want more of it?

[@a1g0rhythm]

You failed to mention that the lost workers were migrants looking for a better life in the USA.

[@vo1non]

I suspect the Chinese caused this tragedy.

[@Rambo77574]

Was it 6 Mexicans

[@garysmith6857]

Well hell i guess yhey didn't get a warning 🤷build back better joe

[@DSPNWtoCali]

This is a plan hit and cover up. The title basically say it all but without actually saying it. The ship was Singapore. Go figure ain't it.

[@lionandlamb7663]

Why doesn't this American business man speak ENGLISH??

[@silveriver9]

Why do you only speak English?

[@donaldjohnson-wn6ps]

@@silveriver9 Du kannst mich mal. We don't know how many languages they speak.

[@LossPreventionAgent2025]

Maybe you should learn Spanish, and you can be an American businessman just like him.

[@dianam.agudelo3066]

I am not calling Americans lazy but these inmigrantes ( the hard working ones] are hired cuz they are capable to work their ass off without any complaints. So, In the end, it doesn’t really matter if they are well-spoken or able to speak English fluently. And remember, Spanish the 2nd most spoken language. Spanish is my native language, then English and Portuguese.

[@demongraves]

Um, he's employed as a highway worker, he's not a businessman. And for all we know, he does speak at least some English. Anyone would have an easier time expressing themself in their native language after an event like this.

[@4ucmikey]

Hard to find anyone who speaks English in America anymore.

[@jill408]

It's actually not that hard. Don't be a dick.

[@4ucmikey]

@@jill408 Not your nation to give away. You want to talk Spanish, go to Mexico.

[@glenagarrett4704]

@@jill408 He can't help it. He's just following his chosen crowd's story to the bitter end. No relevance to actual facts or intraction with the real world needed, apparently.

[@Mo-yd8xc]

I bet their white bosses got the warning.

[@Sjs9000]

What if the boss was Italian? Why would the bosses need a warning? It’s not like they’d be at the site too…

[@raymondsmith1173]

I'm sorry but shouldn't hear speak some English. Not being racists but all should talk some English to work with others? Confused here.

[@ttthecat]

I hope this will help with the confusion you are having I am not sure if I understand why you are confused though? I mean you know the interviewer Max from TRNN speaks perfect English right? You heard him speak at the beginning. I think the person he was interviewing probably didn't have great fluency to talk about a serious more complex issue and so he was asked the questions in Spanish to make it easier for him to answer. The interviewee probably knows a decent amount of English to buy groceries, have a job, drive a car, etc but maybe not enough to speak freely on a serious topic. There is a big difference between language skills that can help you understand directions or go shopping VS the language skills to talk about a tragedy or a social issue. I have been trying to learn another language so I know that first hand. I hope this helps?

[@demongraves]

Just because THIS interview is in Spanish doesn't mean that the guy can't speak English. If a bunch of your friends were missing in cold deep water after a tragic accident, would you want to try to explain how you feel in a foreign language?

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

They called off the the rescue quickly once the black governor found out those missing construction workers were Hispanic

[@ttthecat]

What is the FF?

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

@@ttthecat read edit

[@stevecaison510]

I'm saying this as my opinion and under my freedom of speech. Watching the whole video,not what the news is broadcasting now. And watch how the lights go off. Then back on. Adjustments made in steering towards the pillar. Off again. Then back on like they were making sure if their aim at the pillar. Prove me wrong that this does not look like they were aiming directly towards that pillar. See how long it takes before they pull this video off their feed. Prove me wrong that this does not look intentional. That this could of been a retaliation by Iran and Houits sympathizer for the bridges we've destroyed over there. And the government and News is trying to cover it up saying a accident. How is it a accident with such a hard right turn like that when they were supposed to not have power. And when lights do come back on the ship turn even more each time to the right like they were aiming for it. And where were the tug boats?

[@robertdecker8792]

Looked intentional to me as well from the news videos. The exhaust clearly shows throttling down 10 seconds before impact as a result of not using full throttle to turn or stop. Once viewing the whole video its clear they lost power 42 seconds before impact. Made a full throttle emergency correction to starboard, not realizing they had over corrected into a direct path of the other support, they throttled back down 10 seconds before impact and just before the last truck passed over the soon to fall bridge 7 seconds before impact. How anyone can say or believe they stopped traffic before impact is silly and denies clear video evidence.

[@stevecaison510]

@@robertdecker8792 finally someone with some common sense a reasoning. All these other replies are trying not to see the truth that this was a intentional strike. Possibly from all the supply bridges we've destroyed over dealing with the Houits and Iran