Latest on Baltimore bridge collapse cleanup, dangerous job of cutting debris and more

Maryland officials provided updates Saturday as workers continued their massive cleanup efforts and began slicing the Francis Scott Key Bridge into pieces. Officials aid reopening the Port of Baltimore is an urgent priority.
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[@edquinnell]

The ship owners insurance should pay back the money that they got from the American Taxpayers

[@jillianschneider7935]

It’s non of there futile

[@milhouse7145]

Ship owners have group insurance although there is a limit on liability of any insurance policy which is estimated to be about $3 Billion.

[@ricktaylor3748]

that. they ? How about "they" got ?

[@paultroy7248]

Don’t sell the scrap metal to the Chinese like they did the twin towers. Disgusting.

[@ricktaylor3748]

@@RustyNipples-Jr Let me think about "that." It's an unnecessary word.

[@medwards263]

Happy Easter to all the salvage crews in Baltimore. Be safe in your efforts. Thank you for your support and dedication.❤

[@haribo836]

I'm from Europe and come often to the States. Every time again I'm shocked about the state of your infrastructure. This bridge with a 70s design, without modern updates like protection is not a thing on it's own. All over the country it's rusty bridges, roads full of potholes, badly patched roads with more bad patches over them, uneven side walks, overgrown sidewalks, fading road markings, wonky and missing signs, broken lights, etc. The States is decades behind on maintenance and updating it's infrastructure to modern standards will probably cost a few trillion dollar, if just rebuilding one bridge is going to cost 1B. And then we're not even talking about the design of the road infrastructure, like junctions or highways, even that is still done like in the 70s.

[@brilliant-handle]

As an American, I share your frustration. But 10x more. Since I've paid in to it all my life but I'm not seeing anything out.

[@clintkaster6269]

No, America is $1!!! America!

[@Mekinhumbel]

As someone who was born in the US, let me just say it's f-ing embarrassing to be from here at this point. And I'm literally losing track of the ways in which that's true.

[@trevorn9381]

That is because all of our money goes to foreign wars like that goat rope in Ukraine rather than fixing our infrastructure in the US.

[@MR..181]

3 trillion already earmarked missing?

[@BlueJazzBoyNZ]

The sequence of cutting the beams safely may be very tricky. RIP to those lost

[@28th_St_Air]

Like Jenga

[@shakeyballs5022]

@@28th_St_Air thats what I was thinking or those connects

[@Wheelgauge-bt7ox]

The tension load on those beams is insane! Extremely deadly

[@atthecabin4995]

I was thinking kerplunk

[@tommyrjensen]

Apparently repairing potholes on the bridge comes a close second in terms of risk.

[@pumpkinshrekgtagvr]

that crane looks small from the air

[@jimmcdougall9973]

If one just looks at how small those cranes appear, next to the collapsed bridge structure. This is a massive task.

[@brockspecialties]

This highlights a concern that many of us in US infrastructure services have of imported materials that are critical to the infrastructure of America. Water infrastructure fittings, pipe, sewer infrastructure fittings, pipe,and cast iron manholes, heavy equipment parts, bridge infrastructure parts etc. etc.We need to bring the manufacture of these things back to the USA so we are not vulnerable to interruptions.

[@KILLKING110]

with what factories and population small towns have been dying off in a way that will take generations to rebuild the days of American manufacturing are gone for good plus "Made in America" quite often is lower in quality than Made in China all because people have been conditioned to dirt cheap products

[@tobys_transport_videos]

It's not just the USA that seems to have lost the ability to make things of importance, it's the UK and Australia too. We all make steel, sure, but not much else, it seems.

[@Wemissyoudoc]

Praying for everyone and those families lost their love ones! ❤💪🏻🫡

[@kenpinion8108]

I think payment for removing and rebuilding the bridge should be paid for by the ship owners after all the bridge did not run into the ship

[@rensinclair4218]

Cool story. You'll get that money in about 15 years

[@OlSmokedOut422]

I live in Brunswick, GA and this happened here. When they built the new bridge there was a massive rock buffer between any ships and the bridge structure. Really good fishing.

[@rickymeadows5176]

Evidently the $$$ for the barriers went in somebody's pocket !

[@L.Fontein7]

It's about time the audio started. CBS - I don't click on a news video to read it - I click on to watch and listen. Thank you.

[@monmixer]

A fleet of Ferry boats could make a crap load of money over the next ear or so at minimum.

[@mahkuntizitchy2083]

What's their ears have to do with anything?

[@rickymeadows5176]

Haha ! Too many government & Union restrictions now ! "That ain't my job " 🤣

[@tobys_transport_videos]

@@rickymeadows5176 The use of ferries when a bridge has been destroyed, has been done before. In 1975 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, a ship called the _"Lake Illawarra"_ brought down a section of the bridge over the Derwent River. The offending ship sank, taking many lives with it - not just her crew, but car drivers who were innocently driving over the bridge at the time. My point is, is that the Tasmanian government rounded up ferries from anywhere they could get them, to carry both passengers and road vehicles, with one ferry being the then new _Lady Wakehurst_ from Sydney - nearly 600 miles north of Hobart! Why could the same not be done now? People and goods must get through!

[@edwardwong654]

The Francis Scott Key Bridge is a key bridge in the I-95 corridor, especially for hazardous materials.

[@grantgrow]

The sign language Interpreter is more interesting than the Governor

[@mikeprice4103]

Your so easily amused its funny

[@Celenababyy]

@@mikeprice4103tell him Mike, this ain’t the time to be facetious!

[@melissaroe3376]

LMAO

[@gh4life]

How?

[@gregcollins3404]

Where were all these concerned officials in the past many years when this obvious threat to the bridge went begging?

[@cattnipp]

Thank you! You saved me some typing.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

And why didn't you draw attention to this bridge all these years until this disaster occurred?

[@leechjim8023]

From the air the crain looks puny!😢😢

[@tobys_transport_videos]

*crane, not crain. Learn to spell!

[@rickbusch7911]

Puts it a little more into perspective how massive that ship and bridge really are. I think that barge the crane is on is somewhere around 200 long and 100 wide, give or take a few feet (I think,anyway). And f.f.s., learn how to spell so you don't offend those who have their noses pointed skyward.

[@tobys_transport_videos]

@@rickbusch7911 Agreed! Not that my nose is pointed skywards in any way, it's just that spelling and proper grammar (the English version, not the US Webster version) was drummed into us in my school days.

[@leechjim8023]

I can spell. I was just lazy in that instance.😂😂

[@leechjim8023]

@@tobys_transport_videos Webster is more correct!

[@Fiendstein]

Honestly it shouldnt take all that long to remove the rubble and open the channel back up. but to get another bridge will be a few years easily

[@John-ELPPASEED]

Dude ur shot

[@cattnipp]

Can you rephrase that being dishonest?

[@pumpkinshrekgtagvr]

ok their is probably 30000 tons of steel

[@KILLKING110]

they have to remove every piece off of the river bed so that ships won't get damaged in the future plus there not like you there not going to sending in bubba with his online degree that he paid for there going to be sending in professionals to make sure its done right the first time

[@AllanFerrell]

Obviously you have no idea

[@johnbrown5565]

It's a huge mess. Replacing the bridge is a time consuming job. Clearing the shipping channel and getting the port back in operation should not take months.

[@LingLing-ku8pq]

10 tug boats 9 special barges 8 salvage vessels 5 coast guard boats 3 French hens two turtle doves and a Traitor in the white house

[@tobys_transport_videos]

LOL!!! Thanks! I was looking fo the right words to complete the song! 🤣🤣

[@bend8353]

Will the bridge be open Monday?

[@ribbrascal]

Magic 8 Ball says: "My sources say no"

[@ItsReallyJackBlack]

Trump would have this cleaned up in a week.

[@tobys_transport_videos]

Probably not Monday. Try Tuesday - in the Year 2525, although the crossing may be a bit rough, with a water hazard in some places! Ask Biden! I'm sure he'll be able to give you a great answer in a deadpan voice, and all without blinking! 🤣🤣

[@jonathanbush6197]

Great job of collecting and editing these clips together!

[@papa-dt1cv]

The explosive underwater cutting system to be used in the removal of fixed steel offshore production structures will have to demonstrate an ability to cut steel to BS4360 Grade 50D or equivalent to 65 mm thickness or greater in tubulars of approximately 3 m diameter at 10 m depth of water.

[@ribbrascal]

At least those underwater welders (my future profession) are entering the warm water season, peaking in August-September.

[@riverdolfi2846]

You mean "jellyfish season" the jellies get so bad in the summer you can't swim in the bay.

[@MR..181]

Seemed a beautiful windy day ..

[@natural_nc7230]

I don't think welding that bridge is going to help anything.

[@grendel0706]

That's a very dangerous profession. I wish you good luck.

[@CanCobb]

You know that you have been watching too many Baltimore bridge videos when you start getting fed barge strikes on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma.

[@stacey4u2luv]

People working the night shift on one side of the bridge or the other with their cars and no means to get home, or people at home needing to get to the other side to work. It is not just the ships that need to get moving. . Hopefully there is a ferry available for those that urgently need to use it to move them and their vehicles that runs at least for people needing to go to work and back.

[@DeffHi]

I'm sure ferry boats could be found fairly quickly, but the infrastructure required to dock them on each side would take quite a while to build.

[@angelamaryfussey3461]

What happened to the Captain and Crew that destroyed the Bridge?

[@ThomasBeltz66]

The captain was a Ukrainian, I’m guessing he went back to Ukraine after completing his mission

[@Buzzon_yt]

It was never the fault of captain and crew, the ship went inoperative and mayday call was sent immediately

[@sohailyzexpress]

Incompetent crew failed to respond to an unusual power break down. The cost of recruiting cheap Indian workers is beyond proportion.

[@tonyyau9810]

It is not terrorist

[@seabreezecoffeeroasters7994]

They were still onboard as of yesterday.

[@malcolmmckinlay2143]

STOP CALLING THIS A CLEAN UP, IT IS A HEAVY SALVAGE OPERATION

[@ltdees2362]

.. and how many times can you repeat "24 hours" in one news conference ..

[@dlc2112dlc]

This mayor needs to take some time off. We don't need press conferences every 2 hours.

[@ltdees2362]

.. and he's highschoolish at best...a piece of work...

[@phattu4724]

The investigation involvements including the liability, the insurance, the salvation, the safety, the rescue procedure and equipments for future use…are proceeding slowly. Anyway, I wonder if the giant balloons are used to help in cutting the broken bridge apart.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

Why would they need giant balloons?

[@tobys_transport_videos]

@@enadegheeghaghe6369 My thoughts are that the giant balloons might help in bringing bridge sections to the surface for easier salvage?

[@fredstone5872]

Why haven’t we designed some type of biomechanic suit to protect our vulnerable bodies? When you think about the technology we have available to us, why are we still treating human life as disposable.

[@jonshaffer5793]

wtf are you talking about man?

[@28th_St_Air]

You’ve watched too many Iron Man movies.

[@andrewrichmond8937]

Start your own

[@jimwing.2178]

The real question is why haven't you designed the suit that you envision?

[@collectorguy3919]

Do you mean the construction workers who died when the bridge dropped from under them? Sure, every construction worker could wear a super-suit, costing thousands of dollars and causing a heat stroke problem that kills many. It's not that human life is disposable, it's just very hard to do something realistic without causing worse problems, especially for an extreme and rare situation. You're creative. You don't need to protect the whole body, but you could reduce harm to vital organs with a lot less risk of causing worse problems. It starts with identifying common causes of death/injury to workers. Remember, it has to be something they'd be willing to wear, so it has to be practical.

[@billammann9807]

Sad catastrophic outcome from an unexpected mechanical failure aboard the container ship involved, at the worst time.

[@Direphalanx]

that reporters fake lips is bigger than my dreams

[@sb416]

😂😂😂😂

[@ltdees2362]

Too much botox 😛

[@mikepravica2140]

The ship owner's insurance needs to pay for this. Not taxpayers. Something is fishy here.

[@ThomasBeltz66]

Look at the identity of the captain. Then it’ll all make makes sense.

[@tobys_transport_videos]

@@ThomasBeltz66 That's racist! Why is his nationality on Trial here? Do you think he did this on purpose? If so, get your evidence together and present it at the Enquiry!

[@joevalencia8588]

I hope those Engineers know what they're doing I would hate to hear of more casualties while cutting away those beams under so much tension

[@jimwing.2178]

Sorry, Trump already hired the very best people, but he won't let them work on the Key Bridge project because he wants to blame Biden.

[@tobys_transport_videos]

They wouldn't be there if they didn't! These aren't kids straight of school who watched a video or two then put some old clothes on and went out to play on the water!

[@sominex007]

They need the SSCV Sleipnir a semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) owned and operated by Heerema Marine Contractors. The vessel is equipped with two revolving cranes built by Huisman Equipment B.V., each with a capacity of 10,000 t (11,000 short tons). It's parked in Rotterdam right now. It could probably make it to Baltimore in two and a half weeks.

[@michaelmcdonald3057]

Take a ride through most of Baltimore and see if you can find the people who will miss the Port revenue the most. It is a city that has been neglected and allowed to decay for decades. What money the Port generates sure doesn't seem to be filtering down to the general public.

[@rbfarrell1]

Federal Government is involved so we know it will take longer and cost way more then it should.

[@rickbusch7911]

Yep, and if you were working there I'll bet you cash your check right along with the rest.

[@seabreezecoffeeroasters7994]

So fine leave it to the private sector to make a profit from it after securing the finance against the 'possible' insurance payouts. You need a lesson!

[@Markhope-e3z]

@robbystarbuck The Tennessee State Senate passed a bill today that would ban the spraying of chemicals for geoengineering in our skies. Here’s some of the key language: The bill would ban the "intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any mean, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight." This is fantastic for Tennessee. 24 Senators voted in favor, 6 opposed. The rest of the bill is below. Now we wait for the House to vote on it but I urge every House rep in TN to support this bill. Our federal government has a dark history of spraying and poisoning citizens with toxins that they never consented to coming into contact with. Just look at what they did in St. Louis during the Cold War. The suffering it caused was horrific. We can’t risk the Federal Government spraying anything on our citizens! Let’s get this done @tnhousegop . Great work by the

[@robertscott1599]

I don’t think the tax payers should be responsible to rebuild the bridge. If the shipping company does not have the insurance to cover it. They should not be allowed to enter the port.

[@jamesmichaelfrank]

WHO AND WHERE IS THE CAPTAIN ? WHY HASN'T HE BEEN SHOWN OR INTERVIEWED ????

[@DrMatey215]

The Captains name is Popeye the Sailors Man

[@stephanieadams3747]

If you were the company, wouldn't you be telling him to stay quiet? He's probably being interviewed by NTSB investigators. He shouldn't talk to anyone else.

[@stephanieadams3747]

The company has probably told him not to talk to anyone but NTSB investigators.

[@DanHolmes-o9b]

I know what I heard this past week. There are many conflicting reports but your thought that the diesel engines may of had clogged fuel filters is utter nonsense. The ship was having serious electrical problems while docked. Initial reports stated the freezers were tripping the circuit breakers. Why would anyone let this ship destined for a 27 day voyage halfway around the world( SriLanka) if a safety checklist was not followed? What is protocol for ships coming or going out of US ports? What is the responsibility of the harbormaster pilot? Many conflicting questions and points of view. The ship lost all electrical power coincidentally shortly after tugboats'pulled away'... Mayday distress call was made. Bridge was cleared(almost) then ship struck supporting post. Bridge collapsed and was completely fallen in less than a minute. Please explain to me these basic yet conflicting reports I've heard this past week? Where is the extensive investigative report? Ship logs? Black box? Was the pilot impaired?

[@MethosFilms]

As if they dont have unemployment insurance. Here in canada if i lose my job or laid off and it is not of my doing i get protected if i worked a certain amount of hours total.

[@bonniejordan8192]

The reporter was “embedded” on the boat.

[@tamzenkarma]

caroline got some serious fillers going on,,,,,smh

[@lucysimtowe421]

We pray that everything goes well, and people doing this dangerous work are protected.

[@markfryer9880]

At the moment, the broken pieces of the fallen bridge are more like a cross between a jenga puzzle and a game of 'pick up sticks' where one false move while cutting out a damaged bridge section could result in a further collapse of the already overstressed bridge components! It is without a doubt, a nightmare scenario to tackle even with the help of some of the largest floating cranes available with up to 1000 tons lifting capacity. The weight of each section being removed, must be assessed and a safety margin applied. After all it wouldn't do to have one of the rescue effort cranes be involved in a disaster of it's own during these works. As a Carpenter of 40 years, I can say that building things carries risks, but demolition works is even more risky. You might think that you know how something was built, but then you discover a site specific solution to a construction problem which makes your demolition job even harder. In the case of this bridge, the weather and sea state conditions have been benign, but that won't last for ever, so be prepared for times of little or no progress and pray that everything goes safely. Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

[@Metafisica13]

Que horror!!!! Deberíamos de exigir el qué los niños puedan ir a casa de sus amigos solos comk crecimos vatios ne evz de acostulbranos a que no dejarlos salir solos!!! Exigir seguridad!!!

[@richyp64]

Thank you Secretary Pete for your dedication to help rebuilding our critical infrastructure. Please keep your commitment to our POC community to keep racism off of our roadways by hiring only minority contractors to rebuild the bridge. 💙💙

[@NancyDevries-b2h]

Are all the workers rescued that were on the bridge? Don't se to hear about that anymore.

[@shiraz1736]

I’d say all the people involved in this dangerous job are doing their best. I hope they don’t feel obliged to take sort cuts because some people are getting frustrated like the last guy interviewed. Does he expect to be given a date and time or something? Unfortunately it doesn’t work like that.

[@shiraz1736]

It’s quite possible that Caroline’s lips could explode during a live feed unless she eases right off that Botox asap.

[@northyland1157]

700 ft shipping channel , a bunch of massive cranes.. I think shipping will be open within a week at most

[@Knava999]

is the lady in the speech in the end actually doing sign language? i have no idea i dont know sign language but it looks like shes faking it

[@Krystaldoll282]

Thumbs down, I do not want to read a video

[@cattnipp]

This is an extremely important comment with implications for all of KZbin. Never, ever, ever, make an audience read a video!!!

[@chrisciampo4551]

I wonder if the stretch still standing is viable?.

[@VeraHuden-mj5bt]

He didn't mention marking the channel. The bridge supports used to be the markers.

[@jimwing.2178]

Those red and green floaty things are just Christmas decorations that the government is too lazy to remove after New Year's Day, right?

[@csankimonkey]

the lady doing sign language is hilarious lol. her faces I mean.

[@NancyDevries-b2h]

Don't hear them talk about anymore

[@dlc2112dlc]

They really need to give us a break from the conferences. They are not saying anything new.

[@ltdees2362]

...that's all they know how to do...

[@KONGMYANG89]

It’s going to be hard to lift those part of the bridge it’s hella heavy. They should airlift some of those parts

[@tobys_transport_videos]

This is the idea of the floating cranes, and cutting the bridge into sections. Airlifting is going to be much harder, much more dangerous, and much, much more expensive!

[@SourBogBubble]

al least in theory the leaking paint sealed the holes right, right?

[@tobys_transport_videos]

Sure, sure! They used special paint for just such an emergency!

[@HoneyGuys-w5x]

President Biden doesn't need to spend all that money to go visiting there he can just watch it on television.

[@DanHolmes-o9b]

Day 30. Still no answer on who greenlighted the Dali as seaworthy and allowed to leave port since it's electrical problems were not resolved. The Dali did call for escort tugboats while in channel however the tugs left her sides before they reached open sea? Coincidentally moments later the Dali lost main power then backup power and finally emergency power failed as well. Whoever was in control of the ship decided to drop anchor causing the ship to veer starboard. Mayday distress was alerted. Most of bridge was cleared except for 8 innocent workers. Collision. Bridge collapses. 6 innocent men died. Why? 30 days no answers?

[@DrMatey215]

No full Federal support for East Palestine, Oh nor Lahaina, Maui.

[@philipbaker4840]

Clear the channels to open the sea way and start RO-RO ferry services for cars and vans. There are existing sloping, water edge, concrete hards that a RO-RO requires. So go to it Baltimore to help established car route users the same access to the severed ends of teh Highway .......

[@maximuswinkler]

We sympathize with Baltimore but we are Not paying bidens bill !!

[@budokarate6212]

People died and they are worrying about when they can go back to work.

[@jimwing.2178]

How about you donating your salary until those people can get back to work?

[@tobys_transport_videos]

How about the US wakes up to itself? In other, more civilised countries, workers wages and Rights are protected. They don't have to cower in fear everytime something goes wrong!

[@JackRapiport]

They will figure out witch part is easiest to clear out so a ship can fit through, with gods help will be faster then expected

[@jimwing.2178]

Where were gods when the ship lost its power? Out back, sparking a j?

[@bluemm1]

The 9th busiest, what a nightmare.

[@DevinClark-hd2qu]

We need to(as a government) invest in cranes for our country for stability, reliable and self independence sufficient.

[@rbryanhull]

I wish he'd addressed all the conspiracy nonsense flying around.

[@rensinclair4218]

No. You don't.

[@RekojGnik]

What law are you going to make that you didn't have in place for the workers working on the bridges? Like stop this. Pay the families, get rid of the bridge debris and keep it pushing. Law not going to do anything

[@tarkov_6]

So brush the cause under the rug....

[@335iGuy]

“Embedded with the coast guard” give me a break 😂

[@jeremiahnichols4905]

So biden will be there a year and a week from now like when he showed Ohio and Hawaii how much he cared about them!

[@tommyrjensen]

Americans know that Salvador Dolly (RIP) was a famous painter, while Dali was the name of a cloned sheep (RIP).

[@Trashman702]

They just keep regurgitating the same BS on every dog and pony show

[@miracleyorkies4212]

If this was such an important port why didn't they put the protectors around the base so that if it got hit it would be protected I don't know what they're called but they protect it from being damaged if if they get hit

[@crystalsmart1614]

They said it was too expensive. This tragedy probably would've been avoided if the dolphins were installed 💯

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

It wouldn't have guaranteed the safety of the bridge though. The impact from that massive ship was immense

[@llamatronian101]

When you say "they", who exactly? The local taxpayers? Americans don't vote for higher taxes. The politicians? The do what what people vote for. The insurance company that's not on the hook for fixing it? Not the way insurance works.

[@herculydia]

At 7:46 thankfully they got the Bob the Builder crane out there to lift sandwiches to the crew.

[@daniellickel9867]

Passing under, or RUNNING into them?!

[@japanboy31415]

Knowing the Americans this will take a decade to fix 😊

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

Can we call you out and ridicule you if it doesn't take a decade to fix?

[@vickybeard4698]

🙏

[@mp7232]

I wonder what’s in all those shipping containers

[@collectorguy3919]

Hazardous goods on the bow, with a collapsed bridge on top.

[@ltdees2362]

@@collectorguy3919 and my Amazon orders 😛

[@MR..181]

My theory of lifting using the highest cross beam was destroyed today by the first sawings...bye

[@RobertBee-fs8hv]

We dont need jibs i mean jobs . We need infrastructure

[@tobys_transport_videos]

You don't need jibs or jobs? Make your mind up! No jobs if there's no infrastructure to get people to those jobs! A "jib" is something used on a crane (if you know what that is?) Try going back to "Elementary School" and learning how to read and write!

[@carlosguzman443]

The government will not flip for the bill, Liability will come later. Lost revenue is priority. So many millions of dollars lost. Insurance and or the shipping company will have to be responsible for the cost. Biden made the correct decision to fund the rebuild ASAP..

[@mrmelmba]

When a new bridge is constructed surround each pier between which ships pass with what is tantamount to an oval-shaped island of rock and soil about 200 feet long in the direction of travel and 100 feet wide. A coffer dam on the perimeter eases placement and facilitates consolidation of material. A few piles driven into the seabed extending into each mass provides even greater stability. Material for each island dredged from the seabed benefits the channel. Relative to the cost of the bridge this is an inexpensive and effective solution that will prevent piers from being dislodged when bumped by the largest of container ships. The fastest and cheapest way to repair this bridge is to manufacture and replace the collapsed trusses. All of the plans are available. The procedure known. Of course, what results is new, old stock, a fifty year old bridge verging on obsolesce with respect to container ships ability to navigate beneath it.

[@tinagalarza684]

But no worries for the lost still under the water...

[@crystalsmart1614]

What can the divers do? It's a heartbreaking situation, but only God would be able to find the deceased now

[@keithspainjr7669]

How about the danger of driving on these roads out there… Much safer on public transportation.. My opinion. Cheaper. Less pollution… We just force the System to build more of it. So they’re Not cramping us together. And intelligently using clean energy.

[@StirFryChicken]

That bridge fell apart so devastatingly as if it was like made in China

[@ClearTipTT]

China technology is superior to that of Silicon Valley in California. With that being said, that cargo ship will drop just about any bridge like a house of cards. Most bridges are old, we need to invest in infrastructure ahead of disasters‼

[@0524cami]

Go away

[@cherylbeavers9050]

@StirFry Chicken I told my daughter it looked like it was made with toothpicks as easy as it fell apart.

[@holdendavid9025]

Lol nonsense

[@MR..181]

Those cranes looked puny

[@larissacosta2248]

Uau Gostei deles Consertando a Ponte quebrada aonde que o navio bateu E quebrou sem querer no meu país Estados Unidos da América Ok

[@Siksika925]

All I want to know is Biden really going to make "we the people" pay for this?

[@0524cami]

So he's more worried about himself then the victims who are still trapped dead in there cars

[@krisbaker9427]

*than *their

[@jimwing.2178]

Nobody was in a car on the bridge when it collapsed.

[@dmwm771]

On all channels you can see journalists nodding their heads in agreement and very annoyingly before they say anything. Is this part of the journalist training program?

[@thatoneguywithahugethang]

Russia is definitely gonna say Ukraine did this😂

[@mahkuntizitchy2083]

2:03 Who's the chick on the right bustin' out the gang signs?

[@bryan89wr]

So distracting lol

[@TheSpendog]

Yo this is an art piece

[@JuT-z2s]

This is not the bridges. This size of these ships are way too large. They cannot be controlled. No bridge would have survived that collision.

[@chefmastermikecmm8465]

Unfortunately, you are right. That ship loaded is the biggest and heaviest thing in the sea, land, or sky.

[@tobys_transport_videos]

@@chefmastermikecmm8465 I didn't know ships could run on land, or that they could fly in the sky! Is this only an American thing? Amazing! As for the sea, there are bigger ships than this out there!

[@llamatronian101]

The bridge pilings stopped the ship. You'd just need to build a second set of them spaced far enough from the bridge that a ship is stopped before it hits the real supports. This will be expensive. Your taxes will have to go up to pay for it. You're all good with that, right?

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

My father-in-law was a Civil Engineer in Baltimore. He tried not to have the bridge built as one large span and tried for years to get dolphins built around the pylons. Why is Biden placing the entire price on the rebuild on the American taxpayers? Shouldn't the shipping company incur a large portion of the cost? Is it true that part of the crew was new and totally unfamiliar with the ship? Why was it traveling at 8-10 knots at that point? I thought 5 knots was the normal speed at that location? Is it true that the ship was having problems while at the pier with the power system?? If so, why did it go out? This ship was being used because of the troubles created by the Hothuis firing rockets. IF BIDEN WAS A TRUE LEADER, HE COULD HANDLE A BUNCH OF 3D WORLD PIRATES. Because of Biden's poor decision making, we have more dead and lost our Francis Scott Key Bridge. WILL IT BE NAMED THE SAME AGAIN OR GIVEN A WOKE PROGRESSIVE DEI NAME? It's interesting that America turned its back on Israel and GOD responded by taking out the bridge. GENESIS 12:3 and NUMBERS 24:9 state: Woe to those who curse Israel and blessings to those who bless Israel.

[@Skidderoperator]

1 propeller has to push a lot of water over the rudder to steer. Faster gets quicker steering.

[@jimwing.2178]

If Biden is responsible as you claim, then why didn't GOD take out Biden instead of an inanimate bridge? Is GOD that much of a coward?

[@semalsewoogolum4089]

Very sad how many tonnes were there in the ship