RAW: Cargo ship loses power, crashes into the Baltimore Bridge

[@xxmrrickxx]

Thank you for posting the raw video without useless narration on top and cutting the footage half way through!

[@coreyrich420]

your'e welcome dippy

[@timothy4557]

No picture if the Islamic ship captain ?

[@NinjaNick636]

@@timothy4557 WTF are you taking about?

[@timothy4557]

@@NinjaNick636 Always sit in the front of the class.

[@SquidCena]

@@timothy4557 What drugs did you take?

[@SpeedyA0704]

Imagine looking back at your rear view mirror and seeing the bridge you were just on collapsed. My prayers go out to those families affected by this.

[@ravennahblack8522]

I'd rather not think about that... Just asking for a panic attack even in folks without anxiety issues...

[@Dan-di9jd]

It would be terrifying. I once had a similar thing where a major car accident happened in a road I just passed less than a few minutes. Someone hopped the median and did a head on collision in the same lane I was in. Just count your blessings and just know you never know when your last day will be.

[@manny_f]

Imagine being ON the bridge and the road suddenly disappearing under you

[@brijmsn]

Your prayers to your imaginary friend in the sky will not help the families.

[@christianv7997]

@@brijmsn as they say it’s the thought that counts and you being so annoyed about someone sending prayers from an “imaginary” sky God really shows your intentions

[@mariokrings]

0:36 The luckiest truck driver of today passing the brige just ten seconds before it colapsed....

[@muslimcel4581]

😮😯😨

[@seeharvester]

That was me!

[@borntoclimb7116]

True

[@KingSally92]

@@seeharvester fr? Dayum that crazy. Good for you.

[@mariokrings]

@@seeharvester Really? Wow... I assume you had some drinks with your guardian angels last night?!

[@gendoll5006]

Those poor road workers. Can you imagine one min you’re filling potholes and the next you’re sliding down the road and falling into twisting metal and water? God rest their souls.

[@jlo13800]

I guess they didnt have time to jump in their trucks and get to safetey

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

How do you know the road workers were poor? In all the news reports about this, there wasn't anything said about their financial situation.

[@Kevin-mk6tf]

Poor has more than 1 definition in the English dictionary.

[@MichaelBeam-h8r]

@@scarygary-qq1pj I see what you did there!!!! lol

[@moneymanifestation9505]

@gendoll5006 huh how are they fixing potholes on a bridge 😂😂🤡this was done on purpose any fool can see that. All traffic stopped just before it hit🤡it veered from one side to the other than went perfectly straight right into the center of the bridge 😂🤡power was out right so how did it turn so sharply?

[@samalvey8168]

In less than 30 seconds, the entire bridge span is gone. It's chilling how quickly a structure like that can collapse.

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

gotta love 100 year old infrastructure

[@rizash]

@@thanosianthemadtitanic was built in the 70s. And that ship has almost 5000 53’ cargo containers on board.

[@riggingpots3453]

Well it supposed to have barriers around the support like every other bridge in america

[@cefb8923]

@@thanosianthemadtitanic Ah yes.. modern bridges are made to take on head on collisions from container ships.

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

@cefb8923 you would think? Your telling me the smartest engineers in the world who could design such a system did not once forsee the possibly of thousands of moving shipments per day could statistically cause catastrophe such as this?. Maybe there overpaid

[@joechalmers8428]

I take that bridge twice a day. I feel so lucky to be alive. This has been devastating to our community. My heart goes to those poor guys who were doing construction on the bridge. None of this seems real. Thanks to everyone sending thoughts and prayers our way. Baltimore most definitely needs your support right now.

[@jerusalem4492]

❤️❤️❤️

[@jasonexploring]

You could have been on it but wasn't... thus how are you lucky to be alive!? Don't make it about you darling. Lol

[@dhat1755]

not any more, you don't

[@xrskyk9540]

⁠@@jasonexploringbecause they weren’t on the bridge at the time…? lol what

[@HastyThots]

@@jasonexploring He feels lucky because theres this little phenomenon called “being at the wrong place at the wrong time”, in which he’s implying could have been his fate. Develop social cues before making ignorant statements.

[@OCDTraci]

I cannot IMAGINE the sheer terror the people on the bridge felt when they knew it was going down.

[@ljprep6250]

It looked empty, but a car/truck went each way 30 seconds before the hit.

[@malamute11]

@@ljprep6250 it wasn't empty, many cars went down with it.

[@mop714]

Yes exactly, those poor men who go to work and do a difficult job, provide safety, but where was it when it was needed? The bridge construction is out of date for the massive containers ships, and there should have been more adequate buffers for this incident to have not happened.

[@forgottensage-o5o]

The terror is after. You don't have time to think AND you don't understand what's happening in the middle of the night. You would be very disoriented, NOTHING at first but shocked Surprise then disbelief, "AM I DREAMING??!!" then about a second of just knowing . . . just knowing . . . just knowing . . . you are over.

[@forgottensage-o5o]

not many. just like 5. It could've been hundreds at 8 a.m.. It'd be disaster of the year if it had been. One dude survived; wasn't even anything but wet - uninjured. Imagine HIS story.@@malamute11

[@Никит-а]

I'm sorry about this tragedy! Terrible. I live in Russia, we recently had a terrorist attack, and in the USA there was a tragedy with a bridge. People, let's love each other. I'm crying.....

[@Mixdplate]

How humble you are to be dealing with such devastation of your own and still send concerns across the globe. A spark of hope. Stay safe, Prayers for more love, peace, & unity.

[@danny6247]

I agree. the powers that be are trying so hard for us to hate each other and send our children to kill each other. We wont have it. God bless you.

[@soundwavesuperior7522]

United States citizen here, massive respect for the strength to show compassion and concern for those across the globe from you, we're all human in the end, we share one world

[@Cerberusthegrimguardian]

God bless your soul

[@brandonhebert5485]

Yea, tell Putin to GTFO of Ukraine. It's not his. Stop getting Russian soldiers slaughtered to appease your desire to bring the old USSR back. You've lost 300,000 men and counting. Is it really worth it?

[@coyotetracker1]

Thanks for posting the raw footage without any bullshit added in.

[@Kube_Dog]

Thanks for supplying the bullshit.

[@GanymedeXD]

The bullshit is calked news.

[@grainos5]

It's a breath of fresh not having to listen to some talking suit drone on in the background.

[@rainertentacle7573]

Jeez. The guy who drove across just moments before the impact has a hell of a story to tell.

[@emmanm5633]

as if.. if you are in that situation u are probably dead preasure debries

[@Quadrenaro]

@@emmanm5633 What?

[@flabbyballsack]

Unlike the people still on it.

[@Kraken9911]

Final destination. That guy needs to go into protective custody.

[@Kube_Dog]

Let have some respect for the guy approaching the bridge just before it collapsed. Now he has to go the long way around through town. I feel bad for that guy.

[@williamscoggin1509]

First footage anyone has shown that actually showed the ship on approach. Thank you for posting this! I can see the ship having power problems with the lights going on and off and on and off.

[@seeharvester]

OR, it pretended to have trouble and intentionally struck the bridge. Why was a ship that size going that fast?

[@levi_mariota]

@@seeharvester the video is sped up slightly you can tell by how fast the semi truck passes over. The ship was definitely going normal speed

[@bricktopperheadon5490]

@@seeharvester🤨🙄🙄🙄

[@TheUnflushedToilet]

As of right now the full live video of this disaster can be seen, this video was actually filmed live on KZbin, and as of right now YT hasn't filmed over the footage prior and during this accident.

[@wadethompson2735]

It looks intentional to me.

[@TheCream14]

I believe they were able to stop traffic BEFORE the ship hit the bridge. What hero's!

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

But somehow the construction crew wasn’t saved. I’m guessing nobody wanted to drive to the middle to tell them and they just had time to block the entrance to the bridge

[@jimbobeire]

@@Homer-OJ-Simpson Do you understand how long that bridge is? There wasn't time to drive to the middle, and also, there wasn't anyone available to do it. There was one transit police car at each end enforcing speed limits (because of the road works being done) and so that's who stopped the traffic. If the construction foreman had given the details to cops or dispatch of which radio channel his crew was using, then maybe those guys could have been warned on time, but nobody expected this, and there was only 90 seconds between the mayday call and the impact.

[@courtney3540]

@@Homer-OJ-Simpson I read reports that the cops did try to go get them but the bridge collapsed before they made it. I heard the crew did not receive the alert though.

[@amandastewart7137]

Clearly you didn't here the dispatch where only the police officers even thought about the workers and one was about to drive to get them when he saw the bridge collapse

[@mikeprice8307]

I saw an 18 wheeler cross it in this vid

[@nekoakuma1319]

My truck driver came home that day. My sympathy goes out to all affected.

[@marsonofjo344]

Notice three points on the bridge with small explosions?

[@brad4058]

@@marsonofjo344 The only time I see any fire or anything related to explosions is after the fact that the bridge has collapsed and fallen onto the ship. What are you on about?

[@mineshaft12]

@@marsonofjo344 this is literally how bridges are made. What do you mean though

[@wdsracer]

@@marsonofjo344 there were no explosions, stop trying to gaslight a conspiracy theory that this was a terrorist attack.

[@suso.r]

@@marsonofjo344 We just noticed a few explosions into your small neurones

[@TimePilot2084]

Driving to work, thinking about your finances or maybe your children one second, plunging into freezing waters at terminal velocity the next. It could've been any one of us on that bridge. Ominous thought.

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

Terminal velocity? LMFAO. 🙄

[@fireplacedude23]

@@shelbyseelbach9568 Made me chuckle.

[@KellyAthleticsLLC]

So devastating

[@YusoCrio]

There was like only seven people on there. I think they’ve found a couple so far according to my mother

[@buzz5969]

Driving to work at 1:30am, aint no way in hell, you couldnt pay me enough for that.

[@waq2062]

Just imagine, you just crossed the bridge and in your rear view mirror you see the bridge that you just passed collapsing....

[@nobey1kanobey]

@@nadecha5326They absolutely would’ve heard it though.

[@jawadad73]

I imagine it's very '2012' like ...

[@IanZeArtist]

​@Spoonforkbowl easy on the aggression, the ship was a pitch black silhouette when power was out Though there were dozens of lights so something would have casted on it Though regardless of lights, drivers on their fares may not be checking their rear views that much, especially since it looked like some of them hauled ass (assuming that's not a byproduct of a sped up video)

[@mannypadrino812]

@@forplaylistsetc hahahaha! Tell him how you really feel!

[@rolandburisch9489]

Now how the hell am I going to get back home again?

[@Mixdplate]

This is so heartbreaking! I did not realize that the ENTIRE bridge collapsed. My prayers go out to all involved. 🙏🙏🙏

[@amagab2346]

Raw footage = good journalism.

[@Skip2myLoo2]

Right. I guess there were cameras constantly recording otherwise I would think it was all planned.

[@upturnedblousecollar5811]

I want needless narration, music, cartoon special effects and avatars, whatever happened to real journalism.

[@GanymedeXD]

@infamousgrizzly1358What complete nonsense … hence the harbour pilot steered it into the bridge … warning authorities in advance they will collide as ship out of control! Its called accident … happens frequently … just that the consequences here were pretty severe.

[@OneVoiceMore]

@@GanymedeXD The ship's power loss could have been engineered. That is not nonsense. The captain had no ability to change what might have been done intentionally by someone else. The first Twin Tower to be hit was also called an accident. I'll wait for additional information before I poo-poo reasonable speculation about terrorism. I'm sure there are people in government scrambling about that very question, because they DARE NOT be so submissive.

[@1969EType]

@@upturnedblousecollar5811 Needs more, “Hey bros, don’t forget to smash the like and subscribe buttons…”

[@willthompson841]

That one trucker is about to star in his very own Final Destination movie

[@upturnedblousecollar5811]

Just imagine him watching it replayed now.

[@samuelkelemework2605]

😂

[@GanymedeXD]

Why? Because he escaped what was supposed to happen … him going down?

[@khloecallamary]

This is hilarious 😂😂

[@SimonPetrikov12]

Isn't the point of those movies that you CAN'T escape your death?

[@IrisKaneJewelry]

Thank you for posting this without usless commentary

[@milesjohnson5487]

or music.

[@Kube_Dog]

You provided the useless commentary.

[@milesjohnson5487]

@@Kube_Dog TROLL ALERT!!

[@HaroldBrice]

@LrisKaneJewelry - there is plenty of us commentary, read on

[@audribiggs-xd3jl]

Me and my family were supposed to go over this bridge that day and that night , but something called us to stay home! Keeping everyone in prayers 💗

[@Janicvvvv]

be fr

[@audribiggs-xd3jl]

@@Janicvvvv dead serious rn

[@catrinahartz944]

Wow. God saved you all

[@audribiggs-xd3jl]

@@catrinahartz944 yea

[@iCoolaxe]

I guess you could call it godly intervention. Most would just say it’s dumb luck.

[@nishienish26]

Absolutely terrifying, RIP to all those who perished

[@FutureLegend100]

How many died?

[@g_rr_tt]

@@FutureLegend100 about 6 million according to some scholars

[@Guy.WhoAsked]

@@g_rr_tt 6 people, not 6 million😅

[@Vibewithkeara]

@@FutureLegend100many

[@WillowRhae]

@@FutureLegend100 6 people have been presumed dead, they were construction workers that were working on the bridge at the time

[@fastfiddler1625]

It's nice to see the raw footage. Thank you. So much speculation while only showing the actual collapse. Seeing the ship go dark twice with billowing black smoke as they come back on is all pretty telling.

[@seanbonella]

Yes, sadly the US are thankful it wasn't terriosts 😐😐😐 Paranoid

[@Americathestupid]

It was a loss of power and onboard fire.

[@HaroldBrice]

@@seanbonella It wasn't terrorists?

[@shipdriver302a]

@@binderdundit228You need to learn the difference between electrical power and propulsion.

[@GanymedeXD]

@@HaroldBriceWhy should it … thats just conspiracy trolling … the harbour pilot was in charge … just an accident …

[@willowsloughdx]

After learning more during the past 24 hours: 1. The Dali lost steering (rudder) but the single screw engine was running. The ship was experiencing power outages while underway. 2. Dali was moving forward at 7-8 knots when the exhaust cloud was seen on the video. This was caused by reversing the engine to slow or stop the vessel. 3. Like any single screw vessel it pulled hard to starboard (right hand direction) when thrown into reverse but kept moving forward. Even in reverse a nearly 1,000 ft. container ship will not stop on a dime. The rudder was not available to counteract this pull to starboard. This is what caused the hard right turn toward the pylon. 4. The Dali ran directly into the bridge pylon.

[@JemmySturgis]

Seems that someone purposely hit that bridge knowing how that particular ship reacts

[@mettaz2]

@willowsloughdx ~ Thank you so much for the helpful explanation of that hard right turn! It boggled my mind.👍

[@justsayin._.]

"...like any single screw vessel..." That's a regular thing it does? What causes it?

[@mettaz2]

@@justsayin._. We can't post links here. Search for "single screw engine".

[@TransitionedToAShark]

Wrong. Anchor made it turn but nice try

[@jimbobeire]

Some people aren't getting the perspective on this. That ship is _not_ moving parallel to the bridge at any point in this video, not even close. You might think that's the side silhouette of the ship in the dark, but that ship is _way_ longer than it is tall. We're seeing it way closer to the front than from the side. From side on, if it were travelling parallel to the bridge, you'd see a silhouette that wouldn't even fit between the pillars at the side of the screen, a silhouette almost as long as between the two central pillars. The ships initial heading here was 141 degrees, i.e. it's heading for the middle of the gap between the two center pillars, to pass under the middle of the bridge. The yaw to starboard when it went of course was just 12 degrees. Also, this version of the video is playing at about 6x the speed this happened in real life.

[@amjidcurtis2725]

Really?? No way.......ya boring x

[@jimbobeire]

@@amjidcurtis2725 Ah, you hurt my feelings with your response to a 6 month old comment ;) If you prefer jumping to exciting and unfounded conclusions, be my guest.

[@amjidcurtis2725]

@jimbobeire can you email me that please, in case I forget?

[@jimbobeire]

@@amjidcurtis2725 Could you provide the email of your carer, that way a grown up would have it to remind you?

[@jimbobeire]

@@amjidcurtis2725 Why? Did you 'run out' of crayons? Which -flavor- color is your favorite?

[@kimberlyhall7610]

Oh my gosh!!! My heart was racing watching those people cross!!! They were so lucky to get across before this happened!! So horrific!!😭😭😭

[@mirandahotspring4019]

Some didn't. You can see vehicles on the wider angle shot going down with the bridge.

[@faerydae29]

Mine too. I was like go go go. And for the people before just saying stop stop don’t keep going. So sad for the ones that didn’t make it though…

[@ShellyCline]

​@@mirandahotspring4019 I couldn't see any vehicles moving on the bridge at all when it collapsed. There are lots of lights but no movement.

[@trashfire9641]

@ShellyCline Watch around the 1:00 mark and look at the bridge where cars would be. You can see some sitting still. One has it's blinkers on, near the middle of the video frame.

[@mirandahotspring4019]

@@trashfire9641 There were workers doing maintenance work on the bridge.

[@fingersmcginty]

Also, in Vancouver's harbour, tugboats have been required to accompany all oil-carrying freighters and many container ships as well as they go under the Lions Gate Bridge. The tugs don't use lines, just travel alongside ready to nudge the ship if it loses control.

[@Objectified]

There were two tugboats with it.

[@nataka5143]

@@Objectified where do you see the tugboats?

[@2131garage]

No tug boats when the ship leaves the port on its own power. They use to have to guide the vessel under the bridge till it was clear. Policy was changed.

[@greensleeves8095]

Of course they change policy to save dollars lol. Guess they’re gonna have to change it back.

[@Skerra-kk6sm]

​@@user-ns9bk2si6zThe ship appears to be out of power for quite a while. It sounds like the cargo ship was going about 8kts or about 12mph. It also seems like the ship turned quite sharply and two tugs(which have an insane amount of thrust) could have helped mitigate the impact or at least given more time to close the bridge.

[@GTX1123]

I live in Maryland. A couple of yrs ago a friend gave me a ride to go buy a truck from someone who lives in Edgemere. So we drove over the Key bridge and I bought the truck. When I drove back over the bridge it was dark and I remember thinking how scary it would be if it ever collapsed - a thought I quickly dismissed because "there's no way that could ever happen"😳

[@thomassalas5191]

U jinxed it!

[@tachyon8317]

Boys, we found the mastermind! Jk

[@davemik71]

In fact it wasn't an accident.... To the wise man, a few words...

[@davemik71]

🇷🇺

[@heckinbasedandinkpilledoct7459]

FBI Agent: “interesting. Thanks for the information”

[@helensteen3664]

White lights at break points visible starting at the pillar @ 0.49 & 0.58 then seen to the LHS at about centre of span followed by orange flame @ 0.50 & 1.00 (first section to fall) then RHS @ 1.02 (break point- 2nd section) then very clearly around the second pillar @ 1.13 -1.15. Stop, start, stop, start makes it easier to pick out the white flashes some followed by orange flame from the background lighting.

[@Sir_Sway]

very good observation i can see it too!

[@WorldConflictsTV]

Those cars at the end got so lucky.

[@maisasB]

you can still see there are cars on the bridge while it colapsing ....

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@maisasB Construction vehicles, possibly empty. They don't know yet

[@danjo1967]

@@StrangeScaryNewEngland there were at least 4 with lights on moving, westbound

[@sneakytacos773]

I think they cleared the bridge just before it happened and stopped ppl from driving across

[@ytzpilot]

The ship did a mayday call and they did close the bridge to traffic, 7 cars are reported to remain on the bridge. Lucky this was 1:28 am and not during morning rush hour when traffic is gridlocked, casualties could have been in the hundreds

[@boataxe4605]

They are saying that they were able to stop traffic, but the last vehicle crossed ten seconds before it hit.

[@texasgermancowgirl]

They only had a two minute warning no joke :/ it’s a miracle they even stopped them

[@huh0123]

This video is sped up

[@boataxe4605]

@@huh0123 Having now seen several other videos,I agree.

[@VNeto94]

It was probably 20 to 30 seconds in real time.

[@lisamone5962]

I did noticed that omg , a few seconds before it collapsed there were like 2 cars crossing or 3 😢

[@kosycat1]

WAs driving over it comming home for work and strangely thought to myself how I must have been over the bridge cose to 800 times over the last 3 years. i have the dashcam footage. never thought it would be my last time driving over. I drive over it 4:50 am every morning.

[@Jason5818UI]

Glad you safe, God bless

[@kathleenhutchings3854]

Yes thank God you are ok.

[@Dave_Albright]

god bless you. thanks for your service

[@thefallenrift1705]

Post the footage

[@NapoleonBonaparte3]

That's scary

[@IOSARBX]

WRAL, I can't get enough of your content, so I subscribed!

[@marmeone]

Apparently, this is not the first crash this cargo ship was involved in. Back in 2016, it crashed into a bridge (?) In Belgium. This was only a year after it became seaworthy. I don't know if it was the same captain at that time.

[@jimbobeire]

It hit a berth in the Belgian port of Antwerp and no, that captain was fired the same month. He's the Ukrainian captain that all the 'rumor mongers' keep saying was captain in this incident, supposedly angry about lack of US support for his country... all of this despite not being captain for over 7 years and the new captain being from India.

[@mrcoz1764]

@@jimbobeire Apparently he didnt know how to drive the ship either

[@ASG_lenn]

@@mrcoz1764 power outages not much bro could do with no controls

[@OldManMuskrat]

When it struck the bridge in Baltimore it was being piloted by a local boat captain who works to move vessels in and out of that port "Safely"

[@5skdm]

@@OldManMuskrat I think the tugs lead it correctly and it was all fine until the cargo ship got some power outages, got pulled by some currents toward the pillar, the crew of the ship noticed something wrong and sent emergency calls, the tugs tried to go back but it was too late

[@rickallen8767]

Imagine watching this afterward if you were one of those trucks that made it over just in time... 💀

[@hithere3035]

True. It gave more context to what happened with the power going out and the exhaust fumes. Befoe the black out the ship was on correct course, power goes out they drift for a while and when the power comes back, they are on course to hit the bridge so they go full throttle (black smoke from the exhaust stacks) but because of how big and heavy the ship is, there wasn't enough maneuvering time. Sad.

[@thesanatanscientific1390]

What is wrong with India: what a great infrastructure ;)

[@HugoStiglitz88]

​@@hithere3035which is why there should be backup systems. This is beyond stupid

[@dfgggdfff2496]

Франческо Скеттино опять получил права 😏😁

[@NapoleonBonaparte3]

@@thesanatanscientific1390 I don't get it?

[@NpSamara]

From Russia our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those affected in this disaster...

[@alexandermejia5736]

Thank you. As an American, our condolences to those affected by the Moscow shootings.

[@brianprimett5620]

Yes im British, condolences to the Russian citizens and American citizens.

[@Gatzucortezemmanuel357]

Thank you sir. Our condolences to the families and the lives lost in the tragic terrorist attack in Moscow. I hope we can strengthen relations in the future.

[@ukman9797]

Again from the UK, condolences to both the American and Russian citizens.

[@my3dviews]

Same, from Canada. This is terrible how the whole bridge collapsed. Too bad that not everyone got off of it (from what I heard).

[@motogoose4611]

Condolences to the families of the victims and a speedy recovery to the wounded. From Russia.

[@ricardojarrett1198]

Very grateful it was early AM and not during busy hours. Prayers out to everyone who's involved likewise their loved ones.

[@kandykane2160]

The ship sent out a mayday, which saved lives. Also, the bridge was being worked on so it wasn't as busy.

[@Hook1229]

@@kandykane2160 Why it collapsed like that easily? I've seen Japanese engineered bridges survived ramming on its ports by big ships, but wasn't totally wrecked ,just repaired and retrofitted and good to be use again.

[@kandykane2160]

@Hook1229 people were wondering the same thing, but the bridge is up to code. I guess the heavy cargo. It's terrible all around.

[@13_cmi]

@@Hook1229 there’s nothing you can do to stop that much weight. Science class should’ve taught you that. You need a mountain to stop a ship like that and bridges are not mountains.

[@Letyourcolorsblendwithmine]

"looks like we're going to miss-" "HARD TO STARBOARD"

[@Tax_With_i]

Cost of concordia moment.

[@meropale]

It's interesting how people will see things completely differently even when presented with the same video!

[@exeuropean]

I am not a captain and dont own a boat. I never have been on one tha big. I leave the judging to professionals.

[@michaelmartin8422]

I am a professional but I'm leaving the judgement to professional's who are there and know exactly what happened rather then Monday quarterbacking

[@jeffhaggarty9879]

I don't think they are seeing things differently. I think some just don't understand what was going on and why the shipped moved certain ways and what happened when they dropped anchor. Some believe it to be intentional when there is just absolutely nothing that appears intentional here.

[@GreyMatterEnergy]

​@@jeffhaggarty9879the question for me is always...why is everything big like this intentional? They WANT it to be intentional. 😅

[@awesomedavid2012]

​@@GreyMatterEnergywell it's a lot less scary to believe that there are horrible people out there we can hunt down who cause things like this rather than things like this simply being a roll of the dice that we can realistically do little about. And people don't like to be afraid.

[@StarbloodFox]

The way the bridge just crumbles like that is mind blowing 😮

[@jayasmrmore3687]

No bridge can survive such a heavy ship hitting it without at least some damage and loss of structural integrity

[@davidcordell914]

I own a 50 ft boat and if you loose power there isn't much you can do . I have friends with me and when coming into dock I tell them all the time don't try to stop the boat it will break your arm or legs let the motors work ,but if they quit I will ruin a dock or the boat . Thoose cargo ships are massive in size and tonage . It takes almost 2 miles to stop a aircraft carrier from full speed . What a sad and tragic day for baltimore and for years to come .

[@mangore623]

Have you ever heard of an anchor mate?

[@neilcorrigan300]

The should be square before ever approaching the bridge... I find this to be beyond suspicious...

[@xMIEESHIx]

@@mangore623 lol

[@MadGunny]

@@mangore623an anchor would do absolutely nothing in this situation lol

[@jamesparker1071]

That's why cargo vessels, normally, use tug boats and pilot boats near infrastructure.

[@dougieroberts7045]

Certainly tragic. I was amazed by how easily the bridge collapsed in it's entirety, it looked like it was so fragile. I realise the cargo ship weighed in excess of 155,000 tons and was surprised how quickly it stopped in relation to the bridge just collapsing.

[@chuckp1832]

It was the center span, not the entire bridge. The ship stopped dead on the pillar it destroyed.

[@nobiazcustomsinc5030]

That is my exact thought. The bridge collapsed on both sides nearly simultaneously. Seemed so fragile Absolutely tragic but now watching again i see the center pillat went and pulled the rest of the span with it.

[@babaoreally8220]

It’s all connected.If one span collapses,it put unanticipated stress on the others,above what can be practically constructed.What is needed is a long pile-driven wedge shaped deflector,filled with rip-rap and concrete,both fore and aft of the channel supports.

[@aze0012]

Dunno if this is true, but apparently the ship realized the loss of control and contacted local transport department before throwing anchor. It probably slowed down enough to the point it stopped easily when it collided. Sadly not in time to stop before collision

[@1nm1]

A massive cargo ship (like this one) is like a freight train...they take FOREVER to stop even if everything is working properly. HOWEVER, the MAIN reason this cargo ship stopped so fast was BECAUSE it hit the bridge which collapsed on it. Also, since it was just leaving port, it wasn't going anywhere near full speed either.

[@callumcranstoun9067]

I dunno why but the scariest part of the whole thing is the way all the lights go out

[@ThePlatinumsquirrel]

Yeah apparently her primary power plant died for reasons currently under investigation. The lights you see later are her emergency lights which are on their own generator and are intended to save lives in case of evacuation and allow the crew to attempt to right the situation.

[@jayeankh5671]

Yes almost like a signal, on off on off,

[@josephkolozi9364]

But they came back on in seconds. Then it was turned toward the bridge. Something fishy.

[@TruFaM-nn3nm]

They say that the fuel the vessel just put in at the stop prior is Tainted which caused the power to go out. The vessel was only going 9mph as you can see they clipped with the side of the vessel, so they tried moving it

[@ThePlatinumsquirrel]

@@josephkolozi9364 yes tgars called a emergency generator. That turn was the vessel swinging as the screw lost propulsion, though it may also be the anchor slack. They cannot change rudder positron without power

[@runswithbears3517]

Very strange. The ship supposedly lost propulsion, but the reason it crashed into the pillar is clearly because it drastically changed course. Did the rudder get stuck in position? The story makes no sense.

[@kenlawton1531]

Of course the rudder is stuck in the turn, no power no rudder. They do have emergency generators for essential power, fire pumps, etc and also for the rudder, but it looks like it was not aligned.

[@erikthomsen4768]

An anchor can only do so much to the momentum of this floating skyscraper.

[@jeanpascalskenya]

if the rudder was stuck in same position, the ship could still continue changing and miss the bridge pillar due to continuous lost propulsion. What makes this whole thing seem as an attack are the two power outages occurring at intervals instantly putting the whole ship on a collision course.

[@kenlawton1531]

@@jeanpascalskenya Say you know fuckall about ships without saying it. An attack, please stop smoking the gunge.

[@JackieOgle]

I'm devastated at seeing this and praying for those who lost their lives. I'm so very sorry and heartbroken.

[@jessebannon7580]

Is it just me or does it look like the ship steered right into the support column?

[@DannyDorito504]

It lost power so it couldn't steer anymore to change the angle

[@BuildNumber42]

anyone can see that.

[@Briansantiago11]

When the ship lost power I'm sure the steering was not functional. Kinda like when yiur car dies and so does your power steering.

[@jeffrohner6030]

looks like he steered right into it@@DannyDorito504

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

Looks like they got power back, tried to avoid it and then lost power again

[@diligentmindz]

The kinetic energy of a fully loaded 900ft container ship traveling at 8knots, is around 2.5 times the kinetic energy of an Airbus a320 flying at cruising speed. That’s a lot of energy!

[@TrulyAlejo]

Almost like the fortnite bus

[@GelosGod]

nerd

[@tachyon8317]

And caused a lot of damage

[@xmytaiga1053]

Fr. If it hit land for example it’d stop 1/4 mile-ish inland? Or further?

[@c4awesome]

@@GelosGod compliment

[@Kaniala-l7s]

Why did the power go of on the ship, and is that the main reason the ship crashed into the bridge or was it captains fault in general?

[@Harv3st]

No clue how boats work, but why did it look like it turned into the bridge?

[@lucian5304]

Lost power and shipping channels especially this one has currents so if your turning into a channel and lose power you will continue on your path until u regain power and try to correct the ship .but with the momentum of this size of ship it is not instantly corrected

[@gogogojira]

From the few knowledgeable folks who have already made videos about this: When the ship briefly regained power, it appears the captain reversed thrust. With but one propeller, the reverse thrust will cause the ship to veer, not even accounting for the anchor being dropped on one side of the ship to slow it down. The captain here would have been better off allowing the ship to continue unpowered on its original course rather than trying to slow it down.

[@jimmcdevitt6084]

The port side ( left ) bow anchor was dropped to slow the vessel which turned the vessel into the bridge abutment.

[@JackRabbittm]

Well, my guess is that the ship's captain ordered all engines full astern a couple of minutes before impact. When the power started, they saw they were getting dangerously close to the bridge. Full astern means throwing the ship into reverse immediately, usually only used in emergency situations because of an impending impact. The reason I think this is because of the speed at which the ship's stern turned a few seconds before impact. Ships, especially cargo ships, don't usually turn that fast unless they've already been slowed down (in this case, by the full astern order). When they saw how close they were, orders were probably given to turn hard to port (turn right) in order to quickly correct course and navigate under the bridge but sadly the ship ended up turning too fast and it ended up making it collide head on. However, the power failure looks like it started before this footage even began. This is all speculation, though, and we won't know for sure what happened on board until the rescue efforts cease and investigation begins. All we can do as people right now is pray for the people who went into the water if you're religious and keep your thoughts with them if you're not.

[@maryr130]

Cuz it did. A hard right turn.

[@AnthonyRizzo-o1b]

That’s horrific😢 thankfully there weren’t as many cars on the bridge stuck in a traffic jam or the situation would be a lot worse!

[@Алена-ь5ы7ч]

Слава Богу!🙏

[@xMIGHTYx21]

Oh man, thank goodness for coincidence.

[@williamhaynes7089]

Bidumb in his sopeach said they had just closed bridge to traffic as a precaution 2 mins before colapse... there were still cars passing accross when it was closed

[@Алена-ь5ы7ч]

@@williamhaynes7089 There are rumors that the ship was piloted by a Ukrainian, perhaps this was done in order to distract world society from the terrorist attack in Russia...Sorry for my bad English :)

[@DARKMK-lj4bx]

Benson's gonna totally kill us when he finds out we did this

[@Bloxy9706]

@@DARKMK-lj4bx (benson leaves) Mordecai and rigby:

[@GrandpaLui711]

Imagine driving home from work and you see the bridge coming up…then you don’t

[@JKennedy442]

Yeah or just chilling outside near there and seeing that happen...

[@iantawashington-allotey9913]

That ship was way too close to those pillars even before they lost power. Condolences to everyone involved.

[@GanymedeXD]

What nonsense … you got no clue when they lost power! The power cut happened way before. The flickering was the start of the emergency generators. The harbour pilot even had time to call authorities that they have no control and most likely will smash into the bridge … to evacuate the bridge. But that takes plenty of time.

[@iantawashington-allotey9913]

@@GanymedeXD even the minister of transportation said the the ship was not in the main canal. Before the crash. According to the news report they reported a power outage minutes before hitting the bridge.

[@Zzzffee3833]

​@@GanymedeXD they sent a sos to warn the authorities what else could they do-?

[@benjaminharding6386]

​@GanymedeXD yea but no boat should ever be pointed in the direction on those pillars or that part of the bridge in case they loose power.

[@benjaminharding6386]

​@@Zzzffee3833not point their boat in the direction it did in the first place.

[@taylorbonnie2985]

My little sister lives in Baltimore I had to check n make sure she was good. Praying for those workers

[@blakebortles6098]

prayers one love

[@GanymedeXD]

Is she a construction worker? As they said … no other cars were involved. Only the construction team was on the bridge … which is tragic enough.

[@ericbattista9341]

@@GanymedeXD there was legit multiple cars that went thru right before impact 😂

[@waynemacfarland1546]

For those of you who are wondering why the bridge collapsed so easily, no way would a bridge be able to withstand an impact from a ship that large!

[@JoshBeards]

Actually, a lot of bridges would. This bridge is a continuous span truss bridge. It's defined as a fracture critical bridge. Other styles of bridges would have survived or at the most lost 1 span.

[@adb888]

I'm confused - the ship was heading straight, lost power, but then the power came back on and the ship made a HARD turn towards the support. Then it lost power again, only for the power to return just in time for the ship to look as if it corrected course to make sure the support was indeed struck - before power was lost a final time. I'm not saying it was deliberate, but it sure looks odd...

[@GodsworkGodswork]

Right

[@ptrix]

It's physics. the ship's propeller spins clockwise, so if there was a loss of rudder control, the vessel would turn to the right due to it's mass and inertia. if we lived in a "reverse" universe where propellers spin anti-clockwise, the ship would have turned to the left and may have avoided the pylon.

[@mindbodysoul9718]

Wow, I guess I'm not the only one who thought of this. All imma say is something something just ain't right with this whole situation. My gut feeling tells me it was purposely done. Then, you aim directly towards the main beam, make it look like the lights went on and off to then purposely steer towards the piece you decided to hit. R.I.P to anyone that lost their lives❤️Only woke ones will understand & see the real. Oh, and of course, make it look like it was a power issue for people to believe.

[@Racistobama]

@@mindbodysoul9718 Considering it was crewed by Indians I'm surprised the thing could even cross an ocean.

[@2FRESH-4U]

Yeah, you’re not supposed to see that this is not an attack on our country. Totally just an accident I’m sure.

[@Jayhawks1]

Everyone jumping to conclusions without all the information is ridiculous nonsense

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@BloodSweatAndMeth As astounding % of people commenting the "stupid news" channels covering this.

[@FinnFann]

A number of later comments are screaming intentional, etc.@@BloodSweatAndMeth

[@williamabaker12]

I'd say it more people just calling out what they can clearly see...

[@Weggorino]

@@BloodSweatAndMeth All the comments claiming this is some sort of sabotage or intentional act.

[@Bigger_Nitch]

​@SirWeggington Well, we did find out cv19 was intentional...

[@ÆßV]

The ship's local pilots tried to avoid the crash, sadly they couldn't. Also, kudos to the 22 Indian crew guys who alerted the authorities in advance.

[@Krushna-g4d]

Yeah I really appreciate that but some people just needs to be negative about this 😕

[@VSbest18]

They did great job alerting authority to save lives. imagine if there is no power I ship, no control and suddenly a bridge ahead...😢😢..they have done wonderful job to save people anyhow.

[@Redpepper7376]

A ship owned by the same company got itself into trouble in Australia back in 2021 for flouting labour laws, not paying wages and keeping seafarers onboard for around 12 months at a time. It was banned from Australian waters for six months and made to pay the sailors. Source: ABC News Australia

[@Krushna-g4d]

@@VSbest18 yeah ... Thnks for being considerate but some people just needs to be racist about this issue without knowing the consequences and reality

[@skylarc8859]

what are those explosions on the bridge?

[@GradestCollectibles99]

Yup i said same thing

[@LadyBoru]

Perhaps the electrical power cables sparking as they get snapped.

[@samuelpage314]

All of the workers on that bridge were hispanic. 5 of the 6 workers killed on the 695 crash were hispanic. They came looking for a better life, and ended up losing theirs in freak accidents. Very sad.

[@shanechostetler9997]

What does that matter?

[@joey2729]

🤡

[@richardbrophy4120]

@@shanechostetler9997 It matters a hell of a lot if MTG can't call em illegals

[@fckinasshoe17]

PleaSe stop.

[@noderzleadgen]

Race dosent matter in this context??

[@JAMES_III]

Completely bizarre how it turned right into it !

[@GanymedeXD]

It was drifting out of control … the harbour pilot tried to avoid collision … in the clip the speed is increased … hence it just looks as if not just drifting.

[@pranititiwari6525]

I find it strange.... generators didn't function. .after the ship ran out of power!!

[@virginiawiles5373]

Someone actually told me last night that it was planned. Said his friend had calculated all the numbers down to the date and everything. Another conspiracy theory but it is pretty strange how instead of continuing to drift away from the legs of the bridge, it turned right into them. How the power shut off just before it got that close. Not saying it was planned, but not saying it wasn’t either. Strange and incredibly heartbreaking.

[@Zzzffee3833]

​@@virginiawiles5373 yo yo shut this nonsense.The authorities were sent a warning way before this happened.Tell that friend of yours to not be a stupid conspiracy plotter and instead collect some actual knowledge.

[@hazelhazellll]

@@Zzzffee3833with all the crazy stuff the states has done even to themselves for the sake of distraction I wouldn’t doubt it if this was planned. Whatever it takes to keep the eyes off Moscow and Palestine

[@Kristine-x6d]

It appears to be the bridge workers they're recovering, maybe a car or two. Insane the lucky ones who made it across before the collaspe.

[@oscarwinner2034]

There were a lot of trucks up there with yellow flashing lights. So sad.

[@joeym.7642]

the ships crew notified officials that they might hit the bridge. the bridge was closed (no idea how if it has toll booths that go ❌ or traffic lights or something) but it gave enough seconds for all moving traffic to clear the bridge

[@williamhaynes7089]

@@joeym.7642 - almost clear it as 7 cars still got the dunk treatment

[@GanymedeXD]

@@joeym.7642The bridge was not closed … you can see cars and trucks passing till the ship hit and downed it. The harbour pilot onboard asked to evacuate bridge … but that takes time .. and they had none to action it.

[@d4nmark22]

Five months later and i don't think no one's gonna talk about this for a WHILE

[@shipdriver302a]

The loss of utility power would prevent use of the propulsion controls and probably steering also. When power came back, you can see the main engine come online at full power, probably in Reverse. The torque from the prop will throw the stern to one side. In this case, not the side they needed and it turned into the bridge support. This is commonly used on single engine boats with no bow thrusters to assist docking maneuvers. Since we can't tell from the video what the alignment of the ship was with the proper channel, I assume it was pretty much down the channel and anything that disturbed it was a serious error. Stopping one of these ships in less than a couple of miles on its own power and staying on a heading just won't happen. Depending on how the ship was rigged, loss of utility power may have taken out the steering as well. Rudder control may have been on a hydraulic pump with an electric motor. Doing nothing might have saved the day.

[@beverleypearson2646]

Thank you for the in depth explanation. It’s certainly helped me understand what happened.

[@nobiazcustomsinc5030]

Thats exactly what i was thinking. When the boat came back alive that huge plume of smoke tells me he tried to full reverse it and just yawed it right into the bridge. This is a sad chain of event and i hope hes not criminalized for it.

[@Noname12........641]

there should be the angle of sabotage why there is no backup power something for such events if braking in the ships is so difficult

[@TheFPSPower]

@@Noname12........641 There is backup power, but when an engine this size turns off it takes a while to power it back on, you can see in the sped up video how long it took for the engine to come back on full power

[@narniaphuket]

so it's headed directly at it, loses power and drifts away, then gains power and corrects just in time to make it a head on....totally not suspicious

[@Harry_Gurvich]

In the first 12 seconds of this video, you can see the 2 round concrete protectors on both sides of the pier that was struck. they're designed to protect the pier from a ship that's out of the channel, but traveling parallel to the channel. this ship turned (to starboard) between the protectors, and into a pier. think about a gas station island with a yellow, concrete-filled bollard at each end. it protects the pumps from a car going straight, not turning

[@ruebenthomas6496]

Very interesting 🤔...

[@1stRowBillsFan]

Yea idk man this feels MEGA sketchy to me

[@snifftheshark]

You guys have conspiracy brain rot 🤡

[@SkeelesFortySeven3277]

Dolphins.

[@Racistobama]

Yeah, that turn seems awfully suspicious unless they panicked and were trying steer away and ended up making things worse.

[@Ryanhelpmeunderstand]

There are so many news sites calling this a random occurrence. They do not mention that it was A SHIP that crashed into the bridge. That shipping company is screwed.

[@jeffhaggarty9879]

That seemed to be the motivation of certain people this morning trying to put a political spin to it and leaving out the giant ship part. They jumped on that very quickly to pump that into the mind of the gullible to try to set a narrative. Unfortunately it was a tragic set of events with issues on a giant ship that caused the issue.

[@KNIGHTJUMPS]

Captain having a tough day.

[@GreyMatterEnergy]

Of course it's random. A large ship losing power precisely by a bridge? If the ship lost power 100 meters past the bridge we'd be talking about a ship running aground.

[@oscarwinner2034]

@@jeffhaggarty9879 Also the ships are piloted in and out of the harbor by local pilots. So it wasn't even the ship's employees driving it.

[@parnamsaini4751]

Singapore registered ship?

[@henriklarssoneurovisioncha6515]

We had in Sweden in 1980 a similiar thing happend , Tjörnbridge disaster ... and the horror when the bridge just falls down like nothing ..

[@burtonwilliams5355]

So tragic. I always had a fear of heights, must less crossing long bridges. MY FEARS SHOWN HERE.

[@LaraCross-lz2bv]

Don't allow yourself to be overtaken by a spirit of fear. Connect with birds, doves, falcons, admire their beauty and perfect flying skills. Become one with them and lose some if not all fear of heights and become a faster, stronger, much clever warrior because of it. 💜💙💜

[@finglo9521]

Crazy some of those car passing got lucky with minutes of crash of the bridge

[@yukonjon5964]

four maintenance vehicles can be seen with their flashing lights as it goes down, just right of center. with that structure falling above them, the workers did not have a chance.

[@terrynegus8044]

A boat with no power yet steers into the post deliberate

[@jimbobeire]

Power seems to be gone for about a minute. They were awful close to the bridge when power came back on. At that stage if they were reversing thrust on the main engine... it might be too late and too close and kick the stern out to port, to a greater degree than it slows the ship. It's speed dropped from 8kts to 5kts.... they also dropped the port anchor.

[@2011Matz]

Why did the ship turn heavily to starb'd without power?

[@sheilasizemore1480]

Thank you first responders for getting this bridge closed down for traffic just wish the workers had gotten warning 🙏🙏for the families ❤

[@GanymedeXD]

The harbour pilot warned authorities to evacuate bridge as they are out of control and might hit into it … but that takes some time.

[@heaven7360]

should they have had communication with someone in case of emergency....phone calls.....anything?

[@gabe5311]

Didn’t see a single car driving on the bridge at the time of collapse. The road crew vehicles in the center were the only ones.

[@StardustGalaxyGG]

There’s still parts of the bridge that you can’t see in both clips, watch the right side of the 2nd clip

[@willrobinson4976]

I heard the bridge was closed to traffic after the mayday call went out, minutes before it hit the bridge.

[@NathalieCwiekSwiercz]

Alot of cars were on it andwent down with the bridge. The last i heard is that about 20 peope are missing ... horrific

[@RoseLandon-lr9bm]

If you watch the right side when it zoomed out you can see the falling headlights😢

[@pigxstix]

Look to the right as the ship hits, there are several cars stopped and they went in.

[@sammyg.7317]

ON the ship issue, why is no one talking about Primary and Auxiliary Power? Yeah the lights flickered, doesn't mean you lose propulsion and rudder. When power fails, Auxiliary kicks in for the engine and rudder. You do not lose control of a vessel this size. WTF going on here.

[@jimbobeire]

"You do not lose control of a vessel this size." Really? Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse in Florida, 1980 .... hit by a container ship I 40 Bridge collapse in Oklahoma 2002 hit by a freight barge Queen Isabella Causeway Collapse in Texas, hit by a freight barge Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Collapse, hit by a cargo ship... What you're claiming as impossible has in fact happened multiple times in the US, and quite a few well reported incidents overseas too, like the Almo Bridge collapse in Sweden, the Tasman Bridge collapse in Australia... etc, etc, etc.

[@Mr7352]

Prayers for all victims and families of lost ones..So sad..

[@geulah8577]

What a horrible way to leave this world.. prayers to all the families and loved ones involved.. This sucks

[@mtlicq]

Look carefully, Luckily it looks like there were no cars on the bridge when it fell

[@sebione3576]

@@mtlicq sadly, there were.

[@vriskaxtereziotp]

@@mtlicq there were around 20 cars on the bridge. Many people are still missing.

[@mtlicq]

@PurpleGirl-nz8lv Thanks PurpleGirl, truly appreciate the proper attitude, with being open to what really is rather than potentially fake news. I looked carefully and saw vehicles cleared the way, didn't see any more coming and none sitting there during the hit. I heard it said that police had stopped traffic when they got a mayday signal. Maybe pedestrians on the bridge at 1:35 AM, strange time to go for a walk, and unlikely hour for construction workers to be working in the dark, in the cold, on a bridge.

[@GanymedeXD]

@@mtlicqThere were plenty of cars on the bridge. Hazard lights suggest they belonged to the construction workers.

[@thomastidewater]

Why did the captain take a hard right turn after the power came back on? Looks like he decided to steer right toward the bridge support.

[@averruncusmagnus]

Either they had to steer to "stay in lane" (not wanting to hit land, other ships, etc.), but you can see that power turned off again after they started turning. So the rudder was still turned to make the ship crash into the bridge. Or, as others have written, the ship threw out its anchor, and turned in the worst direction possible. But I am not an expert on ships and have not read much into the situation so take everything with a grain of salt.

[@benjaminharding6386]

Loked like the power turned back on. Maybe the back up power takes time to turn on. Regards a ship that size should never be pointed at the bridge.

[@allisonkrueger8330]

Didn’t you see that they had no steering? Also it was someone from the harbor driving the ship not the captain

[@iknownothing495]

Just read this somewhere.. This accident happened exactly 111 years 11 months 11 days after the sinking of the Titanic....(April 15 1912 -> March 26 2024).

[@Stanley7746]

When the ship the Antonio Chavez hit the West Seattle bridge (the West Spokane St Bridge) on June 11, 1978, the popular T-Shirts was 'Where were you when the ship hit the span?'

[@tachyon8317]

😂😂😂😂

[@drbjr99]

Sick

[@stuartnevins8098]

Can you not see this was intentional. They drifted off course to hit it once they cut the power to make it look like a mechanical problem so they had to turn it back on to get the ship lined up and then cut it again before they hit. This was no accident and if you cant see that there is no help for you

[@OhNo-u3v]

You're right. Don't let the shills try to force you to abort reason and critical thinking. Believe your eyes, trust your gut

[@stuartnevins8098]

@@OhNo-u3v That the great thing about living in a free country, you can think what you want and everyone can have their own opinion

[@SPat1836]

The light went on and off a couple of times suggest that there might a big problem or power supply failure on the Ship. The way the ship seen moving and thick black smoke coming out from the top, it suggest that someone was trying very hard to control it and change the path to avoid the collision but there was not enough time left to avoid this tragic accident.

[@joosiekawk]

from what we see in the video we can gather some facts. fact 1. there were no cars or trucks on the bridge, they all crossed safely. fact 2. the construction crew was still up there. they had not left yet when the bridge dropped harder than the world trade center fact 3: they are likely all dead

[@jimbobeire]

no cars or trucks _other than_ the vehicles of the construction crew. 2 of the 8 workers who went in the water actually survived. They were pulled from the water shortly after. The rest if they weren't killed by the fall, crushed by debris or drowned, would have died from hypothermia if not found quickly.

[@ilsadog]

Who will pay for that? The loss of life, loss of revenue, the loss of the bridge. Can’t imagine how much it cost. Prayers 🙏🏻

[@TheShadeManGuitar]

Well it's coming out of everyone's paycheck.

[@CorsetGrace]

The ship's insurance carrier will be hit, the Federal government will pick up the rest. The real problem is all the harbor workers who will be laid off now that there is nothing for them to do while the bridge is removed from the channel.

[@zyeborm]

​@@CorsetGrace Cleanup with a major port being closed will take a few weeks max. Building a new bridge will take a decade.

[@christineshipley7230]

@@CorsetGrace So true and the impact of deliveries to east coast from this port. It's going to impact so many people. Shame the Captain didn't maintain the ship on lost power & not try to reverse as he would have coasted thru the channel and steered under the bridge by controlling the rutters. In a split second, its hard to make a judgment call but thank goodness the May Day was called which stopped bridge traffic.

[@CorsetGrace]

@@zyeborm We could probably rebuild that bridge in as little as a year, but we know they are going to have to get 5000 permits, environmental reports and government regulations (none of which helped this bridge.)

[@connieperry1575]

It almost looks like it's going straight for the bridge tower holding it up!!!

[@kingsdisease8754]

Yup

Yes. 3 minutes

[@JoelParker-mh2xo]

Looked to me like it changed course towards the support. I wasn't sure if it was just the angle of view from the camera.

[@billyrev]

From what i read they had drop achors to try and slow it down but it turned instead

[@fiddledotgoth]

@@billyrev Do you have a link to that article...?

[@ggant2884]

Ship owners should pay US for the Rebuild.

[@kkb116]

And pay those who have dead

[@erniea4424]

You may be certain, the ship, its owner and its operator are heavily insured...

[@ImPedofinderGeneral]

Ones who too poor to have insurance will never be payed. Thats how usa works, isn't it?

[@SmartAssBaboon]

Is this entertainment? If this is informational news… why is the video sped up? Make it spectacular?

[@jimbobeire]

Exactly my complaint too. This whole sequence took more than 7 minutes in real time. This makes it look like the ship was going at over 40mph.

[@syashadeed7552]

​@@jimbobeireWhy is the starboard side of the ship white in the video. It's blue in the day after photos.

[@desegi-kurioseum]

Shortly before the ship turned towards the bridge pillar, the electrical system apparently failed for a few seconds! That's definitely not normal. When the lights came back on, you could see heavy smoke coming from the chimney, as if the engines were being revved up.

[@jeffhaggarty9879]

It was likely a fairly big lapse there as the video is really sped up. It appears the problem may have been a bit longer as well as there was no smoke before the big plume so it may have had emergency power for a bit too before things kicked back on. So while it seemed like the lights were on, they may not have had full control for some time there.

[@oscarwinner2034]

They were reversing the engines full power in vain.

[@FinnFann]

Business insider indicated a mayday was issued but it only had 30 minutes from leaving the bay until impact. The mayday may have indeed been engine and power loss. Thing was at the mercy of really strong currents speeding it up, and if the smoke stack was anything to go by they got the engines turned over far far too late to slow down enough. Especially as it seems to have lost power AGAIN during the attempt.

[@Storm-Fury56]

@@oscarwinner2034 - Vain! It's a blood thing.

[@mirandahotspring4019]

@@FinnFann Propulsion and electrical power are completely different engines on ships that big. They may have been turning the lights on and off and sounding the ship's horn as a warning.

[@IrishMexican]

I used to be a first officer on ships. I wonder if they dropped both anchors. Also wondering where the tugboat is that aids the vessel navigating through piloted waters. Lastly, we run drills for power outages with the engineers to be able to manually maneuver rudder in these type of events. Granted maybe not enough time to execute manual control before collision.

[@FinnFann]

Looks like it had 30 minutes after leaving dock until this point and the maydays it threw out was likely engine and power loss. Think they'd have had enough time?

[@mrsjrenae4738]

​@@FinnFannhighly doubt it

[@franklinpgomes1]

looks like only port anchor dropped, ship turned on it to starboard and directly into bridge

[@franklinpgomes1]

as well ship backing turns stern to port and bow starboard

[@jerrythebestone]

yes where the tugboat

[@RAMelloh-ij5sl]

The policy should be that sufficient tenders be present when ships of this size are passing under such infrastructure. The structure is too valuable, the risk and consequences to the public too high to not have better safety protocols in place. Expense to the shippers be damned.

[@wereleeroads9311]

There are safety protocols in place. Findings on the maintenance side of that ship will be devastating to that company.

[@joecummings1260]

I was thinking the same thing. I wonder why it was pushing so much black smoke, like it was starved for air

[@ericssmith2014]

That means more vessels in the water under the bridge, mind you…

[@CrotchCrickets]

Billionaires own that boat, they don’t care about anything but making money at ALL cost. Nothing will change, it’s collateral damage.

[@anthonyjulson8840]

​@@joecummings1260I'm thinking when they got power back, they went full send to reverse. That would absolutely explain the black smoke pouring from the stack, and why the ship veered off course like it did.

[@tyronewilson7890]

Imagine you just drove across a bridge, then looking in your rear view mirror to see no bridge

[@jimbobeire]

Or imagine you are Frank Manley or Murray Lin, with the front wheels of your car dangling in air where the rest of the Tasman Bridge used to be, the night it was struck by the _SS Lake Illawarra_ . Google the photo of Frank's car, balanced on the edge...

[@tyronewilson7890]

@@jimbobeire reminds me of the scene from Furious 7 with Brian and the Tour bus hanging off the cliff

[@jimbobeire]

@@tyronewilson7890 I haven't seen any of those movies, but that sounds a lot like the end of 'The Italian Job' the original 1969 one, not the remake with Mark Wahlberg.

[@tburt6551]

How the boat went completely dark for a second and the fact that ship curved into the path of the bridge looked wild as heck!

[@vickyj8841]

Exactly!!! Ppl need to wake up and stay woke

[@darkbake2]

It was possibly hacked

[@ElmoGotThatSwag]

@mtbjorng5166 imagine not knowing how cargo ships work and them commenting false information. Go do ur research, ships that big with that much cargo, even during a power loss, have not one or two, but multiple backup generators. ALSO ships don't just fucking turn when power goes out, they don't loose control. This was a setup, open ur fucking eyes buds

[@Al_Gore_Rhythmn]

@mtbjorng5166 take your boosters

[@novelknowledge]

Most of the power was already out. It’s just coincidence that those lights cut out few seconds before. If you don’t know what you’re talking about don’t talk at all.

[@rubyvolt]

does not the boat seem to turn INTO the bridge AFTER its lights go out?

[@gerardosmi2933]

Yup, power goes out a first time, and when it comes back up it turns hard into the pillar. Very strange.

[@CaptainBuggyTheClown]

@@gerardosmi2933 the ship was essentially steering its s elf what are you nut jobs on about? Very strange... no, it makes sense it's just unfortunate.

[@Americathestupid]

Nope. It’s a loss of power and onboard fire. Momentum, currents and wind carried it toward the bridge support. Don’t be dumb.

[@climbjak7]

@@gerardosmi2933 Cmon man this is just uninformed and dramatic.. Do you have ANY experience with ship navigations / working in the maritime industry at all? You can't turn a ship like this quickly, the video is obviously sped up - you can see it slowly rotating into the turn the entire time, from the start of the video (which is normal because ships leave the port of Baltimore by going under this bridge)). They NEVER REGAINED ENGINE POWER after the blackout - the lights coming back on was a backup diesel generator that restored the electrical systems - it DID NOT restore engine power - meaning the "hard turn" that you say happened after the lights go out/ come back on has been happening the whole time, and would have been impossible to make after the lights came back on because the ENGINE NEVER CAME BACK ON and you CAN'T TURN A BIG SHIP THAT FAST. In addition to the foreign crew there was a US Harbor Pilot (and his apprentice) with a decade of experience on the ship communicating about it the whole time, he had the bridge closed before impact and saved lives - this is not a conspiracy, it's just a disaster.

[@climbjak7]

It starts the turn normally with the power on (because that is the way you leave the Port of Baltimore, under the bridge) - then the power fails. What do you think happens to a cargo ship that is mid turn when the power fails?

[@freddykagin]

Thank you for sharing this information.

[@jcBurton2094]

In 1977, when this bridge was built, cargo ships were much smaller than they are nowadays

[@GanymedeXD]

What is this supposed to say? Nothing! The bridge was also not build for the amount and kind of traffic that we have today compared to the 70s … more, heavier, faster etc … It is irrelevant when it was build … older structures are adjusted to modern requirements … to make this pillar safe for such ships would be incredibly expensive and therefore obsolete … in many other heavy duty harbours they avoid building bridge pillars in the water or close to the suitable waterway. There are plenty of possible solutions.

[@dross10001]

The ship was not going to go under the bridge. Was traveling next to it. It lost power and drifted into it.

[@jcBurton2094]

​@@GanymedeXDPillars in the water is one solution. Older structures sometimes need to be adjusted to modern requirements. Incredibly expensive, yes. If these large container vessels had technical aystems redundancy like aircraft, bridges and harbors would be safer... but that's probably not feasible

[@jcBurton2094]

​@@dross10001Why couldn't it keep a larger distance to the bridge in the first place

[@bhardwajbrahmbhatt7332]

But government decided they won’t upgrade it just send more out of country then this is the result

[@noUGames]

The ship had power issues, caught fire. Before hitting the bridge they dropped anchor and sent out an SOS. The video is sped up, ship was going 6.8 knots at point of contact.

[@keywest63020]

If she dropped anchor that might explain the sudden turn to starboard @ the end.

[@russellpensiero5163]

Doesn't explain why ship increased speed

[@keywest63020]

@@russellpensiero5163 .looks like the engine(s) came back on line given the huge blume of black smoke.

[@jimbobeire]

This video should have something to say that it is playing at multiple times the actual real life speed. It makes the ship look faster, and everything else look even more dramatic and unreal than it was. Also the angle makes the ship look like a shorter ship going _parallel_ to the bridge, as many of the commenters have mistakenly believed (as if the ship was heading for the shore at Dundalk, rather than aiming to go under the center of the bridge). Ship was at about 8kts heading 140, and then drifted starboard by about 12 degrees. This video makes the ship look like it was doing much greater speed.

[@mohanicus]

When the ship went dark all electrical power was dropped and the smoke bellowing out afew seconds later ment that the engines were trying to be put in reverse....even the port side anchor was dropped to try and slow the ship to a stop but the speed and electrical failure there was literally nothing the crew could do

[@jonathantaylor6926]

Imagine watching Windows boot up while careening towards a bridge.

[@New-England-sirens-productions]

I feel like it was planned how did the boat lose power regain power turn into the pillar then lose power

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

Well done👍 for posting this footage that tells the whole story without all the gum-flapping that's coming from every other "news" station. A picture's worth a thousand words of BS!

[@wadethompson2735]

Yes, looks almost intentional to me.

[@LokiOdinson-fz8ps]

​@@wadethompson2735no hero it isn't

[@GanymedeXD]

What complete nonsense … it tells nothing … you do not see that the harbour pilot struggled with out of control and powerless ship … that the emergency power supply just jumped on … that the engines remained off … that the harbour pilot managed to get anchor dropped and authorities informed to evacuate bridge as they might smash into it. It only provides material for bullshit conspiracy trolling …

[@GanymedeXD]

@@wadethompson2735There is nothing suggesting the harbour pilot smashed it intentionally … maybe the 2 tugboats pushed it into the pillar 😂 …