'The whole bridge just collapsed': audio of Baltimore dispatch call released

Emergency responders can be heard asking whether construction workers were on Francis Scott Key Bridge as police tried to halt traffic moments before the structure collapsed. 'The whole bridge just fell down,' a dispatcher is heard saying seconds later.
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State officials said six construction workers who had been missing since the container ship Dali crashed into the bridge on Tuesday morning were now presumed dead.
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[@encinobalboa]

That is some fine work holding traffic. It's regrettable they were not able to get the work crew evacuated.

[@jeffrandolf5673]

"... they were mostly migrants from Mexico and Central America, working hard to raise their families in America."- My retired brother with insufferable virtue & severe TDS.

[@ananomous5919]

😢

[@hoolioh3721]

@@jeffrandolf5673 It sounds like your brother is a very compassionate human being, unlike so many others out there.

[@larrylucid5502]

@@hoolioh3721 You completely missed the point. Loss of life has no distinctions or hierarchy. To inject pompous virtue signaling into such tragedy is shallow and distasteful.

[@sooraj1104]

I don't think it would have been possible considering the time taken for the whole event to unfold.

[@patrick1564]

Pretty remarkable that cops were looking out for that road crew in the middle of the night, almost got to em too

[@Kassiant]

Roadwork like that is usually only permitted at night, luckily they had an idea but not enough time RIP

[@mr.b3168]

When i commuted at night over the golden gate... or any other part of the freeway They always had cop cars with their lights on posted at the beginning of the construction zone to prevent speeders

[@slavecoder9928]

People around the world should not buy defective Korean ships, but should instead buy trouble-free ships from the great People's Republic of China.

[@christym6128]

​@@slavecoder9928😂😂

[@susanaaniceto3536]

I’m very touched by the man who asked twice about the crew on the bridge. RIP to those on the crew that lost their lives

[@fhowland]

Nothing short of a miracle that they were able to stop traffic in both directions in time...

[@hwyfan]

The two MdTA officers were on duty on either side of the bridge that night as a precautionary measure to slow traffic down in the active work zone taking place on the bridge that evening. Traffic was reduced to one lane in each direction with construction barrels. If work had not been occurring that night, it is unlikely the officers would have been in a position to act so quickly and many motorists would have likely died by either being on the bridge when it fell or subsequently driving into the gap.

[@noahway13]

@@hwyfan Ironic that the cops were there because of construction crews and the crews were the ones that died.... (>,

[@lancefromohio]

"Let's stop the traffic then I'll ride up and get the crew" That officer should buy a freaking powerball ticket.

[@cheryshstrong]

FR. I bet his wife held on to him forever when he got home.

[@apumpernickel4035]

He needs a raise and a promotion.

[@fasthighwaydriver59732]

​@@apumpernickel4035he should become Police Chief

[@patrick1564]

Also that last rig to cross was seconds from certain death, the seconds counted in this incident

[@tula1433]

@@cheryshstrongin todays day and age she probably shamed him for leaving his clothes on the floor and then tossed a baby needing a change at him.

[@worldsedge4991]

Thank you to the authorities who were able to close traffic at least.

[@smudgey1kenobey]

“You might want to notify the foreman” “Once the other unit gets here I’ll ride up there” HEARTBREAKING 💔

[@ariabakhtiar7998]

The people who got stopped by police might have been irritated then but so thankful now

[@donbridgers]

That is some great work. It happened so fast. The workers did not have a chance... Prayers

[@imagereader_9]

If you look at the real time video you see the last two vehicle to make it safely across just 40 seconds before the ship hit

[@luxel3365]

Those are the vehicles that moved. You wouldn't be able to the one that was stationary on the bridge

[@snowyfolfskyroo2739]

If you look closely you can see some of the construction stuff fall in

[@suecollins1991]

Re those 2 vehicles that just made it across, wonder what they were thinking afterwards? They were SO lucky.

[@therealtampadude9175]

Driver: "Man, what is this BS? Why are they stopping traffic in the middle of the night?" [BRIDGE COLLAPSES] Driver: "Oh, okay, then..."

[@TheTravelBug123]

It turns my stomach to hear these men talking about the work crew on the bridge 😢😢😢

[@ds7900]

Those officers and the dispatcher who took the call were just amazing. I can't even imagine what they are feeling emotionally right now. They are truly saviors.

[@kandicebrown4436]

Cops lucky he didn't go on that bridge.

[@joshuaakotia9011]

True

[@helencosta4234]

Quite honestly, I find most human beings to be a disappointment in competency, service, motivation and care. These individuals give me hope perhaps all humanity is not lost. What professionalism. They did their jobs competently, calmly. They literally saved so many lives!!

[@patrick1564]

It’s so true, the last rig was off that bridge less than 30 seconds from the pearly gates

[@cheryshstrong]

They saved many people. Incredible

[@FurbyMolly]

His stuttering when he announced it moved me. Poor man to witness that. I need….everybody….😢

[@JulianShagworthy]

I feel the same way - things are handled so haphazardly so often, but this truly sounds like everything worked as it should have done. No delays or lack of urgency, just an immediate response to information that saved many, many lives.

[@SCP--oz6oz]

You say human beings as if you are not one yourself

[@apumpernickel4035]

Remarkable level of bravery and competence shown by these fine men. One of the officers was literally ready to go on the bridge to save the crew.

[@chevyhighrider]

Any bridge like this in a busy port going forward should have to have emergency barriers that can drop and stop traffic.

[@MoMsie.]

You’re absolutely right, especially with today’s technology.

[@b1r2y3n]

Smart

[@artgreen6915]

How about sub surface earthworks pilings and concrete so a ship will ground before hitting the columns? Also how about tugs required to escort vessels past the bridge? If it's critical infrastructure to both the port and the local roadways and the piers aren't protected from the main channel, surely that would have been a prudent requirement.

[@timafiggy]

Yes

[@timafiggy]

​@MoMsie. Actually this is old Technology.look at the Verrazano.

[@Wimarkcu]

I get the calmness before the storm but even after the storm they still remained calm and what Swift rescue to stop traffic, I mean just in time literally!

[@patrick1564]

30 seconds I counted from the last vehicle, just incredible

[@Shadowlord45]

Rip work crew 😢

[@sumterlb]

@ 1:02 "Once you get here, i will go grab the workers on the bridge" He almost lost his life as well.

[@finleyisthebomb]

they sadly did..

[@byssmal]

Less than one minute to respond after a mayday.

[@peppyluscious]

I was wondering how there was no traffic on such a key bridge (no pun intended) at the time of collapse. Truly impressive they have these protocols in place and the foresight to prevent what could have been an exponentially worse disaster.

[@maxboyer11]

The ship reported their loss of steering and the possibility of hitting the bridge. A quick response from local authorities allowed police to go block traffic. I don't think it was necessarily protocol

[@chansuable]

Also it was 1 am, not a rush hour. Very few vehicles on the bridge at tht hour.

[@leonard7736]

Sending Prayers

[@MobileDecay]

They're so calm about this. 😂

[@localCrows]

yeah! i can't how calm they stayed 😵

[@maceroee]

I dkn't think it would ever cross their minds that the bridge would collapse. They wanted to go warn the construction crew but needed to stop traffic.

[@johnbellocchio66]

It's called training and experience, and it shows.

[@annew6257]

Freaking out wouldn't have helped the situation at all. They did save some lives but sadly not all. Hopefully for the families they'll get answers eventually. At the end of the day it's a tragedy not for anyone of us but the families of those who were lost & those who survived.

[@TheNiteinjail]

They likely get a few stop traffic orders a year. They're not anticipating disaster, just a ship might damage something. But yeah after it collapsed their pitch goes up but still very concise radio calls. Professional.

[@bruce8961]

A bridge collapsed packed with Vehicles on December 15, 1967. Silver Bridge in W. Virginia 46 People killed

[@paulhoward1493]

?

[@doug3819]

I remember that. It was horrible, it was close to Christmas.

[@witchfindergeneral13]

That W. Virginia collapse was a horrible tragedy. I have to give credit to the Mothman mystery because that’s how I learned about that bridge.

[@erickottke9673]

Huh that C13 guy spazzed a little he couldn't believe what he just saw

[@timafiggy]

Wow that's very distressing.

[@carolynbrightfield8911]

All credit to the dispatchers' calm fortitude.

[@smudleys]

Is there not a ship whistle/horn blast sequence that means ALL STOP

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

Five short means "you are heading into danger". No one in the cars is likely to know that.

[@Thebuzzer1]

The ship had no power

[@ryans413]

Ship lost power and unfortunately ships now a days everything is run of electricity

[@havitcold]

@@ryans413 Yeah I want and EV for my car... FJB

[@LITTLE1994]

It lost power as it was coming in. There was no way it could stop in time.

[@nickfazzio5277]

Unbelievable

[@Richard-is1ex]

Must have been insane to see it live, that one cop said the whole bridge collapsed send everyone 😮

[@Chubs.]

Poor crew members :(

[@novag8542]

😭😭😭Praying for family and all the officers /workers 🙏🙏🙏

[@user-hj1rs2pk8o]

nobody cares

[@wkt5243]

Am I hearing correctly that it sounded like only north side traffic was stopped in time before bridge collapse but not the south side? Or was I wrong and both sides were stopped before bridge collapse?

[@jeff9894]

I think Both sides were stopped cuz someone said he was holding it. The guy who said that probably didn’t know if anyone was there

[@ShikadaPOW]

Both sides were closed in time. The officer with white captions at 20 seconds says he has stopped all traffic on the "outer loop". This would be the northbound lanes on the south end of the bridge. The officer with white captions at 55 seconds says he has stopped the "inner loop", which would be the southbound lanes on the north end of the bridge. Following the collapse, officers on the north side then say someone on the south side still needs to stop the northbound traffic, but they were understandably busy and stressed and probably missed the earlier broadcast saying it had been done. Probably not the best radio conduct since they describe a speculative problem they cant see from their position, rather than confirming the situation on their end of the bridge. The officer with blue captions confirms at the end that he has stopped the northbound traffic.

[@meatball9685]

@@ShikadaPOW

[@edwardwaldron7813]

Why didn’t crews have have radios

[@ilovethe1950s]

One has to wonder why the bridge construction crews didn't have an immediate line of contact with the authorities?

[@chiefguns1980]

Wow!

[@Cenindo]

One has to be impressed by how calmly the responders handle the collapse. They barely even raise their voices, just acknowledge the situation and take the steps necessary. That is professionalism!

[@dude4173]

Why not sync the video with the audio?

[@TheSpineOfTheWorld]

there is no video. It's just an image

[@Esoterica888]

Challenge accepted

[@user-md7cd7fh9h]

February 22, A bridge damaged by a boat in Guangzhou, China. However, 10 days later, a temporary bridge was built near the bridge, 138 meters long and 8 meters wide. By the way, it took 7 days to build the bridge

[@siukong]

I don't think you want to be looking to China of all places for a lesson on safe and reliable construction.

[@andreafelton689]

😭

[@JSSTyger]

RIP

[@haokipiit]

The officers seems very tired, like they didn't get enough sleep

[@TimberlakeTigerGirl]

It's 1:30 in the morning.

[@whatthe972]

Okay not in a offensive way but... First we get the south tower in NYC hit by a plane, now we got the south pillar got hit by a ship

[@SilverBulletOBW]

If you were a cop, would you have gone out there to get the work crew after your backup arrived?

[@timafiggy]

Actually they should have radio to evacuate, period.

[@ColonelSanders-xo9hp]

​@@timafiggywhy would police keep up to date with the radio channel of every single work crew for the sake of acting on it, under duress, in the event of a mass casualty? What you're saying does not make sense

[@melivey4196]

Why are you showing just a photo rather than synchronized video?

[@quackassassin2146]

If it floats under a structure with traffic on it then it should be under tug control with a licensed pilot dragging it. Who cares what it costs how much was that f****** Bridge?

[@user-lo2rg8qh9l]

there's a strong current under that bridge ... sucks huge boats out towards sea. minimum speed limit

[@carolwilliams8281]

I guess we'll find out since joey says the feds (aka: we the taxpayers) will pay for the entire thing.

[@tomdavis8757]

@@carolwilliams8281the shipping company should. They carry big insurance

[@Esoterica888]

750 million dollars in todays money, so double that for a replacement, plus the week to clear the mess and halt that former tolled area.

[@tinkercedes]

And I still bet everyone’s work complained about being late.

[@terra2730]

Lucky it wasnt rush hour!

[@Cris-B2216]

That was released yesterday

[@raziorizzo]

I'm just wondering if the ship was equipped with an anchor? An anchor for a ship that size is usually a few tons specifically designed to prevent the ship from drifting. If they did have it they should find out if it was used. I haven't heard anybody bring up that topic.

[@anw712]

wouldnt have made a difference, the momentum was too high because momentum is basically dependent on the mass of the ship, which was according to sources 95,000 TONS, So if they attempted to come to a stop, it woulda taken like 5000 ft to go from 10mph to 0

[@oliver9089]

He did drop the anchor, and then continued to drag it along the bottom.

[@FrankOtheMountain]

I have. They said the anchors were dropped.

[@hughdonnelly7183]

Drifting, but not bringing it to a crash stop from 8kt

[@raziorizzo]

@@FrankOtheMountain Okay. I didn't hear nothing about it and was just wondering. Thank you

[@stickytoffee595]

They gonna turn this into a movie starring denzel washington

[@am74343]

The Maryland DOT needs to release the CCTV video of the highway cameras adjacent to the bridge. I'm sure there are dozens of cameras all over that area hasn't been given to the public yet. So let's get a move on and get that footage released!

[@rona4960]

So some more internet experts can offer their expert opinions?

[@soundscape26]

So that you can see the crash from 100 different angles?

[@user-di3xd7yz5w]

dont think you will get that

[@cheryshstrong]

​@@rona4960DUH. Thats what we do.

[@DAKOTA__.]

If it's not a problem then it's not a problem. Release the tapes.

[@nikos9257]

The way they are talking it’s as if it’s a drill…

[@humansrants1694]

You think the bridge managers might of had training on how to control traffic before that night.

[@jimbobeire]

Would you prefer that they were panicking and screaming? They train for emergencies, and when it happens they are supposed to act the way they were trained. Clear concise communication.

[@Gwen0902]

I’m very happy that the officers were able to stop the traffic, but I feel like these men on the bridge could have been saved simply by involving a 3rd person to either stop the traffic or go and at least try to get those men.

[@aresnir2725]

They talk like droids

[@Myslivelee1]

If they could’ve only had maybe 10 additional minutes… The crew could’ve been spared… 😔…. Police work at its best… It’s beautiful to know they cared about the crew’s safety too. ❤👮‍♂️👷‍♂️🚔🚨⚠️

[@shazzz_land]

It was a deliberate act of destroying the bridge; who's responsible for the ship?

[@codymiller182008]

🙄

[@shazzz_land]

@@codymiller182008 it was a deliberate act when you look at the full recording; but they need a new one; that's why they deliberately destroyed it, to force a new one

[@Macarena22279]

​@@shazzz_landand the moon is made of cheese

[@Alex-uq3ql]

The crazy part is that my Sientist teacher told me this

[@Macarena22279]

Didn't teach you how to spell, however

[@shermanmatthew9413]

Main cause lack of common sence for the Master Duty officer and to the Pilots .... they were en route down stream and when ship suddenly goes to NUC ( Not Under Commarnd ) and if you dont have much distance to move the ship away from the passage or to try and drop anchor to reduce the drift THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE ON THE PASSAGE with the help of rudder movement and managing the bow with BOW THRUSTER.... the only thing can happen is until the momentum stops she will drift down stream then not a big issue to get some help from tugs and move out of the passage and clear it for the rest of the ships.... NUC happens mostly when main engine fails or stearing fail... main engine fail nothing can do until it get rectified and start but if stearing fail there are other methods to manage stearing including manually... if power fail on a ship like this there at least three main generators if one goes off there is always the next in stand-by mode to get started or start even manually... if those gens goes off still there is the emergency generator which give power to the ships vitals....

[@pythons206]

When they mean the ship vitals they probably mean lighting and stuff, bow thrusters arent really considerd vitals because there only used when going into port and anyways it takes a min or two for all the computers to boot back up

[@shermanmatthew9413]

@@pythons206 thats why i said they were LACK OF COMMON SENSES .... not just lighting and stuff but the emergency air compressor to some essential pumps and bridge navigation equipments ect ect and a big ship like this consist with more than two main generators ( usually three or four ).... so even in a black-out either by manually can be started.... sure untill the computers started if skilled when receives power till you get the computers you can handle equpments... See the ship wasnt up-stream but it was in the passage going down the river so its down-stream so eventually ship moves down with the river current thus by the momentum given by the main engine so if they were keen enough to keep the ship in the channel they could have skipped the damage.... and yes bow thrusters are used to get aid when berthing and departing from pier.... thats the concept but if had COMMON SENSE could have been used to keep the bow steady during drift till the momentum stops...what i see is they should have kept the ship on the passage rather than tried to get it out of passage....

[@ChloeSwarprick-qn1rh]

Very surprising considering the massive ship took out a major structural support 🙄

[@mytwocents4892]

Did they try to drop the anchor

[@patrickwentz8413]

yes bow anchor was dropped. They tried to use the bow thruster on the ship as well when the power was restored but it blew the back up power system unfortunately as soon as it engaged.

[@Rick2367]

The ship was 100 tons a moving over 5 mph. No anchor would stop that.

[@mytwocents4892]

@@Rick2367 100 hundred tons I think your calculations are off a typical car ways about a ton. It wouldn't hurt to drop the anchor it might grab a hold of something or at least slow it down slightly.

[@Grace-hc6dn]

They said the ship weighs 200,000 tons. 😳

[@5kylord]

@@Rick2367 Try 150,000 tons .... at least.

[@finddeniro]

Walrus Beach Master.. oh Harbor Master.. Man of the 2024. Mechanics

[@BighaulinMMG]

0:45

[@Taxpayeroftherepublic]

Who are these folks that are speaking? What is their job function - are they bridge security ?

[@davidjohnston330]

MDTA Police (Maryland Transportation Authority)

[@Taxpayeroftherepublic]

@@davidjohnston330 THANK YOU - I missed that. Appreciate the info

[@ryans1972]

It is criminal not to have a alert system (loud voice/bright flashing lights) to warn those around in case things like this happens on the ship. It could have run on its own backup power. Should be mandatory. I am sure it had been brought up by someone in a boardroom meeting, but they thought it was too expensive. Warning lights on both sides of the bridge like a train crossing as to know not to enter the bridge or along with electronic billboard signs that says not to enter when this gets rebuilt?

[@plowe6751]

Any alert system that you speak of would not work. People do not see it often enough to know what it means. They'll probably think it means pull over to the side to let emergency vehicles pass, which is the complete opposite of what it is trying to do.

[@samuelhaines6849]

Agreed

[@ShellCorp-ru3nu]

It's not criminal, it's just not.

[@michaeltucker7608]

They successfully stopped traffic without your alert system. The only people who died were construction workers working on the bridge.

[@jazrobean1]

yes to the last comment - - - - -

[@javaremastered1530]

the question should be who kade bridge collapse who is behind all this??????

[@PuckoBblu]

Few emergency tugs should be in such critical locations of passage. Please accept condolences from Russia.

[@ginog5037]

What part of the complete bridge fell, this fool didn't understand?

[@joeskis]

Ok this is weird. How were they already in position? These were cops and they just happened to be right there? Does anyone know if traffic text signs were changed to alert traffic too? This is one aspect that is going horribly unreported. How did they shut down traffic crossing the bridge.

[@TimberlakeTigerGirl]

Maybe they were just passing by and were at the right spot at the right time. Or they were on bridge duty to keep an eye on traffic since construction was going on at the time.

[@Anthonywb]

Some these bridges have their own patrol units. The one going into new Orleans has its own patrol unit. They might been in the area already. And it's 1:30 in the morning. They got lucky it wasn't 5 o clock rush hour and the bridge was packed bumper to bumper.

[@wanleaf]

They should install PA system on the bridge or something to warn workers to get off the bridge

[@riverj4432]

The ship should've sounded the danger signal on their horn if they didn't. That would've got the work crew's attention.

[@notabelas3987]

@@riverj4432the ship had no power

[@ilikenicethings]

I think that standard procedure around Ports will be updated as a result of this tragedy. It had better be updated.

[@avatr7109]

Wait a Sec is it a normal procedure here to stop traffic until A Ship Passes ? If that's the case .... They were working normal everyday operations... It's very unfortunate the Electric outage on the Ship.

[@ilikenicethings]

It is not normal to stop traffic when a boat passes. Why would you think it was normal. They were told to stop traffic because the ship made a mayday call.

[@aleccap5946]

No it never

[@truthalways3643]

They Sound very unemotional.

[@chrishanke9523]

Wow

[@timlabell]

Duh

[@Padoinky]

Seems the concerns noted were too little too late

[@am74343]

They didn't get the message until it was too late. It took a few minutes longer to relay the ship's captain's message to the Maryland State Police and DOT.

[@Twister1980]

This news is old.

[@AngryFishh]

Moving forward, bridge workers should have radios that allow police to communicate in certain situations. Maybe a bridge evacuation siren, too?

[@Budanevey]

There have been a lot of infrastructure incidents in the last 763 ​days...

[@nickwise4081]

right! Those empty roads we had when Trump had the entire country shut down as 1 million Americans died of covid were so much safer to drive on. get some sense.

[@derekhill1593]

@@nickwise4081 Trump let the state governors decide if they want to shut down their economies and more died from Covid under Biden's first year than the deaths in 2020 under Trump.

[@derekhill1593]

@@nickwise4081 Trump left it up to the state governors whether to shut down their economies or not but nice try.

[@Budanevey]

@@nickwise4081 Trump? That was 1162 days ago...

[@alopry11]

Imagine being this much of a child and writing this ...man some people need to grow up ...

[@doctordishes2es]

I got stop on that bridge by the police so many times because my tag light was out

[@jaylewis5035]

I got stopped for 59 in a 55.

[@m7.m7.m7.m7]

Really!then you have memories with that bridge

[@cheryshstrong]

Lol ok welp. You wont be getting stopped there anymore for your taglight.

[@Way2cool4u_x]

Was it his/she fault just wondering who crashed

[@andreafelton689]

It's 1:30 am that's why they're talking slow

[@Mr.President.2028]

That is not how it works normally. If it is the end of their shift, then I agree, but it is very likely that it was the beginning of their shift (assuming it starts at 12am). They might have just finished their lunch if their shift was from 6pm-6am.

[@TheSAD999]

​@@Mr.President.2028in my city, police officers work 12 hr shifts starting at 6 and 7.

[@cheryshstrong]

They probably were just not foreseeing at all that the ship would actually make the bridge collapse they probably were given limited information and Specific Instructions to stop traffic which thwy did because thwy are foxused on doing their jobs right despite what something seems or dlesnt seem to be. Ans because of this, they saved many lives

[@Mr.President.2028]

@@cheryshstrong There is an audio recoding just before and after the collision. Listen to it to see if your assumption is right or wrong (1 Clue: They did intend to evacuate the crew. But what went wrong?)

[@santhoshvayakodan]

Sorry to say that, the bridge looks like made with matchsticks 😢

[@TheHardcard]

200 million pounds in motion will make the strongest structures look like matchsticks.

[@SuperLn1991]

The bridge had to be "light" and quite "open" to offer little to no resistance to wind for safety reason but trust me it was strong. But a heavy liner will always be stronger.

[@Vespertilio-Homo]

probably a hologram-ship. ship fuel can't destroy bridge steel!!1!

[@cheryshstrong]

You are looking at it from a distance view on a camera. I assure you in person, this bridge was huge.

[@ds7900]

It's crazy. The bridge collapsed like matchsticks, but the damage to the ship is "utter devastation" as reported by the chief of the NTSB.

[@nicholasgasparino9495]

Maybe the cargo vessel something to do with the collapse.

[@rona4960]

ya think?

[@user-cb3oj9pu5o]

Haha@@rona4960

[@tacticalimpactgat7714]

It was definitely the explosives that caused the controlled demolition

[@AspieOperator]

@@tacticalimpactgat7714😒

[@jomama4237]

@@tacticalimpactgat7714you are joking.

[@janpetersen7440]

It doesn't exactly look like a bridge built to withstand a ship collision. 🤔

[@OtherworldlyYTP]

duhhhh- wide open spaces for that reason

[@user-gl4pv5vd9k]

Bridges are not supposed to experience a tanker ship collision. No bridge can withstand getting hit by something of this size and weight.

[@BOOSETO]

Name one thing built to withstand 150,000 tonnes slamming into it?

[@TheMILFandCookies]

@@BOOSETO your mom.

[@LITTLE1994]

Bridges, even new ones, weren't designed to withstand such extreme impacts.

[@scottgust9709]

the Guardian? MOHAHAHA

[@Mariazellerbahn]

They heard that the captain was wanted on the bridge.

[@Daynox1st]

People's commute to work just went from a 15 min drive, to a 1.5 hour around the bay commute....................................................

[@HiHi-dd1xi]

Suspicious

[@viisteist1363]

dudes are like just woken up from deep Rem sleep and still eating the leftover donuts from the lunch box while the bridge is under heavy attack lol

[@cheryshstrong]

Yeah they had no idea

[@m.arifinismail9061]

Fre S"por.

[@terrancefisher8135]

Why are we paying for the bridge and not their insurance company 😢😢😢😢😮😮😮😅😅😅😅😅😮😢😢😂😂😂😂😢😮😮😅😅😢

[@nig3ldoug1as63]

That's A LOT of emojis

[@lauraa7042]

I wonder the same. But I think it will take time for the lawsuit to play out and the insurance to pay out. Maybe the US govt wants to put up the money asap so the new bridge design and construction can go as fast as possible. Hopefully the govt will be paid back once the settlement occurs. That is maybe wishful thinking but it’s a possibility

[@kumarnkvc]

Ship's insurance company will cover the damages to the ship. Bridge's insurance company..... oh wait...

[@jazrobean1]

federal government said IT would rebuild

[@thehobbist5544]

Chill on the emojies little kid

[@JesusSavedMe-Alizabeth4truth]

Watch the sections of the bridge that collapsed. Don’t watch the ship. That’s what they want us to watch, watch the sections there are explosions.! They brought the bridge down in sections with explosions. I thought the same watch the boat watch the boat, but no, no no watch for the explosions on the sections.

[@Allaboutactioncc]

🤕🤕🤕

[@michaele4830]

Why does this bridge collapse like toy?

[@kdawg2446]

It was built in the 1970's modern bridges like this are built different.

[@nailswood167]

⁠, you watch news.

[@athens31415]

It's called the basic laws of physics. It's shocking how ignorant people are to basic physics -- no bridge could withstand a collision with a cargo ship of that scale and size.

[@cheryshstrong]

Its an older bridge. Not current to the newer codes

[@theresedavis2526]

​@@cheryshstrong It was kept up to code. You call the FSK bridge an older bridge?? The bridges of Europe are saying: "Hold our beer!"

[@vibinghigh2711]

That don't sound right

[@pamelapurcell8574]

🙏🕊️🇺🇲🌊🌉🌊🇺🇲🕊️🙏

[@ExCenterProductions]

I have the feeling the voices have been somehow changed.

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

but how will this bridge collaspe effect lebrons legacy?

[@kudosm7831]

So how did no one notify any of the workers. I would they would have some kind of radio or cell phone. Seems incompetance.

[@FrankOtheMountain]

90 seconds. Easy for you to say

[@kudosm7831]

looks like all they did was talk about alerting the workers. Then the bridge fell down. They had quite some time.@@FrankOtheMountain

[@jimbobeire]

@@kudosm7831 You think the cop sitting there has the cell phone number of the construction crew?