"To keep things moving, we've got to get creative. And we have."

Today, the Coast Guard took WMAR-2 News out on a boat to get up close to the Key Bridge wreckage site. Pictures don't do it justice. What was once a massive structure, is now broken into mangled pieces of debris. Portions of what once was a roadway jut out of the river. Thousands of tons of wreckage sit on top of the Dali, with the 23 men crew still inside.
We also got up close to the salvage work. We were able to see crews cutting into the the steel pieces of the key bridge sticking out of the Patapsco River. Engineers are using exothermic tools to cut the metal into “bite-sized pieces," as the Army Corps of Engineers puts it.
Lightning paused those crane operations most of Tuesday and Wednesday.
READ MORE: www.wmar2news.com/keybridgeco...

[@shopart1488]

The cutting is done by construction / bridge builders. Engineers calculate and design and certify structures These construction workers are the backbone of America, Please give credit where credit is due.

[@geedubb2005]

Politicians want all the credit. If this tragedy wouldn’t have happened, the politicians would take credit for patching the potholes on the bridge.

[@xlandros]

@@geedubb2005Agree 💯….Moore hasn’t shut his mouth since this happened, and he has zero input on how the salvage operations are being coordinated.

[@primesourcer]

That's Right, We fixed Downtown Manhattan. We'll fix this !

[@cynthiasmith4130]

I fully agree, excellent job guys !!!! Thank You for all your dedicated work, it means alot to everyone...

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

If the construction workers are the backbone the engineers are the brain

[@cmtippens9209]

Side tidbit...when you think about how each one of those multi-colored, rectangular boxes on the deck of the boat is the container that is hitched, via trailer, to a semi truck that we see as "big rigs" on the freeway in traffic next to us, it gives you a better perspective of how much they carry, and how big these ships are.

[@willythemailboy2]

They can be and are moved that way, but standard semi trailers are 13 feet longer than that and a lot less of the trailer is structural steel.

[@xskrym]

​@@willythemailboy2spin it how you like, ship remains gigantic.

[@bobporch]

I was at Ground Zero the week of 9/11. Try to imagine steel that weighed as much as 1 and 1/2 tons per linear foot. That is what we dealt with: a 70ft tall mountain of twisted and broken steel girders. This is like a Ground Zero in the middle of a deep murky river. Everyone out there is risking their lives. I can't begin to imagine the difficulties. God bless all the brothers down there. Still America Strong.

[@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS]

It's not about NYC 🗽 right now. Get over 9/11 already it's been 20 + years. No more pity for yall.

[@cmtippens9209]

Thank you for trying to help people understand that this is a little bit bigger clean up project than hauling off your average tornado-wrecked mobile home.

[@Macarena22279]

Disregard the idiot,and know we are behind these people 💯 percent... Baltimore strong!!

[@FarqueKnowsWhere]

A cubic foot of gold only weighs bout half a tonne… gold about 2.5 times heavier than steel…

[@paulaortega3756]

​@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS They are not asking for pity. They have empathy for everyone involved in this tragedy, having gone through it during and after 9/11. Tragedies like these leave lasting scars. We will never 'get over it'.

[@Buckwheat2080]

I worked as a diver for many years and every time we inspected bridges like these it always amazed me how little protection these bridges have from impacts to the support columns. The big bridges like the golden gate had coffer damns built around them to keep the ships from actually hitting the support.

[@jul1440]

Guaranteed the new bridge will be ridiculously overprotected.

[@richietattersall2122]

​@@jul1440 Take your "ridiculously" and stuff it!!

[@di4085]

​@@jul1440at the expense of the American taxpayers.

[@bobporch]

It is cheaper to protect one than build a new one.

[@macforme]

@@richietattersall2122 WTF?

[@jensschroder8214]

When cutting, care must be taken to ensure that the large parts do not move uncontrollably.

[@joginns778]

And the company who own that boat in Singapore say they have found alaw dating back to 1871 stating there not legally bound to pay damages for the bridge,

[@stevejette2329]

As a former journeyman ironworker (and boat driver for the Coast Guard), I can say you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. When "hooking on" - raising iron off the ground or a truck, it's easy to see the balance point. But with twisted metal or underwater, or several pieces fastened together, good luck !! And if it shifts unexpectedly, all hell can break loose. Those guy are real ironworkers.

[@mikeprice4103]

@@stevejette2329 Get up on it!

[@stevejette2329]

@@mikeprice4103 At 77 on disability ... I will pass ... I would love to see it up close but I'm on the opposite coast ...

[@davidbryant3532]

​@stevejette2329 left coast...please stay where you are...there are enough liberals already involved.

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

Love listening to newscasters act as if they know what they are talking about

[@philiphorner31]

I identify as a newscaster.

[@outdoorsy01]

Comical isn't it. I've always found pretty cringe worthy. I was in the new for finding 'the oldest pinecone in the world', it bloody isn't!

[@mattheishman170]

Same thing with people Commenting. They are salvage experts.

[@bill3641]

They don't have knowledge. They do have some reading skills however ........................

[@neonnoodle1169]

This one, like most, sounds like a moron. "Disconfigured" metal?? Is that even a word??

[@Brittersweets]

The facial expressions of the translator are telling me more than the people shes translating for. Love her!

[@ericheine2414]

She knows an exothermic tool when she sees one.

[@mrcoz1764]

She`s a "Welding" Pro

[@ericheine2414]

@@mrcoz1764 liquid wrench

[@michaelmonteforte8441]

Elizabeth Worthington did a wonderful presentation. Very expressive and natural thank you.

[@gobbletegook]

And she do like to use big words that most of her viewers don't relate to. Good job

[@spudspuddy]

LOL

[@jdesaavedra0432]

I like how they are tossing the term, "exothermic tools" like oxy-propane cutting torches are something otherworldly. Thank god they're not calling them blowtorches, which were used for soldering in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. All cutting tools are exothermic to a degree, as in they emit heat instead of absorbing heat.

[@davidbryant3532]

Yea...moronic...just like they call rain on the west coast as atmospheric rivers.

[@ILLBEDRONED]

Oxy Acetylene ?

[@thomascacioppo3785]

An exo thermal cutting tool is actually a Plasma Torch, "not" a plasma arc. A hollow magnesium rod, strike like a match to start the fire.Then 80lbs of air pressure runs through the rod. Our whole Naval Fleet is loaded with them.Damage Control. There is nothing in this world it cannot burn through.✌

[@LieutenantDan]

@@ILLBEDRONEDthat’s most likely what’s being used but to be fair there do exist oxy propane set ups

[@ILLBEDRONED]

@LieutenantDan oxy propane is great for brazing but acetylene is more efficient for cutting in my experience. Just an old refrigeration guy though lol.

[@bobbyjenkins6234]

I am a retired union boiler maker steel worker welder iron worker it's going to take a lot of man hours! Just to open up that water 🌊 shipping port ?

[@adstaton8461]

"Engineers" aren't cutting anything.

[@frankish5314]

Exactly and nurses arn't doctors either! Different jobs!

[@thomascacioppo3785]

@@frankish5314 I see a red and green hose and a torch. Not an Exo thermal cutting tool. Oxy Acetylene, Mapp gas, or Propane. I guess it supposed to sound good to the public. Sounds stupid to me.

[@user-xd8bk7cx4n]

Reporters don't know that 😋

[@BobM.-to9ji]

picky, picky. Keep it to yourself.

[@user-xd8bk7cx4n]

@@BobM.-to9ji There's always somebody on KZbin with a snide remark .

[@karenfyhr2363]

Great news reporting, thank you

[@SteamCrane]

"An exothermic torch works by feeding oxygen through an exothermic carbon steel cutting rod that is charged by the 12-volt battery. When using the torch, the rod is put in contact with a striker that creates a short circuit arc causing the tip of the rod to heat and spark".

[@stevejette2329]

It was bound to happen sooner or later. That many huge ships, with international crews, going in and out in crowds and in the dark with bad weather ...

[@ronbujold5493]

The ship's crew have very little or anything to do with taking a ship in or out of a harbor. This is the job local pilots who have extensive and years experience and knowledge of the the local tides ,.currents and navigational lights of their harbor. The captain basically turns over command of his ship to the pilot and that's pretty how its done worldwide at lease this is my understanding of how it's done.

[@billyboy1093]

@@ronbujold5493 Yep, that's how it's done here on the west coast and the Columbia River bar pilots are the best in the business, bar none (pun intended).

[@stevejette2329]

@@ronbujold5493 Agreed. The crew should be used for lookouts when getting in or out ... line handling ...

[@willythemailboy2]

@@ronbujold5493 In legal terms, the harbor pilots are advisors rather than temporarily in command of the ship. Most captains do give effective command to the pilot, but the captain always retains veto power and is legally responsible for his ship even if it's the pilot that makes the mistake.

[@Buckwheat2080]

@@ronbujold5493. Not really dude in most cases the pilot really is only there to verify they are on the right course. Mostly they just drink coffee and watch to make sure they don’t mess up.

[@margarethorrall8621]

"Exo-thermic tools".... Please. Stop trying to use pretentious words. It's a cutting torch.

[@lazynow1]

aka....cutting torch.....

[@dand3975]

Oxygen acetylene cutting torch, powered by a flammable acetylene gas and oxygen. Does not need an electrical current & compressed air like a plasma cutter.

[@galewinds7696]

Sure looked like a cutting torch to me. I have been out of the loop for a few years, I thought they had come up with something different to use. Thanks for confirming my initial thoughts.

[@Skidderoperator]

Dont be ignorant. Google exothermic torch.

[@margarethorrall8621]

@@Skidderoperator Of course it's "exothermic", it produces external heat, that's what the word means. But it's still just a cutting torch. Literally nobody says "Hey, bring the exothermic torch".

[@p.rossopperman4699]

UNION IRONWORKERS ARE DOING THIS WORK

[@bobporch]

Only above the water. They will need guys that build oil platforms in the ocean for the underwater demolition: divers that can use a torch.

[@verysimlpesimon]

seeing the nearly sheared off front of the ship up close, now i realize that bridge gave as good as it got

[@Ruffway64]

Pretty sure my Amazon package is in a container on that ship!

[@massimookissed1023]

Is your Amazon package bound for Sri Lanka ?

[@Macarena22279]

🤡🤡🤡

[@Look_What_You_Did]

@@massimookissed1023 They don't even know what state that is...

[@pricetag30]

So you think this a good time for a joke when 6 people lost their lives???Grow up.

[@Macarena22279]

Jackass

[@sky173]

1:48 - that piece on the barge in the forground is maybe over 20 tons. Definitely not 200 tons.

[@maxpunkin3128]

20 tons😅

[@GFSwinger1693]

I think you are expecting way too much of someone that majors in journalism.

[@gobbletegook]

@@GFSwinger1693 As well as a few courses in Drama and Acting

[@jsmcguireIII]

Looking forward to the documentary.

[@twinheatingairconditioning135]

I remember Elizabeth at wnep wilkes barre pa. She was a very good repoter.

[@cranbers]

Just for perspective... 200 tons.. is 440,925 lbs.. 4000 tons (which is whats sitting on the boat making the front end sink... that is 8 million 818 thousand 490 lbs... Insane.

[@GFSwinger1693]

This incident occured in the US. What makes you think 200 (Imperial) tons is anything other than 400K Lbs?

[@willythemailboy2]

Additional perspective: those 4000 tons are about 4% the weight of the ship.

[@SourBogBubble]

@@GFSwinger1693 Wait, imagine not knowing what a ton is. LOL thanks for the free laughs Idiot!

[@peterazlac1739]

In Europe there are several floating cranes that can lift 9000 to 15000 tons so could lift this bridge wreckage in sections. So I am surprised they do not have similar vessels in the US since they are used in the oil industry to lift and transport oil platforms and I would expect them to be operating in the Gulf of Mexico.

[@davesponaugle9918]

And how long to get a crane from the Gulf of Mexico to Baltimore? And that is provide the crane does not already have a work load where it is. Bring one from Europe, it would get here in a month or two, and again what about the work it already has been booked for? I guess the fact there are not oil fields near to the bay is why there are not cranes like that already there.

[@willythemailboy2]

Off shore wind turbines require the same scale of lifting capacity, and some of those are located on the east coast. If they're not being used there's probably a good reason for it.

[@rupe53]

these cranes have way more capacity than you state, but where do you put such a heavy piece after it's cut? The barges have limited space so that's the main reason to make them into bite size pieces.

[@michiganstad]

the americans rather have there money spent on 800 of those stupid military bases around the globe so YES you have a Point .

[@wdwerker]

We need to hold the ships owners accountable to the fullest extent of the law and then close the loophole! I think adding protections to vulnerable parts of our infrastructure is in the public interest and should happen in an orderly manner without creating waste through being in a rush.

[@frankish5314]

Engineers are not the ones doing the cutting That is done by technicians, welders and maybe other experienced hands-on trades. Engineers are educated to degree level or above and would be doing the stress analysis on the bridge members before cutting. Most engineers wouldn't know how to operate a cutting torch, these are different jobs. From what I have seen so far the above water cutting has been done using oxy-acetylene cutting torches, although these won't work under water.

[@lmbear]

Good post. There is definitely a huge difference between the engineers and welders doing the work here. I'm a structural steel worker with about 30 years of marine industry welding and fabrication under my belt. We used to make fun of Engineers because a lot of them don't have the "hands on" experience that we do. What looks great on paper, sometimes does not work in real life. That's just how it is. A welder/fabricator who has done a lot of repair work on vessels, where you are cutting through "loaded" steel is who should be cutting on those bridge pieces. It's not for the faint of heart either. You have to know what the metal is going to do, when you sever each piece. Often times, that has to be analyzed and worked out in your head, before each cut. And even then, sometimes the spring of the steel that is under pressure can be an eye opener. It's always exciting though, and can be very dangerous. Not a job for a newbie, for sure. I pray for the safety of the workers, and hope they have the skills necessary to complete the job in a timely manner and without any injuries!!

[@frankish5314]

Absolutely. I'm a mechanical engineer with 40 years experience designing large scale infrastructure. You and I do completely different jobs, but equally essential. The first thing I thought of when they were talking about clearing the bridge away was doing an analysis of each member because cutting loaded steel (especially underwater) could kill you in a heartbeat! While I can do the numbers its at best an approximation of what you have in real life. @@lmbear

[@stevengabalis4986]

@@lmbear Would carbon arc gouging go faster?

[@Skidderoperator]

Shaped charges are employed to demolish old bridges. Set charges under water.

[@Skidderoperator]

​@@lmbearLong torches

[@cupwalker24.7]

Creative . I like the wording.

[@zeenaabdura5686]

Where are the videos of the removal of the 75 containers? We get no new videos of any work being done. Let's see it.

[@bill3641]

There are likely tight controls on all video recorded and released in case of further incidents........

[@Look_What_You_Did]

@@bill3641 Liar.

[@bones3826]

I would like to see the governor just sit down and shut up and let us hear from the experts and not his political speak.

[@douglasthompson2740]

That governor never misses a chance to grab the spotlight, yet he never says anything but hot air! Blah, blah, blah......... Acts like he is actually doing something!

[@rconger24]

1:48 200 tons "bite size." 3K to 4K tons on Dali. Math works out to 15 or 20 "bites" to get the steel off of the Dali. *_So 150 - 200 hours of crane time_* to remove steel from the Dali during workable conditions.

[@bobstratton6362]

Good reporting. The governor is doing a great job. 👏

[@cranbers]

Holy crap at 2:10 I wonder if anyone was in that front area... completely destroyed the front end the inside of the ship is showing multiple decks!

[@willythemailboy2]

There was, at least before the collision. The crew dropped the port anchor to try to slow down and pull to the left to avoid collision, and that has to be done from the anchor controls right up in the bow. Since none of them were injured, they apparently had the sense to drop the anchor and run afterward.

[@Buckwheat2080]

@@willythemailboy2 You don’t just drop an anchor it’s takes time to do it.

[@willythemailboy2]

@@Buckwheat2080 I know, but they dropped anchor several minutes before the collision.

[@ChrisDart4232]

Could they not use the 'rope saw' used to cut the Kersk submarine? Then a ship either side could stand back so they were safe when things sprang when they were cut through.

[@ILGuy2012]

What are the names of the missing construction workers? What are the names of the ppl on board the Dali at the time of the crash? Why have we not seen any interviews of those on board the Dali?

[@rupe53]

The names of the construction workers have been published on the news. The ship workers probably were not out watching what happened so what would they have to say about it? (and probably not in English)

[@GMC229]

Strong America 🇺🇸💪🏻

[@rostovdon724]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😊

[@sunitadwarka347]

I have one question, Driver says his first engine have failed, if first engine was failed, how ship was increasing speed. Only with one engine how much speed ship can move. Jay bharat.

[@DIGGER19860]

Remember when news reporters were good looking? Peppridge farms remembers.

[@geedubb2005]

I remember reporters being able to read a script and news outlets proofreading before they print the articles

[@madmeh2929]

DEI

[@DIGGER19860]

@@madmeh2929 Christ is king!

[@Look_What_You_Did]

@@madmeh2929 DEI?

[@bigbandguru]

What seems to miss the news is the electrical issues the loaders were having with the refrigerated containers. So issues were there and questions should be asked if this ship should have been loaded.

[@Look_What_You_Did]

How do you know about it... because it was on the news.

[@debrasexton6050]

Reading some of you people’s comments just amazes me of the unskilled people we have in the world. Wow is all I can say.

[@Retiredjourneyman]

No “ hands on “ experience , just like safety men , it works in the book all the time but not always in the field/ on the job .

[@mrcoz1764]

And what Qualifications do you possess ??? Other then being Rude

[@michaelhoran407]

MV “Pioneering Spirit” North Sea extreme heavy lift catamaran cranes vessel.

[@gobbletegook]

Next time, just say cutting torches instead of exothermic tools. Sheesh. The reporter probably had to google it to know what it was, or to spell it

[@stephenallen4374]

It's going to take years it's going to be a lot of underwater cutting to do too

[@user-um6up4ox9d]

years, for what? To remove the bridge? It'll be done in less than a month, maybe 2 depending on weather, and any other setbacks... do-nothing Congress, for example.

[@willythemailboy2]

Four to six months to remove the bridge, weather permitting. Two to four years to replace the bridge, depending on how much they change the design of the new bridge and thus how much of the preexisting structure they can use.

[@mrcoz1764]

They can STILL do the cutting underwater in the rain@@user-um6up4ox9d

[@user-um6up4ox9d]

@@mrcoz1764 there's more to weather than just rain. And the support vessels and their crews need to deal with any and all weather as well. Not to mention the safety issues of lightning and cranes. Then there's also the increase in currents during heavy rains. It's not just some guy swimming out there and just cutting away by himself. There's a whole lot of big picture stuff to take into consideration.

[@user-tc6it4gk8s]

Why have they not mentioned the truck with the bodies still down there ? They seem to be focused on opening the canals but I I think they should be talking about how they are going to get these bodies up!

[@GH-oi2jf]

They are looking for the remains while clearing the wreckage. There is no other way to do it.

[@robinfife6041]

Would it be possible to attach floats to the damaged sections of Bridge and Tow them out to sea?

[@Look_What_You_Did]

Good reason nobody listens to you. WTF.

[@289cobra9]

Can they save the RR tracks?

[@davidbryant3532]

They will be salvaged and used to construct the Brandon presidential library

[@tastyhasty4747]

There are no railroad tracks

[@bozoleclown7671]

Woosh!

[@Skidderoperator]

Lets go Brandon!

[@thomascacioppo3785]

@@tastyhasty4747 There are RR tracks on the bridge. Your president said so. So it must be true.

[@garyhuber3462]

U.S. Combat Engineer applied det cord could cut bridge steel much faster. Has it been considered?

[@CriticalcritiC432]

33 on the front of a boat they put there trade mark

[@littleevil725]

So no one talking about the people who were on the bridge when it was hit.

[@jmcguire5151]

I miss seeing Elizabeth Worthington at WNEP-16.

[@Look_What_You_Did]

But you love the smell of your own farts.

[@robertpearson8546]

Why do your camera men focus on the Dali when that is the third priority. You could be focusing on reopening the main channel or recovery operations.

[@treate1977]

Maybe use the 'sky-crane'?

[@tkyap2524]

The most important thing is that things are moving along with different people doing different jobs concertedly.

[@gobbletegook]

aka teamwork you mean?

[@charleskovalewski5210]

why in the world dont they bring in the big cranes?the one i know of could lift 5 times whtat any of those cranes on the site can.

[@nikosatsaves3141]

Shallow waters is your answer

[@verdebusterAP]

As someone already stated, its too shallow My question is why they did call in military demolition for this detcord can slice those beams for more efficiently than torches

[@lakesnake2005]

Lots of logistics involved in bring those cranes in. Can't just toss them into an airplane and most are on barges and that is hard to bring through rough water. Most of the really big ones are in northern Europe, Korea and Japan so you would have to bring them across the Atlantic or Pacific.

[@swedesspeedshop2518]

That governor is the most annoying person on the planet

[@SnoBear626]

@@verdebusterAP Because, at this time it's the resting place of four hard working people.

[@JesusisMySavior581]

weather-modification

[@cinderclawz]

Nicely done package.

[@janjanoian2890]

It is very dangerous and hard job Good luck

[@suzanne9150]

The ship loaded weighs 195,000 metric ton. 195 thousand metric tons is equal to about 215 thousand tons.

[@Look_What_You_Did]

Nope.

[@richardspengel5360]

Why are the lives of construction workers being risked to cut up the bridge remnant's? Things could go south in a moment as unknown stresses in the structure are released by cutting. We have Navy Seals trained in demolition, so let's use them. I am not talking about blowing the bridge to kingdom come. Demo charges can sever an I-beam almost as neatly as an acetylene torch. The demolition charges could be detonated remotely with no risk of lives lost. This would be a lot faster as well and everyone wants the port reopened quickly (and safely).

[@GH-oi2jf]

There are engineers supervising the work.

[@user-ow2kl9oz6e]

The Chesapeake tunnel took around 3 1/2 years to build,nothing like that gonna happen here,, preventing situation from happening again with tunnels,2030 still without bridge or tunnel ?

[@Civic1998]

Thats crazy. GET THEM SOME MILK!!

[@larrywalker2715]

There were storm clouds? !!! Oh, the humanity!

[@davesponaugle9918]

Remember cranes are very big lightning rods. Every thing on them is metal, a good conductor of electricity. A thunder storm with lightning rolls in, Iron workers are long gone. That job is dangerous enough already, no sense in adding getting electrocuted on top of the danger already there.

[@willythemailboy2]

Because wind is never a factor in crane operations. What an idiot.

[@gomez2724]

Why is the crew still inside/on board the ship?

[@Biker_1991]

They’re not at port., hope they’re not getting paid by the mile!

[@tommak6516]

Why not?

[@andrewgray1949]

They can't abandon the vessel - The crew have all the facilities on board for a multi week sea journey, so this is not an inconvenience for them. If the ship needs to be moved or repositioned, having the original crew on board will be essential. They are also familiar with the emergency equipment on board and will be monitoring the cargo (Many of the containers are refrigerated - this might be food but also some Hazchem are chilled)

[@cruisinguy6024]

1) can’t enter the US without a visa, meaning most crew are stuck on the ship 2) they’re still needed to operate and maintain the ship - everything from the engine room to monitoring the reefers full of frozen and perishable cargo not to mention normal ship’s maintenance

[@tightwad]

​@@cruisinguy6024VISAs didn't stop Bidens Million Migrant March from entering USA. If anything they got free Visas for food and Fentanyl 😮

[@willsjaime]

2:15 But the question is, which one is doing sign language?

[@randellino]

They talk so much about how much this is a financial setback, but those lives are over, and you can't put a price on lives.

[@sirroi3310]

Lazer cutting very fast put on the super sun ☀️🌞 glasses and cut Even though the eclipse

[@sinnappanpablo]

Singaporean ships usually have poor maintenance record.

[@richardland9668]

Pretty shocked to hear that it’s a cyber attack……

[@joeglenn1480]

Should be dumped offshore for a reef?

[@adidas20zero]

They act as if the missing people can breathe under water without oxygen tanks.

[@glennjohnso310]

They are looking in the wrong place for bodies. Those bodies should be floating by now unless they are trapped under or inside of something.

[@xskrym]

How can several 1000t cranes take 10hrs to remove only 200t? Capable salvage companies would've cleared the ship and wreckage around it, opening the main channel, long back.

[@rupe53]

the cranes can't work any faster than the cutting crew and they were also dealing with high winds plus rain, which is no small task at 100 feet in the air in a basket.

[@Look_What_You_Did]

We can explain it to you... but not understand it for you. Your lack of education does not change the complexity of the world around you.

[@dnttreadonme9056]

Is that actual sign language?

[@gypsypearl38]

Why is the crew of 23, still onboard?

[@GH-oi2jf]

No visas.

[@deksea]

Channel 2 needs to fire their field soundman

[@stevehartz4615]

Ya well they r paid well !!

[@CrustyAbsconder]

Dynamite ???

[@HemiLenoel-je3lx]

Why didn't they drop the anchors to stop

[@Joesolo13]

They did. Ships don't stop like a car. At least not like a car doing 20 mph. More like a car doing 150, on bald tires and shot brake pads. And then a tenth the speed of that.

[@appleintosh]

That's not how anchors work, they're not designed to stop the ship. They're supposed to hold the ship in place once it's already stopped.

[@janetphillips2875]

Old news

[@gatoslokosforever]

@@appleintosh yeah just wait until the currents stop and the surface waves quit moving around.

[@davidbryant3532]

You cannot really be this stupid? Are you?

[@robertmartinez4174]

so, how much money is the company that owns the container vessel and the country of Singapore preparing to pitch in?

[@mrcoz1764]

They said it was not their fault,,,The bridge was in their way

[@gfresh_9836]

23 men crew still inside?😢

[@cmtippens9209]

On the ship? Yes. They're not in any danger. Plenty of food.

[@mrcoz1764]

Yep and watching "Brokeback Mountain"

[@robertpearson8546]

"Exo-thermic tools". Oh Wow! Is that like a cutting torch or a gouging torch? Do not use words you do not understand. Why are they not using thermite or thermal lances?

[@MiamiDagreat]

So 7 years before the get it done

[@Fran11784]

I make my livin' off the evenin' news Just give me somethin', somethin' I can use People love it when you lose They love dirty laundry Well, I coulda' been an actor, but I wound up here I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear Come and whisper in my ear Give us dirty laundry

[@BIBIWCICC]

If you get rid of the USCG and unified command and let the experts run this it will be done quicker and under budget. Unified command are the ones who screwed up the Golden Ray project.

[@thefpvlife7785]

If you close your eyes and listen to the adjectives these journalist use you'd think they're talking about 911.

[@ForestFelvey]

You beat me to it! Echo. She probably eats with a pronged food delivery tool. Simplicity in speech matters and especially when newscasting to an unknown audience, some of whom may revolt at the gratuitous use of stupid word substitution.

[@greghammett5739]

Why are they dragging out the removal of that ship? DRAMA, DRAMA, DRAMA! OOPS!

[@dubrovink66]

Please arrange some real crane ships and sheerlegs. With these, remove complete bridge parts at once with minimal cutting. Or use remotely operated hydraulic cutting. The cutting we see here can suddenly release uncontrolable forces, hurting those cutting 'engineers'. Waterway could already have been reopened by now! Dali could already have been back at the quay side by now!

[@r3djar]

Could unbolt the bridge ya know

[@jonathanhall1825]

Did anyone see the mothman before this disaster??🤔

[@gingin21jr]

They need the help of the Dutch

[@dgatsf]

There’s a lot of chatter about this, but there is no information at all as to what caused it. That is the news we want.

[@TheSwanlake2009]

If the titanic hit the iceberg head on it might have survived!

[@markperry762]

I'm surprised MD isn't dragging it's feet like everything else. Have they started the five year mandatory environmental impact study?

[@tinay9491]

maga-madness

[@RetartedMouseYT]

What about the people that went down are they worried about them why just the construction workers there are more people in there

[@sonny1562]

Translator look’s familiar 🤔

[@michaelmullin3744]

Pull up a picture of the sunshine skyway bridge and take a look at the Pylons Look how big and Why they are?

[@vicpetrishak7705]

News reports of the length and weight of the bridge , no dimensions on the structural beams themselves . The governor sure loves the attention of his news conferences , maybe future political prospects ?

[@leiag201]

One measly tug and there would probably still be a bridge standing

[@andrewgray1949]

Or maybe 1 fuel filter, 1 circuit board, 1 fuse, heck even a 10 minute delay in paperwork, or if the tide was 3.5 hours sooner or later. That, is why it's an accident - a chain of events, any one of which being different could have changed the outcome. But do understand that the systems on board are designed around redundancy - 2 or more motors for the rudder and steering gear, run off different generators, wiring paths do not run along side (you could have a fire on the port side and there is another copy of the steering gear can still be run from a second generator through starboard wiring. These sort of things don't happen because there are alternates, backups and alternatives to those backups. In the worst case an engineer can run a few hundred meters and down a few flights of stairs, manually start a generator and throw a lever port or startboard to steer the ship as a directed by phone or radio from the bridge. I have a nasty feeling it may be contaminated fuel - that is pretty much the only thing which is common to all systems - after a long ocean crossing, her tanks would be low so ALL would be topped off - Good practice is to decant known good fuel in the bottom of one tank into a second then fill the first from shore (one lot of fuel is in tank 1, and the new fuel is only in tank 2)

[@willythemailboy2]

More likely there would have been a run-over tug and still no bridge. People don't understand the sheer mass of a ship like this, or the momentum of that mass moving at 8 knots. You may as well try to turn a landslide.

[@swedesspeedshop2518]

Why not start with the parts of the bridge laying on the ship so it can be moved?

[@jesusmylordsaviorking3726]

because they want to try and find the bodies that are still under the bridge so the families can have closure.

[@tommak6516]

Or, better yet, they seem to have multiple cranes, start another crew at the end where the is ship, have multiple crews/cranes working at the same time.

[@pennynickels5216]

​@@tommak6516 progree should move faster, at least for a few days. It's been pouring here in Baltimore for a week, obviously affecting the effort.

[@swedesspeedshop2518]

@@jesusmylordsaviorking3726 I get it for optics but at the end of the day it won’t matter when they pull them up they’ll still be dead . I’ve told my family for years if I ever die in a situation that would put other people’s lives in danger to retrieve my body just leave it .

[@GH-oi2jf]

Why not let the engineers supervising the operation decide how best to go about it?