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It was losing/gaining power?
Ssayer
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Well...... once again, things just don't add up. Add to that the government assuring us almost immediately that it wasn't a terrorist/cyber hack thing......... No tug boat escort out to beyond the bridge. Cars fell into the water. Nope, the police already had the bridge blocked off. Bad fuel? Etc... Believe what you want, I'm just not buying it...
Yeah an article I saw said they dropped the anchor and called in a Mayday and it saved so many lives - well how soon did they know they were in trouble - and unless it was a toll-bridge, how would cops get on both sides to block it off so fast after a mayday call?
Sure there are other videos we haven't seen but from the videos I have seen, no way they called a mayday and cops were able to close the bridge that fast.
What else is interesting is I got an article about ON THIS DAY in history 4 days ago about this bridge and then a few days later it goes down?
Sure there are other videos we haven't seen but from the videos I have seen, no way they called a mayday and cops were able to close the bridge that fast.
What else is interesting is I got an article about ON THIS DAY in history 4 days ago about this bridge and then a few days later it goes down?
Ssayer
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Also, the bridge is 1.6 miles long. Any car that was past a police car had a while before it got to the other side of that bridge.
SpacemanSpiff
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Some vessels are powered (propulsion & electrical) solely by the ships main engine(s). If main engine stops turning, everything goes out. Some vessels have auxiliary generator to electrically power key systems in the event of main engine failure. Despite this, unless a ship also has redundant electrical distribution (wiring & circuits), this still leaves a single point of failure for loss of electrical. For instance... this incident might have been the first time they realized they have a faulty automatic power transfer switch.
Of course, if they neglect maintenance and testing of the redundant systems they might be in for a surprise when the main engine stops.
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Ssayer
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So, on top of everything else, there were 1.8 million gallons of fuels and 56 containers of hazardous materials ( and 2 containers are known to have fallen overboard). Just curious, was this thing supposed to sink?
Edit: WITH NO TUGBOATS ESCORTING IT COMPLETELY OUT OF HARBOR??????????
www.thegatewaypundit.com
Edit: WITH NO TUGBOATS ESCORTING IT COMPLETELY OUT OF HARBOR??????????
UPDATE: DHS and Coast Guard Say Cargo Ship that Struck Francis Scott Key Bridge Was Transporting 1.8M Gallons of Fuel and 56 Containers with Hazardous Materials | The Gateway Pundit | by Jordan Conradson
Early Tuesday morning, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD, collapsed after a cargo ship collided with a support column, causing the bridge to collapse.
www.thegatewaypundit.com
Ssayer
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Ssayer
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Because THEN, the insurance company would investigate it. This way, only the government. Neat, eh?
So this means us working stiffs can rest easy the next time we're in a car accident as long as we can prove were we not negligent, speeding, DUI, etc. and therefore won't be held accountable financially?
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Dumbass Brandon said what he did before there were any findings from any investigation by anyone.......quite unusual, methinks.
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I would think it would be the insurance company for the ship ...
That is what is implied by saying the company responsible...but they could also be self-insured and thus the company WOULD be responsible....
After listening to the NTSB briefing it occurs to me that because the bridge was undergoing significant maintenance, there was law enforcement at each end of the bridge most likely with their overheads on to warn commuters.
Speaking of insurance:
www.reinsurancene.ws
Reinsurers to bear the bulk of insured cost of Baltimore bridge collapse, says AM Best - Reinsurance News
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the Port of Baltimore, Maryland yesterday is expected to drive billions of dollars in insured losses,
www.reinsurancene.ws
And of course to muddy it up even more with lots of finger pointing as to who has to pay....
MV Dali is a Singapore-registered container ship completed in 2015 and owned by Grace Ocean Pte Ltd. As of March 2024, the vessel was chartered by Maersk and managed and operated by Synergy Marine Group.
MV Dali is a Singapore-registered container ship completed in 2015 and owned by Grace Ocean Pte Ltd. As of March 2024, the vessel was chartered by Maersk and managed and operated by Synergy Marine Group.
^^^Translation:Speaking of insurance:
Reinsurers to bear the bulk of insured cost of Baltimore bridge collapse, says AM Best - Reinsurance News
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the Port of Baltimore, Maryland yesterday is expected to drive billions of dollars in insured losses,
OUR insurance is going up......AGAIN!
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That lack of consistency and reliability is generating greater advances-- in using WOOD as fuel. We seem to be going backwards.