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Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses (Hit by a ship)
Gefn:
Live updates also here.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/baltimore-bridge-collapse-03-26-24-intl-hnk/index.html
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Rescue workers in Baltimore are searching for as many as seven people after a major bridge in the city's port was struck by a container ship early Tuesday, officials said. It is an "active search and rescue" situation, the city's fire chief said, and the number of missing people could change.
Two people have been saved from the water so far, Baltimore Fire Department Chief James Wallace said.
Video shows the collapse of the 1.6-mile-long, four-lane bridge after it was hit by the vessel. An official told CNN conditions were unsafe for rescuers due to objects hanging from the structure, freezing conditions and limited visibility.
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Cyber Liberty:
Stickied....
American Girl:
Why does it look like it intentionally turned right into the support column? From this video, it looks like he adjusted the course into the bridge support accelerated and turned off most lights.
https://www.usasupreme.com/baltimores-key-bridge-collapses-after-ship-collision-new-video-from-the-moment-of-impact-raises-huge-red-flags/
catfish1957:
Shocking
I have now watched that video 20 times now, and something doesn't seem right. The nature of it collapsing within seconds doesn't seem right. Even as a suspension bridge, a more likely outcome would seem that this thing would have fallen in segments.
I am not a civil engineer, but outside some serious structural maintenance or design issue, this should have been confined within the piers struck. In most areas of engineering, design and response are governed around doing exercises utilizing risk assessments nd worst case scenarios. Was it underdesigned? Failings in maintenance?
Not trying to stir up conspiracy theories this early on, but something doesn't seem to add up.
Gefn:
White House says Baltimore bridge collapse was NOT terrorism and reveals there's 'no indication' it was intentional - as rescuers race to pluck survivors from the freezing river
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13239959/White-House-says-theres-no-indication-Baltimore-bridge-collapse-intentional-investigators-race-pull-cars-water.html
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