Baltimore bridge collapse

[leroy]

That thing fell like domino's, prayers for all

Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses after ship collision; rescue effort underway: Live updates

The Baltimore City Fire Department described the collapse as a mass-casualty incident and said workers were searching for seven people in the river.

www.usatoday.com

 

[NCHillbilly]

That was horrible. I can't fathom being one of the people driving across there at the moment. Imagine if that had happened at rush hour.

 

[Redbow]

Terrible indeed, prayers sent for the victims of this tragedy and their families.

 

[slow motion]

Kind of like the Skyway Bridge collapse in Tampa. Terrible situation.

 

[ucfireman]

Heard about it on the radio a bit ago, didn't realize the whole thing fell.

I'm sure this was an accident or negligent event but this type of stuff could easily be don't by terrorists and cripple the county.

 

[georgia_home]

Report on news a few minutes ago.

steering / propulsion or similar failure.
crew able to declare emergency
bridge traffic was blocked off prior
road patch crew was working night shift.
6 per the article. Looking for them now

Early reporting, subject to change

 

[TJay]

Tragic but could have been much worse. What a terrible thing for those affected families to wake up to.

 

[Lindseys Grandpa]

Saw where there were 8 construction guys working on potholes on bridge. All unaccounted for .

 

[westcobbdog]

Sad story, the ship lost power at the wrong time.

 

[gadeerwoman]

Been across that bridge multiple times ...and always hated it. Never liked long suspension bridges anywhere. Can't imagine the terror of being on one when it gives way.

 

[Batjack]

Sad story, the ship lost power at the wrong time.

At least they had time to radio and stop traffic, unlike the Sunset Limited crash outside Mobile in '93.

 

[creekrunner]

Had a friend who was stopped waiting on the drawbridge on the Sidney Lanier bridge in Brunswick when it got hit in the early ’70’s. He was several cars back but he felt the impact

 

[fireman32]

That’s a bad situation, and it would be difficult to mitigate it.

 

[Use Enough Gun]

Very tragic . Reminds me of the Sunshine Skyway accident in the early 1980's.

 

[Resica]

Man o man. When a ship larger and heavier than an aircraft carrier hits a bridge bad things happen.

 

[westcobbdog]

At least they had time to radio and stop traffic, unlike the Sunset Limited crash outside Mobile in '93.

Will study up on that event.

 

[Batjack]

Will study up on that event.

Barge took a wrong turn in fog and "bent" the bridge and rails instead of break them and no signal was sent to stop the train.

 

[westcobbdog]

Barge took a wrong turn in fog and "bent" the bridge and rails instead of break them and no signal was sent to stop the train.

Article I read said it happened just 7 min before the scheduled train passed by. 47 dead over 100 injured, a sad story.

 

[Batjack]

Article I read said it happened just 7 min before the scheduled train passed by. 47 dead over 100 injured, a sad story.

Had it broke the rails instead of bend them (way the bridge was built kept that from happening) a signal would have alerted the train to emergency stop. Granted the train might not have been able to stop in that time frame, but would have been going much slower when it got there.

 

[Oldstick]

Horrible. The older I get, I find my self getting a little antsy crossing any bridge. Is it possible for one to collapse suddenly? Is it possible for the Titanic to sink? And I won't even step out on one of those cantilevered balconies in a hotel room.