Damn it man! Didn't just collide, it knocked that sucker down, destroyed it. Wonder if any big targets happened to be crossing at the time. Those last trucks off were dang sure lucky.
Clear, and better footage here. Looks like the ship was billowing a lot of smoke before the hit. IMO, steering controls, or power could have been damaged from a fire. Or, considering how much smoke there is, the captain steering the ship could have been blinded by the smoke. Smoke that thick is impossible to see through at night, and lights do nothing- possibly explaining why ship lights turn off/on.
But, the lights turning off/on could also be caused by damaged electric power systems, or maybe even a person trying whatever they could do to try signal a warning to drivers on the bridge.
My hunch at this time is that there was a massive fire on the ship, likely caused from EV batteries, and hot enough to do major internal damage to the ship.
Years ago we had a neighbor, middle-eastern, who was a professional nautical pilot, and used to spout some really anti-American stuff. I always thought, "wow, what if a guy like this is piloting a large ship into a major port, and decides it's time to contribute to "jihad"?" And now, we know there are thousands of potential terrorists in the U.S. thanks to Biden and co. It would only take one armed terrorist to be onboard a ship like this, to commandeer the vessel, and steer directly into the target of their choice. They wouldn't need to be a professional pilot to do it; probably just either basic knowledge, or threat to the actual pilot at the controls.
The issue I am having a hard time understanding is the communications part of all this, or more accurately the apparent lack of communication.
If this was caused by a technical problem with the ship, why didn't the capt. notify authorities? Or did he? It appears that there are several emergency vehicles parked on the bridge with lights flashing- then they fell in the water. What was that about; why were they there? When did port authorities first know that there was a problem with the ship, and why is the media not asking that question? The last part is what is making me very suspicious.
...The ship "lost propulsion" as it was leaving port, and crew on board notified Maryland officials they had lost control of the vessel, ABC News reported, citing an unclassified U.S. intelligence report...
Ship lost propulsion, and crew allegedly reported it.
I live pretty close by in the area where the bridge is/was and tuned into the local police scanner around 2:30a. There was some chatter about a mayday call from the ship that gave the bridge authority just enough time to stop traffic. But not enough time for 7 or 8 construction workers on the deck to evac. The vehicles on the bridge when it collapsed were construction, not emergency.
Damn it man! Didn't just collide, it knocked that sucker down, destroyed it. Wonder if any big targets happened to be crossing at the time. Those last trucks off were dang sure lucky.
Probably a DEI crew in charge.
Prayers for the innocent.
https://twitter.com/indiancrusher/status/1772531393027076111?s=20
Clear, and better footage here. Looks like the ship was billowing a lot of smoke before the hit. IMO, steering controls, or power could have been damaged from a fire. Or, considering how much smoke there is, the captain steering the ship could have been blinded by the smoke. Smoke that thick is impossible to see through at night, and lights do nothing- possibly explaining why ship lights turn off/on.
But, the lights turning off/on could also be caused by damaged electric power systems, or maybe even a person trying whatever they could do to try signal a warning to drivers on the bridge.
My hunch at this time is that there was a massive fire on the ship, likely caused from EV batteries, and hot enough to do major internal damage to the ship.
Years ago we had a neighbor, middle-eastern, who was a professional nautical pilot, and used to spout some really anti-American stuff. I always thought, "wow, what if a guy like this is piloting a large ship into a major port, and decides it's time to contribute to "jihad"?" And now, we know there are thousands of potential terrorists in the U.S. thanks to Biden and co. It would only take one armed terrorist to be onboard a ship like this, to commandeer the vessel, and steer directly into the target of their choice. They wouldn't need to be a professional pilot to do it; probably just either basic knowledge, or threat to the actual pilot at the controls.
The issue I am having a hard time understanding is the communications part of all this, or more accurately the apparent lack of communication.
If this was caused by a technical problem with the ship, why didn't the capt. notify authorities? Or did he? It appears that there are several emergency vehicles parked on the bridge with lights flashing- then they fell in the water. What was that about; why were they there? When did port authorities first know that there was a problem with the ship, and why is the media not asking that question? The last part is what is making me very suspicious.
{edit} NEW INFO
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/16-mile-bridge-baltimore-collapses-after-ship-collision-fox-baltimore-reports-2024-03-26/
Ship lost propulsion, and crew allegedly reported it.
I live pretty close by in the area where the bridge is/was and tuned into the local police scanner around 2:30a. There was some chatter about a mayday call from the ship that gave the bridge authority just enough time to stop traffic. But not enough time for 7 or 8 construction workers on the deck to evac. The vehicles on the bridge when it collapsed were construction, not emergency.