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.
Mayday call was given, traffic was not stopped in time and there was a crew of 20 working on the bridge. At this time 6-7 car/trucks and one tractor trailer are known to fall in
Thank you for this context. Hopefully this can be verified with others who recorded those radio calls in a way that it cannot be disputed regarding timing (ie recording those radio calls later & pretending they were done just before the collapse).
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.
Mayday call was given, traffic was not stopped in time and there was a crew of 20 working on the bridge. At this time 6-7 car/trucks and one tractor trailer are known to fall in
Thank you for this context. Hopefully this can be verified with others who recorded those radio calls in a way that it cannot be disputed regarding timing (ie recording those radio calls later & pretending they were done just before the collapse).
I really hope this is what happened.
Again thank you for this context.
A MayDay-All call was given