NBC Special Report on bridge collapse in Baltimore
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- Опубліковано 25 бер 2024
- (6AM on 3/26/2024) NBC Special Report on bridge collapse in Baltimore. A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers searched for survivors.
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As a prof. civil engineer, some of y’all in the comments are making my head hurt with your ignorant comments. Bridges are designed to withstand weather events, seismic activity, traffic loads, etc. A gigantic steel container ship plowing through it and collapsing the bridge does not necessarily indicate a flawed design or poor maintenance like some of you are stating as fact. An enormous steel ship will almost always win against bridge supports. You guys act as if the bridge just collapsed on its own. Your comments are like a homeowner complaining that his house was designed horribly after a category 5 tornado destroys it! Or like saying the Twin Towers were poorly constructed after an unprecedented never before seen event occurs like two massive commercial jets flying directly into them at 600 mph.
@StefunnyStrange They remind me of the Armchair Detectives who know more about solving a crime than the FBI.
They never let the truth get in the way of a lie.
Disagree. It’s part of the bridge should act on its own.
If a bridge spanning a major seaway is not able to take a hit from the traffic then yes it very much is a design flaw you idiot. It was an accident waiting to happen. But as long as those cars were flowing then no one wanted to rock the boat. Another disaster because of profiteers looking to the cash and taking their eye off the ball.
Could this possibly have been intentional?
A act of terrorism?
The ship looked like it was dark and already on fire and in trouble?
Maybe after what has been happening around the world I guess terrorism is my first thought when something like this happens?!
God speed to the first responders as they look for and rescue these people who have been dropped into the river!
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@@katherinehunter9526It's not a terrorist act ffs! It's lazy money-grubbing people wanting cheap access to transport lanes ignoring safety issues for profit.
Heartbreaking😢😢😢 for the people who were on that bridge at that moment. Condolences to the families🙏🙏🙏
A mile and half bridge? Oh my heart. Holding all victims and their families in my heart
Prayers up for the citizens of Baltimore 🙏
God bless the people of Baltimore and our brave first responders.
This is so heart breaking.
If NBC would show the prior 4 minutes, almost everyone would gain a much better understanding of what happened.
The ship loses electric power and then regains it prior to hitting the bridge.
Go look at the What's Going on with Shipping video to get a much greater understanding of what happened. Great analysis!!!
Get ready for the SMOKE & MIRRORS MSM?
NBC Cares very little about truth or people !
Sending prayers to everyone
Bodies do not decompose until close to 50° water temps. They’ll probably need to do sun-surface diving to find lost people. Hopefully the current doesn’t take any victims too far. Good luck and be safe to all the rescue workers in the water.
TMI
Thanks for the information!❤🙏🏻
The video is unreal to watch. I cannot imagine what that would feel like driving across the bridge and suddenly you see the bridge collapsing in front of you and than your car / truck starts to fall into the water. And unless you are prepared for it getting your windows down isn't something you'll think of right away. How frightening that has to be. And the fact this happened at 1:30am - totally dark. I pray for the souls who are lost by this collapse. It was built in 1977 so I'm not sure how so much of it fell apart so quickly from hitting one footing. Just thank god this didnt happen during rush hour closer to 6am when it's still somewhat dark and the bridge would be loaded with people.
Keeping the victims and their families in my thoughts and prayers today 🙏😪
Based on other comments I've been reading, this is now going to bring out all of the "Captain Hindsight's" who will tell us about all of the things that were neglected during the building of the bridge.
CaptHindsight(s) yes they are sumpthin else aren't they?
The bridge supports should've had protective bumpers to absorb some impact... like Skyway bridge had now. Immigrants who learn our native language would have understood those evac orders.
Does may day not translate?
If there aren’t victims I’d reference Jeff Goldblum “Must go faster, must go faster!” Just back up super fast and get away but I really hope there are no casualties just to take out a bridge.
I've been Praying all day for the City of Baltimore! Remain Positive! I was touched when the Baltimore Orioles Baseball team and their Football Friends the Baltimore Ravens told the city to stand Together! Be Brave Baltimore!!
Do people commenting hear themselves ? A STEEL SHIP HIT A "SUPPORT" BEAM FOR THE BRIDGE.
My gosh think before you speak. Pray for survivors 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
That's how dumber America is becoming unfortunately
The force of velocity and speed? That ship was a wrecking ball.
the video looked like a whole bridge collapse, went down like dominos...
The whole bridge did go down...like dominos ...exactly ..why the hit idk
Newfoundland sends prayers to all the people affected by the bridge collapse ❤ may God be with you and your loved ones.
Praying for those who went into the water. 🙏🙏🙏
Genuine intrusive thoughts every time I'm on a bridge😢 Nightmare
You are not alone. Ever since the bridge collapse in Point Pleasant West Virginia I've been nervous on bridges that go over deep water. Milwaukee one of those-- the Hoan Bridge -- linking the north and south sides. I don't think I'll ever take that route again.
I live in Portland Oregon, where a major river cuts through the heart of the city, with eight bridges spanning it. You are often crossing a bridge, but there's a few that I avoid, when possible.
Oh God, how awful. I will keep everyone in my prayers. Love from me in England.
your prayers won't do anything.
@@randytaylor535their prayers will do more than your hatred
@@randytaylor535 You may well be right. But perhaps the offerings will give a little comfort to family & friends who stumble upon this post. That's all we can do.
@@CassieJones-pn1rp there is no hatred just common sense.
@@randytaylor535Sir..I think you got a problem..I don't know.. maybe just a problem.....
Did you see the truck driver driving his vehicle over bridge seconds before the bridge collapses. Must be one of the luckiest people on the planet !
Prayers to the construction crew who was working on the bridge at the time this happened. If you look closely I can see there green and amber beacon lights on their vehicles flashing as the bridge collapsed. This is one of my biggest fears smh🙏🏾
traffic was 1 lane each way,
The Dali lost power and dropped the port anchor, regained power and the smoke was the ships engine reversing... I am sure we will know more once they debrief the Captain, the Pilot, and the crew
Why did it do all those things. Why was power lost twice? Why was the anchor dropped? Why did the ship veer? Why weren't procedures followed. The whole thing looks fishy.
@@jmogler It dropped anchor to try to stop or slow down. It veered because the current from the Curtis Bay channel hit the rear of the ship. And it's "looks shippy", fishes don't look like that. lol.
Rather than fishy, it looks more like a chain of shitty situations to me. Power tripped on the ship, someone tried to reset the circuit breakers, lights come on again, power trips again. That's what people naturally do don't they? If the power in your house goes out, your first instinct is to reset the circuit breaker. Hence the flickering lights.
There may have been construction workers? Do you guys not see those yellow flashing lights on the bridge? for sure there were workers on it...
Reporters have to be very precise with their comments. Even if you clearly see something, if the authorities on scene have not confirmed it, they also can't 100% affirm something. From what I'm following, authorities said they're searching for 7 people. They might know who they are, or maybe they're just using these camera shoots to estimate. But you see if they start spreading unprecise info how this situation could get very out of hand?
@@EnchoIndieStudio Reporters have to be precise... that was really o good one 🤣
@@hansdampf640 😅🤣😂
Reporters havent been precise since the late 80s😂😂😂😂 That was hilarious... It was 20 people in water then 13 to 6. 4mins time is all they had. Those bodies are all stuck in those vehicles....
the smoke is from the engines going inti full emergency reverse mode.
What a nightmare!!
The same thing happened to the Tampa Bay bridge almost 40 years ago
The same thing happened in New Orleans over 20yrs ago to the Industrial Canal Bridge killing several people including an expectant mother and her unborn baby.
Who the hell was stood there with phone in hand ready to record it. Crazy that is isn't nobody asking that question ⁉️
Why hasn't any news report said anything about the 4 vehicles with flashing lights on the right side going down.
Those were workers doing patch work on road
because they were probably road work warning lights and not on a vehicle
That's what I've been saying exactly ..why??
A 1000 ft container ship is the heaviest ship their is. Why are they surprised
There are ship collisions every day, all over the world. The ignorance of people commenting is just sad. The amount of traffic on our rivers, in our many ports, any stategist could have predicted this. It was going to happen. It may happen again tomorrow. The manufactured outrage is juvenile. Grow up people
It tells you how dumber America is becoming unfortunately
The physics alone tell you the ship became a gigantic wrecking ball.
Prayers for everyone involved.
Those reporters better shut up. They really don't add anything that we can already see for ourselves... Pfff
As messed up that was i think one of the most asinine questions i have ever heard from a reporter was how long do you think will take to reopen the channel to shipping.
Better they ask why no island of rock protecting those supports , that will $TOP a cargo ship !
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They're saying the cargo ship sank while simultaneously showing video of the ship clearly floating on top of the water.
I couldn't believe that.
Reason the whole bridge collasped is because the bridge is linked together. when one of them links breaks the rest falls down like dominos.
Omg 😢sending up tons of prayers of strength for the families, victims and Maryland from Illinois🙏
Maryland has a lot of bridges, New York has some cenyuries old and very suspect. They are the scariest I have ever had to drive on especially when you can see water thrue the holes in the roadwy.
Smoke doesn't necessarily mean problems. Some marine engines chuck a load of it when starting or revving up.
Yeah, it seems they had to restart the engine. I saw a report, that they also dropped an anchor to try to prevent the collision. They problably did the best they could after a devastating technical error. We'll see...
They threw it in reverse, and dropped anchor. That's all they could possibly do. But yes the smoke is from the reverse. A hard reverse no doubt.
Most likely caused when the ship was put into a full reverse.
Was the ship ever going to fit under the bridge? Looks like the tide was too high.!
Agreed. Unless this is a draw bridge?
It was going to fit. The problem was not the height, it was the support pillar in the way.
I can hear the ambulance chasers salivating over the lawsuits that will be filed in the aftermath. What a tragedy. Prayers for the victims .
Before it's a very they'll wish they'd have replaced the bridge it have prolly been cheaper then ...all the money in law suits coming at them ...ha
I am praying for all of the lives that are injured or have perished.
Truly the worse tragedy I have ever witnessed in my life time in Maryland.
The shutting down of the Baltimore harbor will cost us Billions of Dollars.
This will deeply affect the the Maryland State economy. It took 5 years just to build the bridge.
I think it will take them years to remove all of the bridge from the bay.
Studying how and where all of the major stresses are and the safest way of removing the bridge.
I would guess 15 years before the bridge is rebuilt or a new one built all together. God Help us all.
We should stand united in our efforts to rebuild.
Oh God, how awful. keeping everyone in my prayers :(
I'm Sorry for Them ALL
We found a guy whose having a worse week than P Diddy. This guy is definitely going to Prison.
The ship lost power and couldn’t get away from the bridge in time to keep from crashing into it
Its too early in the investigation to claim someone is or should be going to prison. The ship lost propulsion and a local pilot (not the shipping companies pilot) had the deck and con. (Ship was under his control) nothing known so far shows any proof of negligent actions taken by anyone. The ship, maintenance records, recorded ship data, interviews, and urinalysis test, may change that, but as of now, it's way too early to make such erroneous statements and serves no one any good.
@@joshuagonzalez3249 Well put.
Really sad and heartbreaking,
Rest in peace those poor souls.🙏.
And condolences to all victims family and friends involved,
A thorough investigation by the NTSB will determine the cause of this terrible event…. Until then the main focus is on rescue response…. Prayers to those directly and indirectly involved . 🙏
Crazy how 1 cargo ship broke the entire bridge. Not one part collapse, but the entire! Reminded of the one scene from London has fallen when the bridge collapsed and the cars dropped but in that scene, a bomb did the impact. Or even in final destination on the bridge scene, a freak accident but this? A cargo ship. It makes you wonder how unstable everything is that all it took was that. My hearts are with the families and the victims. Just think commuting can be your last day. Can't fathom the fear they all felt on the way down
It was 1:30 a.m. Not too many commuters at that hour, altho indeed it is a busy stretch of road. It was a toll bridge, which slows traffic somewhat.
A cargo ship that size is NOT a small thing, great mass and momentum. It is not expected- like our roofs not made for a jet landing on it.
This is so sad.Praying for all those who are working at finding those who may be alive.Praying for Search teams that have come in to help.Prayers going up.for all those involved.
My prayer's goes out to the families and for others taking part in helping with this disaster.
wasn't just any bridge...
Amajor bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship is named for Francis Scott Key, who turned a wartime experience in the early 19th century into the poem that became the national anthem of the United States.
Key was a prominent attorney in the region during the first half of the 19th century. In September 1814, two years after the War of 1812 had started between the United States and the British, he was on a ship to negotiate an American prisoner's release and witnessed a 25-hour British bombardment of Fort McHenry.
That a is complete partial bridge collapse. Are the happy now?! Something for everyone.
Oh my goodness. I hope they recover the people. Hope many swam to safety if they were able to.
They dont use Tug Boats ??? Madness !!!!, and the entire sound used by military ships, brilliant. Saving Money, no rescue boats up or down stream for the workers in case of,,, good thing it wasnt a natural gas ship !!
As a trucker I use to cross that bridge 2 to 3 times a week with a car hauler 10 car hi rail with BMW and Mercedes lol that would have been interesting, anyway Baltimore is shtf now with this bridge out
Those rescue crews used to be called body recovery units until they decided that the name needed changed they changed those names in the 1990’s.
Prayers for all the Victims in Families & for all the first responders involved🙏♥️🙏 Seeing the ship lights go out before hitting the pylon is maybe the reason why it hit, very Sad this Happened.
A video of this happening in real time. 😮Amazing
Funny thing gravity and how it plays out with removing a primary load bearing support and what happens when you do so
This is terrifying, May God make it easy on the families of loved ones lost. So heart breaking, I can’t swim so I can only imagine how that would go.
So are there fatalities? This looks worse than the Skyway bridge in Tampa back in the 80s that came down the same way.
And there it is ...poor structure
So sad I pray that all those involve are okay.
Pete Budajudge is going to make a big difference with his expertise.
My Prayers 🙏🏿to all those involved my heart truly goes out to y’all what a tragedy that this horrific time has happened….Scotland 🏴Uk 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Prayers for “ALL” affected 🙏🏽.
It’s amazing how the ship just missed hitting THE “DOLPHINS “ that would have stopped the ship making contact with the bridge. Looking at the video the two cars that were able to make it across the bridge before contact were truly blessed, they probably did or didn’t know what was about to happen but I’m so glad they made it across safely. For now on as part of their uniforms when working on or around a bridge a LIFE VEST is mandatory or a uniform that once water hits it, it’ll inflate into a floating device. 🤷🏽♀️
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This would not have happened if adequate tug boat escorts were required!
I wish they would stop showing the video of the bridge collapsing a thousand times per broadcast every day, Most people don't want to keep seeing people dying and this beautiful structure going down
The lights went out 5 minutes before it hit the bridge
I read it lost power. That’s why it could not steer properly
Could be it lost power
Golly gosh, I wonder why!
Insight please oh great wizard 😂😂
I have a feeling a lot of people are going to question the integrity of of all Maryland Bridges
There was a movie with Sylvester Stallone “Daylight” where he says “nextime we’re taking the bridge”
The most expensive American car was the Excalibur Series 3. 5th largest US car maker of the 70s, full production and the most expensive.
Absolutely sad!!!
Anything to screw up the supply chain, control of f supply and demand. Like other people have said, they couldn’t drop anchor???
" they couldn’t drop anchor?", nope
They did drop an anchor, but it wasn't enough to stop the ship
This much damage SHOULD NOT have happened!!! 1980 Tamp's Sunshine Skyway Bridge on may 9th 1980 SHOWED US THAT this structural failure WAS DISCOVERED ALREADY. ANYONE that passed on the EAST END and possibly other end SHOULD SUE THE STATE!!!! My children's engineering class showed this last year!!!! Container ship hit that bridge and engineering FAILURES caused it to fully collapse.
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This is not a good thing. That bridge went down like It was a tinker toy. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the first part start to collapse I never dreamed the whole bridge would go.
One blessing in all of this and that's the fact that it didn't happen during a rush hour with full capacity of vehicles coming and going.
Thank you God for this Mercy.
My prayers for all those who are lost.
What a disaster! Should we be surprised? We are constantly building ships bigger than the planet can support. How much longer until the next disaster?
WE can stop buying crap from CHINA, and make things here. It will take removal of the China-backed Biden admin and other Democrats in power. They can't do enough for the CCP.- di you see their floor show for the world's worst dictator, Jinping, in San Francisco?
Prayers to the people of this accadent
Prayers. For. The. Family
It’s a artery for 695
95 is the tunnel
That would have been devastating
So they got that fact wrong.
The Port of Los Angeles has worn the title of “Busiest Port in North America” for more than 20 years.
Terrible...what time was the May Day received?
No island of rocks surrounding those bridge supports......PRICELE$$ !
Sendings prayers to all the families
Apparently ship lost power , engines on one side were having issues , they dropped anchor to arrest forward momentum but none of it worked , just a horrible tragedy. She had already left the dock and spun around so there would of been no Tug escort at that point she was fully underway and in the main channel headed outbound. Just a horrible clusterF%ck.
Why didn't the bridge have light indicators..can't just depend on a ship to see a bridges properly in the nights
That's the Mayor??
He looks young AF. Like he just graduated high school. And he looks so casual as well. I too was shocked. He looks like my teenage cousin ray-ray, not mayor of one of the largest cities in the US.!
Yeah he is a joke
omg those poor people that were on that bridge when that happened 🙏
Mayor Brandon Scott looks very young!
People have died here, who cares that the mayor "look's young"? 😑
Someone tell her to shut up, calm down and let him talk.
even he speaks rubbish
For real. She is the worst
This happened 3 days ago! Where were your reports then?
no CARS in the river, police had already stopped all the cars from going onto the bridge when they got the mayday, just a few maintenance lorries still on the bridge when it fell.
Lord help us❤
Is only obvious what happened The bridge got hit by the container ship Which caused the collapse..! So sad..! Prayers. 🙏🙏🙏
Bridges in General are in need of upgrading or replacing. They are all just old. Infrastructure as well is in need of replacing. Something that cities took for granted over the years
So sad..
Hoping for minimal to no victims.
And now, my questions:
1. Should the Baltimore Key bridge have withstood such an impact?
2. As a repair crew was already working on the bridge as the collapse ensued, were repairs to strengthen its structural sufficiency ever delayed or postponed for any reason, including tax cuts or budget cuts?
3. Was the Baltimore Key bridge subject to deferred maintenance?
The collapse of the Baltimore Key Bridge brings to mind the economic dimension. Storms provide cover for the practice of planned obsolescence. At the same time, those who own the means of production in manufacturing and its adjacent sectors might not be ready or more willing to adjust, adapt, and improve, much less transition, to the next level of materials that perform better. So that also slides us into deferred maintenance, where the likes of accountants (“bean counters”) who compare the cost of a fully up to code, state of the art, construction materials, and the conclusion runs something like, “It looks like building a newest model of dam costs more than that of the pain, suffering, loss of life, and overall economic harm if the current infrastructure fails.” And as baby boomers age into retirement and senescence, and turn more fiscally conservative, their support for sufficient revenue enhancements begins to fade, leaving the rest of us with a legacy of deferred maintenance leading to public and private physical plants and infrastructure failing more frequently. This means “your tax cuts at work.”
Authorities give update on rescue efforts after Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
Like a real life final destination
1 or 2 spans maybe,,
but the whole bridge ???
shhhhhhh, don't ask questions
If this was a attack then why would they do this at midnight?? I think this was a mistake. A avoidable accident. No communication and no tug boat for escort
Rome still has bridges built 2 thousand years ago.
So was this deliberate? Or just shoddy workmanship when building the bridge in the first place 🤔
The ship lost power you can see the lights went out. Then when it started the router was off but the ship was still moving. The black smoke was when the ship restarted and it hit a piling on the bridge and it collapsed.