Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after ship struck it, sending vehicles into water
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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2024
- A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a large boat collided with it early Tuesday morning, and multiple vehicles fell.
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I'm a trucker and just had to detour. I am so happy I spent an extra 6 minutes this morning looking for breakfast. I was supposed to be on that bridge.
Damn
Crazy how little things like that can keep you from wrong place wrong time
Glad you weren't.
Omg
God is with you
One of my biggest fears. The thought of being on a bridge, and have it collapse right under you is horror itself. Prayers to anyone involved.
Too late for prayers
Ny biggest fear.... the democrats stealing the 2024 election and finishing off America.
Yeah this is the 2nd highest bridge in Maryland only behind the Bay Bridge. I have no phobias about bridges but driving across the Key Bridge is even a little daunting to me because of it's height above the Patapsco River.
Here's what a drive over looked like before the collapse: ruclips.net/video/-WtqJZ_4FEc/видео.html
The water 45 degrees
Having grown up there and traveled this bridge my whole life, it is not only a big part of Maryland history, but it is MASSIVE. 185 feet above very deep water leading to the Chesapeake away and then to the Atlantic Ocean. It spans over a major shipping channel to the Port of Baltimore. I’d never in a million years think it would fall that easily. I can only imagine how hard that ship hit one of those supports. I live in Texas now but 98% of my family is back in Baltimore/Maryland. Thankfully, if this had to happen, it happened in the middle of the night in because during the daytime into night it is packed with vehicles. I heard they have rescued two people already. One uninjured and one seriously injured…..praying they are able to rescue/recover those that were crossing it.
I don't think being rammed by a full cargo ship would be considered easy by most
Same we took our daughter over bridge from glen burnie to dundalk 3x a week for karate. We have friends who live across bridge. My cousin works at Port and goes over it at 245am to work
@@jenniferrice8137looks like you're swimming to karate lessons now lol
Yes I already said morning or afternoon rush hour would've have been even worse that it already is prayers to all involved 😢
It's not about how hard the ship hit it. It's the huge MASS of the ship and its cargo that completely demolished the pier. Once that support was gone, it was a chain reaction after that, like dominoes.
I cross this bridge every morning to get to my truck was too tired from working last night I ended up sleeping in my truck.. praying for the bridge workers and the people that was crossing
Glad to hear youre ok. You have some serious protection from above.
Glad you’re okay. 🙏
Wow… if that isn’t a sign I don’t know what is. Glad you’re okay and that you were too tired.
As a local, does 7 vehicles at 1:30 a.m. sound right? I'm hoping it's not far more than that that just haven't been confirmed yet :'(
Thankful you are ok. Prayers out to everyone involved.
Those poor ppl on that bridge!! I can't. My heart goes out to all those affected by this collapse 🥺
Thankfully it was 1.30am so shouldnt be too many people
How many casualties ?
i counted a total of just 4 trucks parked there, according to reports there is 7 people missing, 1 dead and the rest in the hospital
Look very carefully and tell me where you see anyone
@@Mr.Helper.like 7 and I think 5 are missing correct me if in wrong
Some of these comments are so disrespectful. People lost their lives in dark, cold water. Can you imagine how disorienting that must've been with no time to react? Show some compassion!
Yes. Have you stepped outside before?
It’s sad how people act in these comment sections. They wouldn’t say these things in person but I guess their true self comes out behind the keyboard. The lack of compassion is so disheartening. 😢
That's the worst thing about the Internet, cowards can hide behind a computer and post repulsive disrespectful comments with no repercussions.
It's hard to have compassion for mere statistics. I'd rather have genuine indifference than fake sympathy.
Fr. The flippant attitudes are disgusting.
I used the Bridge at 10:30 pm after work and it happened at 1:30 am I saw all the construction workers on top , my deepest condolences.
I have had a phobia of bridges ever since I was a little girl. My birthmother died due to a bridge collapse.
The saddest part was the state of Mississippi KNEW the bridge was in desperate need of repair and yet 3 months prior to its collapse they paid the inspector off so it would pass the inspection test.
The investigation due to the collapse found that the bridge was slcompletely rotten all the way through and as a result mississippi was found liable. To this day I am pissed at them because I will never get to meet my birth mom
I'm sorry for your loss, even though this is a late message.
Sorry for your loss loved one
Truly Sorry for your loss. I’m from Mississippi and a lot of the bridges there are super old and I’m sure out of code compliance. But that can be said about the majority of American infrastructure at this point.
so sorry to hear that
My brother was one of the workers on the bridge when it collapsed. They won't tell us anything.
🙏🙏🙏
I'm so sorry
So sorry to hear that
I hope he is ok.
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
you can see the construction vehicles on the bridge as it collapses. Not good! There were 3 semis that just made it off a min before it collapsed in another video
Thank goodness!
Imagine looking in the mirror and seeing that?
They were pouring concrete
you can also see the mini explosions across the bridge, it was controlled demolition
@@aohjiibrother those are power cables...
It's crazy how the whole bridge went down so fast after taking down one support.
lol, clearly it didnt..
there where explosion and smoke on the bridge you can see it before the boat hits
@@tastindaganja just go to bed! and stop yourself!!
@@tastindaganjayou’re high. Watch the video again.
@@tastindaganjayou might be right because how can hitting a column ( which engineers should have anticipated when the bridge was built) cause the whole bridge to collapse in seconds.
Bridges are supported by wires beams and concrete, anyone of those fail the whole thing could come down like this.
I've lived in Baltimore my entire life basically. That bridge has been an iconic image you could see from Bayview and Dundalk. Praying they find whoever went in the water
pray is no good
@@paulrichards6894 I'll pray for you too
@@hammerheadxray8152 no thanks
I use to work in the harbor there at the domino sugar plant ..I can't believe this .praying for the families impacted
@@paulrichards6894jeez, its a nice gesture you don't have to be so pessimistic
Im a trucker just drove over Bridge 30 mins before it happened at my last stop. Someone told rite before I left yard and that was my route back to my yard back over the bridge. This is so sad
I am glad you made it home
"right", not "rite" [sic]. Glad you're safe
Oh dear that's too scary. Im so glad u okay. I just really hope the ones who experienced this are okay
@@vanhouten64shut up
@@vanhouten64 Your username isn't capitalized despite being a name*
I wouldn't have believed the entire bridge could come down that fast . Several workers and travelers are in the river.
Look at the supports it was built to be as cost effective as possible. This is why ALL bridges over shipping lanes should be built to withstand an impact with the biggest vessels allowed to transit under it.
That's what I said. Very scary
Its look like hit the support structure.
@@chasewithrow4008 But, politicians, their families, and friends, can't rake in bags of money if they actually spent it on the projects.
Think for a second before posting that nonsense. 😆
@@chasewithrow4008That ship is not supposed to be anywhere near that bridge. Think of it as a a huge semi trying to fit under an overpass meant for at max SUVs. You can tell only very tiny ships normally cruise near that bridge.
All the ship workers should be arrested. Watch as this whole situation is revealed.
You see those 3 steady blinking lights center right, those are the construction crew vehicles. They were on a 9pm to 5am shift and were having their break in those vehicles at 1am when the bridge collapsed. My guess is that even though traffic to the bridge was stopped just in time, there was no way to safely warn them to get off the bridge.
I’ve been on that bridge so many times, and my biggest fear was falling. This is insane. I hope everyone is safe.
The fact that this happen , trust me WE ARENT
That's one of peoples worst fears right there
Exactly how im feeling. My father just retired as a truck driver and would go over that bridge often. I hate bridges
satan smiles!!!!!
Definitely, i'm from louisiana!! Louisiana is a water rich & multiple bridge state, i fear this kinda thing everytime i have to cross a bridge in louisiana. And we have older bridges too.
My Mom used to hate that bridge (rip). She would have a few things to say about it going down like this.
The steel trusses came crashing down on the vehicles; plunging them deeper into the harbor; it’s going to be a sobering recovery
it was the kerch bridge nazis??????? lol
Sobering recovery? Those people aren’t gonna recover from that dude
@@timobrien2738 recovery of the casualties
@@timobrien2738 I never spoke about the people, I spoke about the trusses and the vehicles and the recovery. The people inside the vehicles are unalived from the impacts and being unable to escape the wreckage as they are plunged deeper into the river. The weight of the trusses made their survival even more unlikely, and given it happened at around 1-2am eastern, those people in the cars in the water are unalive.
The people of Baltimore will recover though
Someone was drunk? Why sobering?
The fact this happened at 1:30am and while tragic, can you imagine had this happened during mid day. Sending prayers
I was thinking that same thing.
I used to work in the ship anti collision business. Channels are well marked and some even have special radar transponders. They show you on the radar where the channel is. There must have been all kinds of alarms sounding well before they crashed.
Catastrophic failure on the ship left it unable to maneuver?
So far reports are that the ship last power multiple times.
something smells rotten in denmark
It looked very suspicious the way the lights went out and then the ship veered to the right sharply and then the engines appeared to come on at full power when the lights came back on judging by the amount of black smoke. It's almost like something steered the ship into the support and rammed it at full speed.
@@odelldaniel7868 I was thinking that could be a possibility, Whatever caused the boat to deliberately steer into the support is suspicious though.
We were on it 3am ish the night before leaving glen burnie hospital because my gf thought she was in labor..almost went tonight at 2am happy we didn’t omg. I’m on this bridge multiple times a day. Feel so bad for them workers probably same people I see every night man
Thank God you weren’t on there with a new baby coming!
Thank goodness for the tunnels.
Dont get how he was that far over in the shipping lane. Shit is going to be messed up for cargo for a while now in Baltimore
It was reported that it had lost power, twice and just drifted right into the support, no one on board could do anything.
@@vir9002 crazy that they did not evacuate the bridge.
@@955701I think it was heard from somewhere that law enforcement was able to stop a few cars from getting onto the bridge but there isn’t much one can do for the ones already on it other than to pray they get off the bridge before it happened
The ports going to be closed for at least 3 months. That's huge. Baltimore is a huge east coast port city, it will disrupt national trade
Lost power and control to the rudder(steering mechanism).
That's a real nightmare! I am sorry for those who suffered in that collision collspse.
That is scary as hell!!! I always fear that or the Baltimore tunnel caving in and water consuming everything. Prayers to the families. Omg
too late for prayers
Prayers up!
How does anyone survive that? Why did the lights go off on the cargo ship, and why did it hit the bridge supports? Horrible!
ship suffered 2 blackouts minutes before impact... which means; no propulsion, minimal steering (stearing gear should run on the Emergency generators but even tht takes a few seconds to kick in...).
@@jawadad73 could still be deliberate anyone can flick a few switches to make it look like an accident.
@@Notoislamthere’s no way this was an accident and anyone who believes that is an imbecile
@@noneya61how do you not know this by now ?
@@jawadad73it doesn't explain why it was headed towards the support structure and not the open part of the bridge
Omg ! I’ve gone over that bridge for years ! 36 yrs ! Major bridge to Baltimore, D.C , Georgetown, Fairfax , Alexandria and so on ! Prays to the Dive team and Praying they can rescue and recover any people 🙏🙏🏾🧎🏽♀️➡️ That bridge is not busy at the time it fell but there are always cars on it !
Wrong key bridge. This one is not in the DC area at all it's entirely within Baltimore's harbor.
@watchit6298 GET a map. This is nowhere near the Virginia cities you listed.
U may be thinking of the Key Bridge in DC.
Funny how this bridge being so close to DC, it was already announced by POTUS this morning that it will be rebuilt immediately with federal funds. If this happened in some random US town in the mid-west, they'd be on their own. smh
Funny how this bridge being so close to DC, it was already announced by POTUS this morning that it will be rebuilt immediately with federal funds. If this happened in some random US town in the mid-west, they'd be on their own. smh
One life lost is horrific. Thoughts and prayers for all families who lost a loved one.
WTF?! RIP all of you poor souls on the bridge & on the ship.
Please understand the ramifications on the port and how many people that will be affected by this mess. God bless y'all up there.
I have No sympathy for those who allow their port to fall into such disrepair and not provide barriers to protect their bridges from the ships that regularly pass through them.
Or have competent navigators to provide channel passage through critical infrastructure.
The channel will be closed for a few weeks at most.
They'll have those support beams cut out and removed quickly.
The bridge itself on the other hand as a means of transportation....
It needed to be redone anyways.
Decades ago.
It was already falling apart before the ship hit it.
@justsoicanfingcomment5814
No amount of barriers was stopping that ship. Stop being stupid.
This is the only way in or out of harbor. The entire Port of Baltimore will be blocked off, no traffic will be able to pass in or out of the port. It’s a devastating fuck up.
Yea i was looking and dont see the channel barries and bridge barriers that funnel large ship safely especially during storms, tide changes etc. Easy for ship to bump and go off course with side winds. So many variables
@@justsoicanfingcomment5814 You could have stopped typing after the first four words.
I just hope this was an accident and not on purpose. Praying for those people.
I thought the same thing.
Unfortunately evil exists and even if it was an accident, the blueprint has been laid out
Democrats have caused a lot of hate and opened up the borders for terrorist to pic the location and weapons freely. You never know but time will tell if this is just another victim of democratic policy.
it was isis they admited in their tik tok channel lol
@@fjbxrplover you must live a terrified, miserable existence.
I'm surprised how fragile the bridge turned out to be.
Well if you knock out a main support... The amount of kinetic energy involved with a ship with that kind of mass exerts a tremendous load on the piers. A load they are not designed for in most cases.
@@johns6704 For sure. Agreed. It just catches me off guard.
So sad. No one ever just thinks “well, this is the day I’m going to die” … just the thought of simply crossing a bridge and having it give out from under you is absolutely horrifying. There are no words to describe how sorry I am for those people and their families. Just terrifying.
Praying for everyones safety. I now have trust issues with cargo ships near bridges.
It hit the support?? Insane.
Yes, its looks like hit the support structure, thats why all bridges sudden collapse
Terror attack. That's what this is. Intentional and deliberate.
@@RoganBits NO SHIT SHERLOCK! YOU'RE PART OF IT! YOU'LL BE FOUND AND DEALT WITH!!!💀☠️👻
@@RoganBitsleave it to a rogan viewer
@@RoganBits shut up psycho...holy crap what is wrong with you...oh never mind...i just saw your screen name....no wonder
This is gonna be a huge cluster fuck for the next 5 years.
😂
True, b-more metro/greater metro traffic is already rough & about to get much rougher.
if possible always keep your windows down when crossing a bridge or keep a window breaking device in your car. Your door wont unlock or window go down in the water.
Do you realize how cold that water is though? Hypothermia sets in fast.
@@cybercityoedo808 I never thought about that! I guess it's death either way ☠️
Show us, scumbag
Great advice..I always do ..bridges don't worry me as much as tunnels just something about being at the very bottom of the tunnel knowing if a ship hit right there I would never be able to get out..but hopefully tunnels are well protected by plenty of shallows and barriers
Omg😢 prayers to the people that were on it and the rescuers trying to locate them..🙏
Just unimaginable way to go, because it's obviously not instant. May God help the love one's, of those who lost their lives.
Just so terrible.
some people think its sabotage or terrorist attack
I feel like it was harder to hit the huge pillar than to miss
When u have 900 foot of steel in front of you and no power you kinda go where the heavy currents take you
The Ukrainian comedian puppet cocaine addict of Kiev had already warned, check, it was a Ukrainian intelligence job for not giving them money help! A monster was created, verify the captain of the ship is Ukrainian
What a terrible way to go. Very tragic
Not really. God got them.
@@theSatanicNaturalists. shut up
@@theSatanicNaturalists. Not really btw
@@BlekJamal I love the internet. Someone can be like "I've just been set on fire and exploded". Internet Guy: "It's achtually not that bad"
@@theSatanicNaturalists.And u have santanic for ur account name.
This is horrific.
My prayers go out for those involved in the collapse of the bridge 🙏
The ship was not in the right tunnel passage under the bridge. Captain screwed up😮
Are these ships under the captain or harbor pilot?
@@benjaminsmith2287 Captain. The harbor bridge has no mechanical service for a harbor captain.
@@benjaminsmith2287 there was at least one pilot on board.
💔
God be with All First Responders and pray for full Rescue of everyone 🙏😢
Amen! Amen! Amen!
Why did god make the bridge collapse?
god has left you nazis for what you did in crocus
@@joeschmo5988He didn’t. What a foolish comment…
@@Phrustrated- who did then?
The water is freezing. Rip 🙏
I think I heard the water is 46 degrees
@@SandyWolf-Well two ppl got out. I think one of them were injured though.. that's just scary. U never know when ur last day will be
Word coming out is that Alec Baldwin was given the Helm then ramming the bridge in his new movie "BUST"
Being a Marylander living about 10 minutes from this bridge and having to cross it to see my grandchildren this is frightening... You never think about this kind of thing happening... The cargo ship lost power and couldn't stop in time and now our beautiful bridge is gone. I pray no one was killed... there were 8 workers on the bridge fixing potholes and such... they only found 2. God bless their souls. That water is near freezing cold this time of year.
It was very loud also heard it miles away
Where the F was the harbor pilot?
I was thinking same thing
Hijacked
Smoking weed
Texting.
The ships engine appears to be blowing a ton of smoke prior to impact. Makes me wonder if there was mechanical trouble. Or they where trying to correct a navigation mishap. Time will tell but what a tragedy
What the fuck was that ship doing? Where was the harbor pilot??
Apparently, it lost control, and the power shut off a couple of minutes before.
@@amandaaument3004 i mean there is a lot of points proving it was an accident
@vinquinn
@vinquinn
5 hours ago
I used to work in the ship anti collision business. Channels are well marked and some even have special radar transponders. They show you on the radar where the channel is. There must have been all kinds of alarms sounding well before they crashed.
It's just the camera making it look like it was heading towards the bridge before it lost power
You can see in some sped up shots the ship turns right (probably due to a full stop order, making the screw turn in reverse and dragging the ship right) after it regains power the first time
In some ways, I wish I hadn’t watched that. Seeing it happen so quickly and seeing the cars plunge into the river is terrifying
A "portion" of it ???? Good grief!
Chain reaction. Without the middle part of the bridge, the weight isnt distributed evenly and theres nothing to spport the left or right sides.
Oh my freaking gosh. Prayers for the families right now. I pray as few people took the plunge
That cold dark water probably makes it feel like titanic
Something is fishy about this it should not have come down like that
Why was the vessel so close to the support pillar and not in the middle path of the clearance section? How much experience does the ship's captain and crew have?
Something doesn't feel right here. Maybe the ship was sabotaged and caused it to go way off course and it didn't respond to corrections while the communications was down. But still, there should be a warning, some alert, from somebody on the ship that it was headed toward a major bridge support. This doesn't make sense.
Extending my deepest condolences to those families who lost their loved ones. 😔
Growing up, I always had panic attacks going across this bridge. Always felt an ever impending doom just around the corner. Sad to see it happen years later.
I felt the same way Megan when I crossed it..I've been across it hundreds of times to go to the harbor for work..just very scary .was always relieved when I came to the end of it..
I Declare for Healing on those who where Severely Impacted. May God be with us all.
If your god was "with us" he would have made a world where innocent people didn't suffer.
Unacceptable & completely avoidable. Either someone is completely negligent or it was on purpose.
Cool. Now get back from your break. There is chicken to be served.
Was the captain blind or drunk?
So what time was the mayday called in and how come no response?
The ship is the Dali registered in Singapore.
That boats captain better be getting the lawsuit of a lifetime. 100% the boats fault here, why so close to the foundation when you have a big gap in between
Captain is responsible for his ship but if he's found to have done all he could to try to correct the dead ship he will walk..the company holds all the liability here not the captain
I know this is a catastrophic event, but is the bridge not designed so an impact into one of the support columns doesn't cause an entire collapse? Also, unrelated, thank God that just didn't happen during rush hour traffic.
Built in the 70s, probably poorly maintained given the general state of Baltimore.
60,000 tons of cargo on board moving at 8 knots. It is hard to build anything to withstand that kind of impact. It’s not like it collapsed from a gentle tap.
@@aceambling7685 There were maintenance crews on the bridge when it was hit and it was very regularly maintained.
As a person who did cross the Baltimore Bridge on a Metro if I was on there, I would be crying for my life. I’ll be praying every single second that I would survive thankfully, none of my family members were going on the Baltimore bridge during the time the cargo ship was trying to cross my dad told me that the lights went on and off so during when the lights were off, the ship hit one of the pillars of the bridge and that caused the bridge to fall down I can’t believe this happened but I also heard that the captain got arrested and she had mental issues
I traveled that bridge many of times when I use to live up there. It fell just like the Sunshine skyway bridge did in St. Petersburg, FL when a cargo ship hit it a while back. All prayers out to the families that lost love ones.
It is a horrible tragedy. It does look like the lights go out right as it hits the bridge. I hope this is just an accident and not someone's cruelty. Prayers to all involved.
Cruelty is having to share Earth with lames like you
How does that happen. Why was the ships course out of the harbor aimed at a bridge support
Wasn't aimed..just lost power..dead in water and once the ship had momentum and lost power it takes over a mile to stop with engine power .the best thing that could have happened would be tugs turning it side to so it wouldn't direct all its energy to one single point on the bridge ..I don't know that would have saved the bridge though because of the massive amount of weight ..thousands of containers..hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel ..hard to stop on a dime
@@lucian5304 Have you seen anything about how it veered off course from a power failure? Is the current that strong there it pulled the entire ship that quickly
@@MorbidMind123 currents are kinda tricky there..been under that bridge hundreds of times..depends if the tides coming in ..goin out or slack tide .but when u lose power which I've experienced it many times ..kinda scary ..the current takes control until u can gain power back..there's a stretch in New York that known as hells gate because the currents will over take you if you aren't 100% on top of your captain skills..I suspect the crew did all they could to regain power and correct their course based on the video of the lights goin out .and the large smoke burst from the engine stack but when your over taken by the current and have limited to no time to even react
Wow, dear God please be with the families of those who this has impacted, those poor souls on that bridge.
didnt see gods big hand push the ship out of the way , why dont he ever do something like that ?
@@brain8484 that is the stupidest question ever, whatever happens is planned by god and is best.
@officialhero there is no evidence he exists and tons to say he doesn't
if there was a god as george carlin said he is next to useless
I used to take the bridge frequently because I was more scared of the tunnel than the bridge. Glad I'm not trucking anymore.
My dad is a truck driver. For u to say I'm glad I'm not trucking anymore. Got me scared.
@@sylviaslydavis405don’t be scared- the are most likely a liar. It doesn’t even make sense to be scared to be trucker now because of this. Be the same as being scared to drive on freeway because there was an accident.
It’s just a scumbag trying to insert themselves into the conversation with bs
That bridge has been a big piece in our community for decades. Praying for the recovery of the people on the bridge 🙏
They dead asf, there aint no recovery from that.
@@aceambling7685 recovering the bodies 💀💀
Sending prayers ❤❤❤❤
I pray for those involved and their families. I will also pray for the city of Baltimore, one love from the 757, dmv 🔒
Praying for anyone who was involved in this. 🙏
Have you prayed yet?
Looking forward to what’s in the toxicology report on this one!
😮😮😮 those poor people 😢
Pray for Baltimore
😂 There is no hope for that shithole. Wouldn't waste a prayer for and democrat ran city or any Democrat.
Pray for me and others who have to suffer you lame scumbags who say dumbshit like that.
Did container ships regularly go under the bridge? Does anyone know if this a normal things for ships below a certain height to go safely under the bridge?
I just heard about it. I'm local in the Washington D.C. area. Trying to figure out did the ship loose all power before it collided?
Praying for those involved
are you ? did you actually pray or you just saying it
@@brain8484 I absolutely prayed. And I will continue to pray for those involved and the family’s. This is a terrible tragedy and our country needs to come together at times like this to show our support. In the mighty name of Jesus be with these family’s and continue searching efforts. 🙏
@@brain8484 is an actual disgusting prick lmao
How the hell could this happen? Aren't tug boats used as guides. This is a bloody disgrace, this day and age shit like this is inexcusable.
Yes they are..I have sailed out of this port hundreds of times .before departing the pilot boards .then directs the tugboats that pull you off the dock to turn you around as you make way..then they are let go they typically don't assist ships the entire channel they are mainly for undocking and docking ..liquid natural gas ships usually have 2-4 tugs assist them the entire channel along with marine police because they are floating bombs
Why did such a busy port not have a substantial fender system to deflect the ship from hitting the bridge .
It looks like there is next to no protection for the piers that support the trusses above.
Makes me wonder how many other bridges are vulnerable to the same fate !
Holy crap! That thing fell like a sack of potatoes!
My heart and prayers go out to all the families.😢
I'm a truck driver and just happened to go on that bridge the early morning before. As i was going across it the thought crossed my mind that i wouldn't survive if it went down. Less than 24 hours later.😮 If my order was a day late. Thats ruff with it being pretty cold too. I have sympathy for them folks and the families of them as well
It looks to me as if city workers were on the bridge with their flashers on and no traffic. It looks like they were there to observe the ship. I’ve looked closely at this video and I do not see any other vehicles other than the ones with the flashing lights.
I noticed that too
So they did know what was going to happen. The reason the whole thing came down was that ship was pushing the bridge so it sort of got dragged.
The fire chief said a few minutes ago that there were between 7 and 20 vehicles, he said they believe for sure that 7 is the number of vehicles they know were there
Are you retarded... There tons of cars on the bridge
There was scheduled overnight maintenance on the bridge. They weren't there to observe the ship.
Unreal!
I went over this bridge twice a day for 28 years, saw so many ships passing under. The view changes everyday with the weather, absolutely beautiful. I can remember driving over in a thunderstorm and lightning was striking the steel trusses above the road, and more than a few white knuckle trips in the snow. I don't commute anymore thank god, but I miss the bridge.
Absolutely devastating I hope that some were able to make it out of the cold waters.
Who was the captain?
Captain Crash
@@bignuts850 Is that right?
Sleepy Joe 😂
And co-captain
@@luckylotus 🤣
Oh no😢
Its not accident
Its POLITICS
What are the small explosions going off on the top when before it starts to fall ?
That the bridge collapsed so spectacularly and horribly fast ~ they are gonna have to look at safer bridge design surely in the reconstruction? A ship hitting one strut shouldn't have brought so much of the bridge down.
That's what I was thinking as well i
I work in the media and we've done lots of stories on America's infrastructure over the years. Our bridges have been in need of repair or upgrading for decades!
'More than a third of the nation's bridges are in need of repair, and over 43,000 are in poor condition and classified as "structurally deficient," according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.' -CNBC (March 17, 2022)
@@brianchapman8531 Thanks ~ Looks like you have this Baltimore bridge tragedy to take your media reports forward, and with greater urgency with present evidence of catastrophic collapse of that bridge. Best wishes from UK where we also have equal concerns about 'safe infrastructure'.
My thoughts exactly
@brianchapman8531 very trye, you think we would've learned our lessons on that with the tacoma narrows in seattle/tacoma, wa metro, I-35W in the twin cities metro & I-5 in bellingham, wa metro bridge collapses, but nope!!
It looks like he ran straight into it.
On purpose
Absolutely heartbreaking. Prayers to all involved
This breaks my heart, I'm sad right now.
We do t know yet
We know Satan was in Baltimore tonight
Good lord... 🙏🙏🙏