Buttigieg on Baltimore bridge collapse and plans to rebuild
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- Опубликовано: 26 мар 2024
- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said the path to rebuild after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore will be "long and difficult." Buttigieg took questions on federal efforts in Maryland during Wednesday's White House press briefing.
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The people on the ship did a great thing by contacting officials and the bridge was blocked from traffic. This could have been much worse.
Yeah tell that to the 6 in the water!
They had 28 minutes to get the workers off the bridge??
@@Wheelgauge-bt7oxI'm confused how they were working and seen the bridge get blocked of traffic due to safety concerns yet their company/foreman did not think to send them off the bridge. If cars are in potential danger what do you think anyone else on the bridge is??
@@Wheelgauge-bt7ox I'm sure they would agree, that many more deaths, in addition to their own(as horrible as dying was, and is, for them and their families), would have been much worse.
@@maaaahike Its a huge bridge. You are assuming they saw what was happening. A lot of lives were saved. doing what ifs is rather stupid.
A myriad of absurd questions by reporters. Will the bridge be rebuilt in a few weeks or a few months? Really? A journalist uttered that question? It's a span that goes across a very wide stretch of river that is 50-some feet deep. It will take several years at best.
@michaelpezzullo3591 There are a million examples of leaders of companies that feature engineering not having an engineering background themselves. Why is Pete different? He's there to lead the department and get experts to inform him to make the best decisions possible. That's what leaders do.
10:34 10:38 @@Alex-vo2ew
When the mayday went out, it only took 24 seconds to shut down the bridge to all traffic.
Ha! I think the traffic stopped as soon as the bridge collapsed.
Ya and Santa's gonna bring lots of presents this year
Wow that was incredible ...Thanks for the information.
And it took only 1 second for libs to decide we must pay for bridge
@@hangender did you not watch the video? Buttigieg stated that Biden's remarks on the federal government paying for the bridge are in lieu of what will be a lengthy investigation by the NTSB & coast guard to determine if any actors or individuals are at fault and then follow the word of the law in holding them accountable (in this case financially) to recoup funds.
Now, if you rather we wait a few months for the investigation to then clean up the fallen bridge and then a few years in international court to get money out of the chartered company which owns the Dali, and then at that point, have a new bridge in much longer a time, be my guest.
My prayers go to the grieving families. I am heartened that a functioning government is at work from the moment the disaster struck.
Agreed 💯
LOL, "functioning"
@@CSemperFi135well…he’s not wrong
No words. Those workers - how terrifying. Praying to God to ease their souls' journeys and their families suffering tragic loss.
Transportation Secretary Buttigieg is so capable - so glad he is on the case here.
And for the families of workers that are yet to be recovered, I remeber you in my prayers. May you find the strength and courage to endure whatever the future unfolds.
To the families of the missing individuals just know that you are not alone.
What a great respectful press conference with admin and press
Yes, recent White House briefings seem similar. I note a distinct lack of Peter Doocy.... thank goodness.
@@daviddempsey8721 Doocy actually ask's hard questions. The rest of the press corp. are nothing more then demoRAT zombie marshmallows.
Wow! a competent and quickly reactive politician.
Amazing briefing! Wide ranging, concise, transparent and brimming with purpose. Lots to do.
Secretary Buttigieg’s comments were brilliant during this press conference addressing immediate concerns but also tempering anticipated questions. Amazing
I could not agree more. I'm so thankful for his abilities and I'm thankful for his efforts
You guys are not being honest.
@@decreasethyself1212 You're being rude.
@@decreasethyself1212any thoughts or proof whatsoever?
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No part of the old bridge will be reused.
It will be a completely new bridge, hopefully of a modern design.
Maryland's Department of Transportation should have the rest of the bridge that's still standing demolished and start work on building a bridge that can handle the states growing population.
Our prayers are with the families of those 6 people.
My prayers are out with the road workers in this tragedy, Being at night must've been an eeerie feeling
Glad to have a government that responds quickly and properly.
Lol😂
That's one of the busiest ports in America
Oh you mean like the folks in East Palestine, OHIO. Remember that train derailment. Biden only took 1 year to visit. Remember that was a conservative town and so in Biden's administration they are domestic terrorists. These are not my words but the words of Dementia Joe.
@@moparmadmanWhat's funny?
@@daviddempsey8721 your comment, obviously. 🙄
It's nice having competent people in government who know what they're doing or finding the people who know what they're doing
Rather than making it all about their leader? Indeed!!! One stand-out quality of the Biden administration has been its team approach to setting the ship of state to rights. Similarly, Pete is not grandstanding, but connecting and coordinating with the agencies to get the right people on the right jobs. Leaving some aspects to other leaders to respond on legal and engineering issues is right.
LOL "competent"
Hahahahaha!!! You should do standup!!! 🤡. "Incompetent.
Exactly.
@@CSemperFi135 innuendo is mud slinging and hoping it sticks. Last refuge of the incompetent debater. When was he not competent in your view.
HE DID NOT SAY THAT THE BRIDGE WASN'T DESIGNED TO SURVIVE SUCH AN IMPACT....
HE SAID THAT THE SIZE OF SHIP HAS CHANGED SINCE IT'S CONSTRUCTION.
Assuming it was running at about 100t and was traveling at 8 knots the ship had about 3MJ of kinetic energy.
This is equivalent to 1500lbs of TNT
All of this energy ended up focused directly at the bridge pier.
40 years ago a 100t ship leaving harbor at 8kn was not imaginable for this bridges designers.
They also were very aware that over designing the piers would have drastically increased the cost of construction.
In the years in between people have run the numbers on how much it would cost to reduce the risk.
Spending money on bridges that were ready to fall down was the priority.
For reasons best known to the voters, increasing taxes to pay to improve the other bridges was not approved.
And so Americas infrastructure has started to fall down.
In part due to accidents but more often due to age.
The bridges were built when America 'could do things' but...
Whelp time happens and can do becomes could do and, well ask the Italians.
@@ohnonomorenames There really isn't a bridge that is going to ever be economical and fit the criteria needed to withstand that impact. What they could do when rebuilding is add sectioned support that is unique to it's position to maintain more of the structural integrity of the other lengths if an impact happened (basically so that the entire thing does not collapse) but there is nothing they can do here that would make sense to actually have that support pillar and section of the bridge withstand this impact.
Good lord. Why can’t you people learn to use apostrophes? How hard is it? “It’s” means “it is” while “its” is the possessive pronoun. Not exactly rocket science.
@@Andrew-iv5dqPeople can't use periods, write complete sentences or spell. I think apostrophes are almost too much to ask for.
Let the cargo ship's insurance pay for it! We The People should NOT have to pay for this!!
Claims will be made in due process.
@@skarr7985 WE THE PEOPLE DIDN'T BREAK IT .WE SHOULDN'T PAY A SINGLE DOLLAR TO REBUILD IT. I FOR ONE AM GETTING TIRED OF PAYING FOR EVERY OTHER COUNTRIES " FOREIGN AID" AND BAILING OUT CORPORATIONS THAT MAKE MISTAKES. ENOUGH
No, Adam May. Let Democrats rebuild the bridge for the American people first, and Democrats can bill the insurance company later on.
Federal Government will use any and every "crisis" to push a Bill where 90% of it will line the elites pockets. The Bill needs a clause that claws back the cost from the insurer (UK firm), Maersk (Danish Shipping company that leased the vessel), India (crew that is liable), and Singapore (company that owns and flags the vessel). These expenses should be paid back before any of these countries receive any more "AID".
@@donsims1941 Of course the DOT (and probably 10 other govt. agencies, port authorities, etc.) is going to get as much as they can from the insurers of that vessel. Who told you they wouldn't? Also, guess what country has been the #1 recipient of US military and non-military since WWII (around $310B -- almost double the second place country)?
Why do we, as taxpayers, have to eat the costs of rebuilding this bridge ? We didn't knock it down, they did. Why doesn't the cargo ship company have to pay for it ? A business such as that must carry a hefty insurance policy for significant losses in the event of any type of accident or disaster. Why do Americans that are already struggling have to endure yet another tax increase to pay for somebody elses mess ?
Because you can't get blood out of a turnip. By all means sue them. Good luck. But we can't wait for that to play out.
@@jonathanblubaugh5049 51 billion in revenue in 2023, that's some "turnip".
Because if they just go ahead and build it they don't have to wait years for the countless civil suits and appeals to go through before they get started.
They will of course still sue, and still get their money back, but will do so during the building process, not before.
That being said, they will have to prove that there was some level of negligence to cause this crash.
This is how government is supposed to work. Unfortunately, it was this tragedy that brought it to light. I'm wondering whether the ship's horn could have alerted those workers. There would not have been much time, but they had trucks right there. There are big questions about the fuel. Do they use seawater to rebalance the tanks like they used to do? Was there sludge at the bottom of the fuel tanks? They could build elongated concrete perimeters and fill the middle with dredge.
I've seen it working this way from when Biden's team won office. A leader building up a team of competent professionals to make life better for citizens. Biden's team very quickly set the US ship of state to rights after a previous disaster. I'd be surprised if the ship's pilot didn't use whatever means to warn the bridge occupants, ship's crew and harbour authority.
The ship had dropped their anchor to try and slow down, as for the horn I have no clue but they did send out a mayday call to the relevant authorities
It’s rejuvenating to hear genuine adults objectively and rationally discuss this disaster while maintaining sensitivity & empathy toward the victims.
Pete! We have faith in you to do your best for the people of Baltimore.
No, we don't.
Buttigieg is such a class act, presidential material
Yeah, he's really good at milking his time off. How long did he take for "paternity" leave for a baby he adopted?
Yes! I love listening to him! ❤
@@BooMaster97get a life
Presidential material? Really? 😂
@@BooMaster97Do you think he took time that he wasn't entitled to? And you think the MAGAts would have let him get away with that? Please, don't flash your ignorance.
The bridge was built in the 70’s but was there anybody who have the technical expertise and knowledge to correct the shortcomings of this specific bridge for the past five decades? America, wake up, your infrastructure needs attention urgently. Stop playing politics and get serious work done soon.
You consider a giant ship hitting it to be a shortcoming?
They updated the building code governing the planning and construction of such a bridge after a freighter took down the Tampa Bay Sunshine bridge. It appears the Port of Baltimore never took steps to recognize and / or mitigate the risk.
I notice they left out the part where Buttiejudge accuses the bridge of racism.
Back then they can probably rebuild this bridge in 5 years, now they say it'll take 10.
Many prayers to the families affected, just horrible.
How refreshing to listen to a government official to give a speech with a beginning, a middle, and an end. To be able to convey useful information in a clear and concise way without leaving the topic. So wonderful to not hear blaming or name calling. To hear complete sentences and real words without repeatedly using the word I. We missed a great opportunity in the election cycle that Pete ran. Imagine a smart, young, informed, family man as a president. Good job Pete. Heartfelt sympathy to those families suffering grief from this incident.
For those here who are slamming Sec. Buttigieg, I ask you if he were a republican doing this, would you be saying the same things?
Yes, if we were paying for the replacement........
@@jimmyPOUFAJoneswhich has what to with Secretary Buttigieg? Be specific
Or would they be saying the samy things if Sec. Buttigieg weren't happily married to his husband? I doubt it...
*JUST IMAGINE IF THIS HIT AT RUSH-HOUR* =(
Rebuild back better and name the bridge after the workers that lost their lives.
That’s gonna be a very long name.,,
@@michaelsmith-ws2mb in our town, where a bridge collapsed, we call it the Iron Workers bridge, for all the guys who died. Something can be worked out.
They should call it Immigration Bridge then. I'm good with that.
@@elizabethhopkins7582hell no.
Name likely wont change to them though was already said a Memorial will be there
Thank God we have competent officials… saddened by the loss of the six road workers…
Agree! Not so much the President though
@@lanemeyer9350based on what? Be specific
sleepy Joe?@@lanemeyer9350
@@lanemeyer9350 Never is. Train wrecks mean nothing to him, either.
Nonsense. It's all talk and no feeling whatsoever.
This is what a Top Shelf Administration Does! Thank you Biden!
Lol bot
LETS GO BRANDON. Hang the gay flag on new one why dontcha.
So will the ships insurance company reimburse the us government? I’m assuming the bridge was also insured but I know for a fact the ship is - and prob isn’t a us ship
Nope, they wanted a new bridge anyway.
@@Mamala2024 damn. They should pay for it.
@@Hol_c it’s ok, we’ll print more money.
@@Mamala2024 if I drive through someone’s lawn and hit their fence it’s safe to assume me or my insurance will pay. Wish the world was fair
@@Hol_c and if you and your wife go to the hospital for your child’s delivery it will be 3 to 7K after insurance. Newcomers will receive care for free. And we will get a future blue voter!
Every time I watch or hear a media event from Pete Buttigieg I'm impressed, he genuinely comes across as a person that is interested in the subject matter.
He is always prepared, answers the question and is articulate.
Good leadership.
Exactly. He's good at talking and looking handsome, but bad at doing actual work and getting things done
Funny thing is, you cant back up that statement. Plenty of things going on at DOT.@@AlbertBormant
Go away. You were a terrible mayor and you're not fooling anyone.
He took paternity leave over a child he bought. He’s not a serious person.
Are you high? Do you hear what comes outta his mouth most of the time?
So sad, and could have been even worse during rush hour, etc. So thankful to have impressive leaders (and, let's be serious, just grownups) in charge.
Maryland was collecting $56 million per year out of that one bridge. Where is the money?
using it to maintain expensive car infrastructure
It would be part of the state department of transportation for the areas in most need. Maryland is one of the oldest states in the union and the transportation infrastructure is constantly being reinvented. The good news out of this is that Maryland will not bear the cost of rebuilding.
Some of it was being spent the night of the accident, paying the crew repairing the potholes on the bridge.
Good job on all this information. Buttigieg and the team seem well prepared.
I don't expect a bridge to be indestructible to a wrecking ball barge.
There are limits, but large bridges have caissons surrounding the towers which likely were sized to the ships of the day.
The Golden Gate bridge has had ships collide with its caissons , which prevented any damage. In this instance, not only was it a huge ship, the news said it was running at a high speed (supposedly legal for that stretch of water). Energy is proportional to the SQUARE of the speed, so that may have been even more significant that its mass.
This is proof-positive of superior federal competence. (Yes, I'm the federal guvamint, and I'm here to help.)
Excellent report. This guy is good. Also those mou to work together. This is gonna go smooth these guys know what there doin. Good to here.
Pete's the one we want running everything.
Thoughts and prayers for the workers and their families. 🙏❤️
They were cheap workers from the u.s. southern border.
@@user-wf2bp5jj1whow do you know? Were you supervising or in HR?
I like the "Vice Admirable"
LOL, I bet his colleagues and subordinates won't let that go.
How absolutely terrifying for those 6 workers suffered a horrible death 😢💔
China would have that bridge rebuilt in two weeks
Pete is concise and clear..A good thing.
He is an excellent member of the cabinet we are lucky to have him
Pete takes it up the #+*… a bad thing
Container ship company’s insurance will go belly up with this one
Believe it or not, insurance companies can make scheduled payments until the bill is paid up..
What ever.... Look at the Suez incident... If you know, you know.
Old Joe is going to pay for it all.........FJB
JOEY SAYING US WILL PAY??? MORE LAUNDERING 💥💥💥💥
They won't - Britannia (the insurer for the Dali) is part of the consortium of maritime insurers, so past a certain pay out the whole group of companies will be on the hook.
Useless bungalow.... Shipping insurance spread out over the owners will help pay back any loan and funding to replace it.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg does not have to spend American tax dollars on its own. The Maritime insurance companies that insure these types of commercial accidents will have to pay their fair share for the damage caused by the collision to the key bridge.
Pete is such a champion 🏆
Champion of Malarkey. C'mon man!
Its so comforting to see the professionalism of the people in the Biden administration using the power of the government to help ALL citizens without regard to who they may have voted for or who their governor is in Maryland.
That has to be a joke, right? They were taking about crumbling infrastructure since Obama 1.0.
Really. He's spent 3 years demonizing Trump voters. You can't be serious. By the way, as someone who has been in business for 40 years, professionalism is nice but it doesn't guarantee squat. It's your capability, tenacity and intellect. These are missing from most of Biden's cabinet members. We should not be promoting based on race, ethnicity or sexual orientation. DEI= Didn't Earn It.
Because it's critical at this point for Biden to buy votes, since his reelection campaign is in the toilet.
Whenever I see Buttigieg he comes off as an extremely competent administrator for his department. I'm curious where his career will go.
He did run for President once
Buttigieg will be a very fine successor to Biden in 2028 🙂
In the toilet
@@ToniPakothose with poor discernment shouldn't really be allowed a vote...
@@ToniPakoAfter you, honey!
Building a 6-lane bridge would be best for Baltimore population will most likely increase.
Indeed with CCP CHINA invasion open borders
Very unfortunate accident. RIP for the family affected.
Secretary Pete Buttigieg, President Biden and team are with Baltimore and USA.🇺🇸🇺🇸 Keep up the great job.
Only problem...it was negligence...not an accident.
The vast majority of Marine Insurance companies reinsure with Lloyds of London on a syndicate basis and I believe that will cover the Dali. Much too soon to say how much this will cost but £500M- £1B is how it is being looked at. Lloyds can cover that. They have good and bad years. 2022 they lost £3B. 2023 they made over £5B.
This is going to cost well over $1B since Uncle Scam is involved.
@@Yakuzachris10 There are so many different elements. The deceased families should get between $10-15M each but you can be sure some local law firm will offer to get them more and only take 25% as their cut. That could delay a settlement for years. Rebuild the bridge using the same design around $200M but you can be sure a better design will be called for that costs a lot more and there could be years of legal argument as to how to split the cost. For example the new bridge in Charleston is a suspension with no piers so safer for a port but it cost nearly $1B.
@@hilarymiseroy this will be litigated at a Federal level so it's going to be at least $10 Billion. Time will tell.
Good news - the Baltimore bridge can be rebuilt in 4 months if we hire one of the best engineering firms to do it.
Bad news - they are all Chinese engineering firms.
The new eastern span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge took 25 years to build, after the original bridge was damaged in the 89 earthquake. Let's hope Mr Buttigieg can orchestrate a replacement in - how about under 10 years?
With pothole pete at the helm....good luck!
He’ll probably have to go on maternity leave again tbh
@@gomez2724 What do you mean?
@@wolfpantsPete Buttigieg is called Pothole Pete because he is a terrible Secretary of Transportation.
The last bridge failure was reconstructed in breakneck speed-attention deficit much?
This is what it looks like when people (Buttigieg, Gautier, and the reporters) all do their jobs correctly.
So the question of any negligence, fault, or blame by the “State Of Maryland” is unfounded. It's the lack of parental supervision of the kid who batted his baseball that broke through the window of your home. Not the kid's fault.
Notice the didn't even bother to evolve the house of representatives in this crisis. They do more harm than good.😅😂😅😅
"...involve..." perhaps? Why would anybody want the dysfunctional MAGA Republicans involved in a complex catastrophe like this? They didn't achieve anything since taking the majority - Gas Oven-gate? Laughable. Impeachment hearings with zero evidence... witch hunts.
In competent government, departments have significant autonomy under leadership of competent leaders like Pete to get on with the business of the people in their particular sphere. Here, the Infrastructure Secretary and other relevant government leaders (NTSB, Coast Guard, Army corps of engineers, local government and eventually Congress) quickly have come together with no pissing contests and clearly demarcated parts of the problem to be responsible for and to respond about.
At least this didn't happen at 8am 😮
Matthew, a rare and insightful comment in this lot. The resulting loss of life would have been huge had it occurred during peak hours.
@daviddempsey8721 any loss of life is tragic obviously, but I think people don't realize just how many commuters and travelers crossed that bridge every day in rush hour. Hell, I was on that bridge just last week.
@@matthewcarle5970 true… and yes, I had a sense of it.
The “KEY” bridge was in complete compliance with all government-mandated regulations, rules, and requirements for public safety and commercial use.
Good briefing
Why will the Baltimore Bridge replacement be paid with Federal funds instead of shipping insurance?
It's so refreshing to hear an administration speak and provide details of actionable items. I am sure Donny would have thrown them paper towels.
Pete, the new bridge will need to be built with the ability to activate sirens for folks to evacuate in case of emergencies. Lyft driver here putting in his 2 cents valued SAVING LIVES
The port has over 15K jobs while the old Bethlehem Steel area, which is now warehouses and factories have a little over 8000 jobs
Why is this disaster seemingly been responded to responsibly while the same government only gave $700 to the people of Hawaii who lost everything. Seems discrepant. Why?
Because they can't pass a Bill for Hawaii where they can line their pockets. This however, is such a large crisis I guarantee you the lobbyist are dancing and laughing all the way to the bank. They know they can put a ton of fat into the upcoming "Infrastructure Bill" where everyone can make some money out of this disaster. Bipartisan disasters are better than cake and Christmas for these psychos.
They have 700 dollars to all Hawaii?
There's more voters in Maryland for Biden to buy.
So glad that Mayor Pete is in the mix. Smart dude who gets stuff done.
lol… I thought Mayor Pete Bootyboy was dead. Haven’t heard from him because he hasn’t done sh** 😂
Very educated yes, but not necessarily smart
He couldn’t fix potholes in a small college town lmao.
Pete Buttcheeks
Takes true brilliance to find the racism in a bridge.
Not so much a bridge collapse as a ship collision.
My commiserations to the families.
Very unfortunate and sad… God help them all.
22:52 The admirable admiral.
It will take at least two years to get new plans approved to rebuild
It is a tragedy, all the best to the friends and relatives of the victims.
Secondly, I will seize any opportunity to express my admiration for Pete Buttigieg. I have not seen a more competent, civil, polite, knowledgeable and professional person in American politics in a long, long time. I truly believe that this remarkable man is capable of leading your great country and reuniting republicans and democrats. All the best to our American friends, whoever and wherever you are.
Not surprised that the government goes straight to guarantees to rebuild the bridge without even considering the option of not rebuilding the bridge. It's an opportunity for change, a less car-centric culture
yeah, people can just cross on Biden's imaginary train ! !
I cant believe they are investigating wether any type of possible barrier would have been able to stop the ship. hahhaha
Yeah like a million other bridges have protected themselves from this.
I can't comprehend how in 50 years no one ever thought about the danger of a ship hitting the bridge.
When i first saw a container ship go under my local bridge it was my first thought. and someone said thats why they build these huge island of rock around the base of the towers.
The bridge didn't collapse on its own. Make the shipping company and its insurance company pay for the new bridge! Not us tax payers 👿 why is is always tax payers footing the bill for the mistakes of corporations? They, along with the contractor company employing the people who died should be throughoutly investigated and held accountable for anything they did that contributed to the death of those innocent workers.
You weren't paying attention were you? He explained EVERYTHING.
There's already money approved for infrastructure. However, this bridge will require Congress.
might you consider the value of finding out what exactly happened before you judge anyone. Accidents do happen from time to time, so insurance is needed.
Pay attention. They’re not going to wait for insurance to go through. You wouldn’t wait if you needed to use that bridge every day. Money needed immediately.
@@yoshiclubcaptainfeerick7750 I did not say that they should wait for the insurance to respond. Of course they just have to get going. Every day without the bridge or activity in the harbor hurts a lot of people. Nevertheless, there is an insurance issue that needs to be clarified afterwards. But at the same time as the work is underway to make improvements, the cause must be found so that you can learn from it.
Tugs should be escorting this type of ship in this type of
setting.
Someone with common sense please explain to me and help me understand, why all reporting about the Francis Scott key bridge is that it collapsed as if the bridge were in some sort of disrepair or dilapidation. Not So.! A 100,000-ton cargo ship lost control and crashed into the support Caisson causing the bridge to collapse the bridge had no problems before then.
Build it again but not the same style , please pick a different style of bridge, One with no pillions in the water, You know like Sydney harbor bridge in Australia ., right over the harbor and no pilons in the water to be hit by ships , spend the money and build it right
exactly, build back better.
@@matzrat5006 thank you for your reply you know I said it because no one seems to be saying I'm in Australia and I can see how bad the bridge is in America actually are. This is something that happened because of a ship yes but to be honest the bridge was already in a pretty poor state
@@Thegoldmine1 Those girder bridges are terrible. and over salt water. horrible designs. Im sure the new one will be the new style, they are so much quicker to build and such a better design.
@@matzrat5006 yeah but they will still put pylons in the water just tempting the same fate so I suggest build it like Sydney Harbour bridge and don't have any pylons in the water
@@Thegoldmine1 i think we are talking about the same design, with no pylons in the water. Cable supported bridges, we have a 2 of them here .
A ship of the size and weight demand the use of tug boats. No ship of this size should ever navigate near a bridge without tugs being allowed along side. This was careless not to have these safe guards in place.
27:00 is BS. If the right rules were in place and enforced this debacle would not have happened. Prayers to all victims.
Will take at least ten years to rebuild mark my words
Pete is my VP pick for Katie Porter's presidential run in 2028.
Or vice-versa.
How about using another east coast port or ports until this is fixed to help with supply chain issues
The cargo ship that lost its power and its ability to maneuver causing it to crash into the “KEY” bridge evidently had not met its government's industries standards for maintenance and seaworthiness yet given permission to operate by the officials of the government agencies that oversee the safety standers of such ships.
There are estimates that it'll take 10 years to rebuild this bridge. Let's see which gets completed first, the rebuilt bridge or the California HSR. 🤣
AGREED.
But causes must be found and never to happen again and strict clearence framed and adhered by on site staff.
That's the purpose of the NTSB investigation - just like in plane crashes - to get to the bottom of what was avoidable with a different standard or procedure or design. That's why Pete said one question will be to understand if the pylons could have been made safer and what went wrong so that lessons learned can be applied to other vulnerable ships, systems or bridges.
So glad to have Pete Buttigieg handling this monumental disaster!
He is such a thoughtful, professional, eloquent, respectful and qualified Secretary of Transportation and the best person to deal with this .
Thank you for all you do Mr. Secretary ,
Why no horns blowing like hell when lost lights /propulsion or harbor master called? Small boats could have been around and the horns might have gotten the attention of anyone walking around on the bridge and made them look to see what was happening. And the ship could have seen the flashing truck lights also. Supports should be lit up at night on all Bridges. Why has no one asked about these things?
Ok breathe....now put yourself in their shoes....are you going to worry or even think about what you stated when you lose power (no horn now) no steering and adrift at 6-8 knots....I think you'd be shi**ing your pants like they were!
@@gomez2724 you need to breath.... I think they took it too casual. Horns are probably air, running from a compressor tank that would have enough air for horns. Also, they got power back for a minute.They called the harbor master. You are not thinking clearly. What do you do when someone pulls into your lane or out in front of you? But you're right...... they should remove the horns from all ships.... I mean, what are they for anyway??????. (Geesh)
@dlc2112dlc Who told you no one has asked about those things? Of course those things and any related potential safety measure are going to be given a lot of scrutiny as we try to figure out how to prevent another one of these (incredibly rare) events.
@@wolfpantsMy God, OK .. .... did you know that they dropped the port side anchor? K... If they had blown the air horns it would have been stated on the news as well. You are obviously against someone else having ideas that could make things better in the future and wonder why it wasn't used this time. They called the harbor master and somebody called the cops. You need to ask yourself why you are critical of me for this.....
@@wolfpants as a matter of fact... Why not have dual front and rear ports and port and starboard ports installed on the boats to purge the large air compressor reservoir to slow propulsion in harbor and change directions enough at slow speed to help guide?
5:59 pair of Osprey nesting on the platform. 💝
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Simply after debris has been cleared & safety put a floating bridge in place with a gate way so the ships can pass through. Have all ships in stand by & have the ships go through after hours all at once like midnight to 4:00 am It's better then keeping it close.
Maybe put someone competent to work on the removal and reopening of a major port? How many environmental studies will need to be done before we even begin clearing debris? "Long and Difficult" are buzz words for expensive and we really don't know what we are doing. By you voted for these people.
“Mayor Pete” is awesome!
A suspension bridge will work well in this area. Suspension bridges can eliminate the need for concrete bases and pylons in the water way. These bridges can be built higher to allow for tall ships.
I think the key point regarding the bridge itself is if wax bulg in a different era. Thst alone makes it incapable of accommodating modern stresses.
That bridge will likely take 3 years till its back open. I saw maritime lawyers saying the owner will not be held liable for the full damage amount. This is because of a old maritime law called "titanic law" that limits civil and other lawsuits. I'm angered to hear that the tax payers will front the bill for the apparent accident/ recklessness.
@Cslayer121 Not sure about "fronting" the bill. Sounds like those insurance limits will likely be around $3B. Not sure what else would be done if there's still a funding gap needed for replacement.
They should use fema dollars or other resources. Not tax dollars
@@Kim-J312Is that a new currency? Where do you think FEMA funds come from? It's possible that FEMA inititives will be accessed during this cleanup.
@@Kim-J312 Do you think fema dollars are magic?
Corporate taxes were 50% in 1950s , now Corporate taxes are less than 20% . They pay less than middle class Americans . The republicans constantly say the want to de-fund social security, medi-care , cheaper medications for elderly " sundown the entitlements " they tax Americans and give corporations more tax breaks. Time to tax corporations to pay their fair share instead of bankrupt middle class . That will help fund Americans and the bridge . Biden passed the infrastructure bill that will pay for bridge
I love mayor Pete!
Your listening to a future President of our great Country 🇺🇸love Pete
He is a Deep State operative and an agent of the World Economic Forum's subversive government infiltration program. "Build Back Better!"
Interesting the president is not in the white house press room… for this… I guess they couldn’t coordinate the questions to be asked and answer cards quickly…
The president already had 2 press conferences on this tragedy. What more do you want from him? The white house has press briefings on a daily basis, the president is not always in attendance.
The technical details of the recovery and rebuilding effort is the secretary of transports business and he is handling it
Pathetic how you attack without any facts