FULL STORY: www.wusa9.com/article/news/special-reports/baltimore-bridge-collapse/maryland-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-reaction/65-195bacac-28cb-4859-9309-697a25f0ad78
I thought same. Maybe we'll hear how many would have been on it.. one article said 31,000 cars per day. The CA 1989 earthquake happened during peak rush hour - I remember photos of cars mashed under the collapsed 2-level Nimitz Freeway .. over 40 people died/were crushed.
@@woop6078There are numerous reasons for Baltimore’s crime problem, not just one reason. You’ve boiled it all down to one thing so you can use it as an insult. Screw off!
@@woop6078Systemic poverty is generational and difficult to break as sociopolitics science explains. Same for white “trailer trash” which is a derogatory term for white generationalky economically desinfranchased. Poverty which touches generations is extremely difficult to improve. Regardless of country on the globe. Very few break out of poverty. Regardless of race or ethnicity.
I drove across that bridge 5 nights ago. Has me literally shaking with the thought it could have been me on that bridge when it collapsed. Thank GOD!🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
He obviously saved your life for a reason. Please seek Him out and let Him have your heart and your life. He does have a purpose for you, one that brings Him glory.
Yup, I had crossed the Bay bridge from San Fran to Oakland a week before the earthquake sent an upper deck of it crashing down onto the lower deck. All it takes is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Thank god neither of us were.
@@MrSabram07 It survived near 50 years, it was not “flimsy”. When a large cargo ship crashes into vital support columns… of course it is going to collapse. 🙄 The Sunshine Skyway bridge also collapsed back in the 80s due to a ship impact and was not “flimsy” looking. You’d be hard pressed to find a bridge that this would not happen to on collision.
Dundalk resident here, Turner Station and this bridge are right in my backyard. I go over this bridge twice every day of the work week. I'm in complete and utter shock, still haven't fully processed this. Woke up to the sound of rescue helicopters flying over my house this morning. A friend of mine who lives a few streets over says they heard the collapse when it happened and they thought we were being bombed. Just a scenario straight out of a nightmare.
They used thermomite to bring the bridge down! That's what they use in demolition. It was torn down on purpose... a fr e emason demolition! The "bom b" you heard and felt were igniting thermomite!
My condolences go out to all of the victims of this tragedy. Rough way to go. Love you loved ones, put petty things to the side, time is promised to no one.
Rough way to not go too. honestly if that happens to me id rather die but that's just me. i still have to drive ver the bay bridge every day now,and I cant use they key bridge
Unfortunately I am learning that hard lesson. After mum passed 4 years ago my 1 sister tried to forge a relationship with me but she had given me so much grief most of my life I told her I am perfectly ok not interrupting for the remainder of our existence & the next time we see one another may be when we are deceased or dying. She apparently fell ill 2 years ago & I refused to budge until I learned she was moved to a hospice. When I went to go see her she was on a morphine drip & already transitioning. She passed within 48 hrs of cancer. It's been almost 2 years & I have not forgiven myself for being so cruel & stubborn & the grief some days is just unbearable. I am so mentally stuck it's unbelievable. I am supposed to be making an appointment to see a therapist.
I'm from San Diego, and I feel Baltimore losing the Key Bridge would be as morally devastating as us losing the Coronado Bridge. It was part of Baltimore's character.
I take that bridge all the time its a big part of Baltimore it has been their for 47 years and i take it to go from Dundalk to Baltimore it was the main highway people used.
I’m from Fernandina Beach FL. Another beautiful little island. When I was about 12, my uncle had a graduation ceremony with the Navy Seals and my family went to support his success. Anyways, I know things are a far cry today from how they were in the late 80’s but when we visited I fell in love with Coronado Island. Having grown up on the little southern most sea island of the east coast; Coronado Island felt like home but way cooler. I remember seeing the succulent ladened landscaping along the highway overpass and being so enamored at how lush and beautiful everything was. I fell so in love that I had set myself the goal of being able to move there one day. Unfortunately, life had different plans for me. I’m grateful for the experience and for the fact that I am so fortunate to be a Florida native.
@sugarmuffin319 Anything can happen in an instant. Hitting a deer/moose/an out of control car, going over the side of a bridge while driving, (it's happened). Don't awfulize or overthink it. Make wise decisions & Value what you have each & everyday. It could all change in an instant. (whether one prays/believes in god or not).
Yes, I live near Lake Michigan and a bunch of smaller lakes but this wouldn't happen because we don't have large ships going under. Boats, yes. I drive over bridges all the time and they feel very safe. This feels very unusual which is what I think you're saying. I have a friend who hates taking bridges over water and I can understand why.
Ever since that bridge collapsed in Minneapolis years ago it's always been on my mind and I drive for a living coach buses. I'm on bridges all the time. The fear always goes through my mind. RIP to the victims
Thank you, from a resident of Dundalk, MD. The residents of Turner Station are my next door neighbors. I woke up to the sounds of rescue helicopters passing over my house this morning. This is just surreal, I'm having so much trouble processing that this has happened. Until this morning, I've crossed this very bridge twice every single work day.
My deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of the deceased😭. People going about their business, night shifts, etc and meeting their demise in such a horrible incident. Glad that this didn't happen during morning rush hour though as the fatalities works have been tremendously higher.
As a night shift postal worker, my heart goes out to my fellow workers who are getting off work just trying to get home late at night! GOD BLESS😢😢😢🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I drove tractor trailers for giant food and R&L freight across that bridge hundreds of times. This really freaks me out......the center of that bridge was always extremely bouncy.......
It's been years since I crossed the Key Bridge, but at one point in my life I lived close to the Ft. Armistead side and crossed it pretty often. I've always been nervous about long bridges, in general, but that particular bridge scared me. "Bouncy," as you say. It's horrifying to see it fall apart like toothpicks...
Super sad, for anyone who lives and travels in the Northeast these are major thoroughfares connecting the south to the north. Once you get above Virginia these bridges are what you either see from a distance while crossing another bridge or you may frequently use the bridge when traveling north or south. Many motorist travel overnight to avoid daytime traffic. It's just unbelievable, sad, and scary. Condolences to the families.
Praying for survivors. Many descendants of Maryland are heading back home from the South for Easter fellowship. The Key Bridge is a Remembrance of the Way We Were Steelworker and Longshoremen families. 🙏
Baltimore is the 3rd largest shipping port in the continental USA and that bridge is a major connecting point to I-95 that is mainly used by trucks hauling gasoline and hazardous materials. The bridge and port is a lifeline for the east coast and now the port is shut down for the foreseeable future until the wreckage is cleared and that could take months.
I've really been enjoying the local news coverage of this event. It beats the national coverage far and away. I like hearing the local insights, particularly Scott sharing just how personal this tragedy is for him and so many of those who live around the bridge. National News shies away from broadcasting REAL locals who speak like REAL people. All people, no matter how they sound or speak, or what opinion they have to share, deserve to be heard--and this is what local news provides us. Thank WUSA9 and the team for your hard work! I'm from Chattanooga, TN. We have a lot of waterways here, too, surprisingly; in fact prior to TVA constructing the Chickamauga Dam, flooding was a frequent catastrophe that leveled the town every few decades. There's three bridges crossing the TN River (also known as the Mississippi River) into Chattanooga. One of them carries interstate connecting GA to TN (ATL to Chatt), as well as Nashville to Chatt to Knoxville. I can only imagine if any one of our beautiful bridges were to fail. Anyway, that to say this really strikes a chord in my heart. Particularly being a Namesake bridge, after a man who proceeded the forefathers in his belief in the dream of independence. May this bridge be rebuilt, as the Governor said, in memory of the bridge that came before and the people who died. I hope that Baltimore can rally and build a bigger and even more beautiful Francis Scott Key Bridge! Baltimore Strong ❤🩹
Thank you. I agree with your comment about Scott. As I was watching and listening to him I was thinking about what an excellent reporter he is. (I don't watch that channel so never saw him before.) I appreciate your other comments, too. I've lived in Baltimore for decades, but in my heart I'm a Cincinnatian through and through. Born and bred there, I always loved our views of the beautiful Ohio R. My hometown has at least four bridges, maybe five. Unless you fly, crossing some Ohio River bridge is the only way to access the South. I understand your feelings about your Chattanooga bridges. I hope the new Key Bridge is built much, much stronger. (I'm still in shock.)
@@tonkabeanpumpkin-fh4fzI too have lived in Ohio and my first thought was the John A. It’s not nearly as long as Key bridge but I still shudder to think
Praying for All Rescue Operations Teams, First Responders, and all of the Emergency personnel, and other responding agencies. Praying for everyone's SAFETY and Well-being, Praying for each and every individual who was on the bridge during it's collapse. Hoping they find, and are able to Rescue as many as they are able to. Praying for the entire area of Baltimore Maryland, and their citizens and also for the families of anyone who may have Been on, and around the Frances Scott Key Bridge of Baltimore Maryland at the time of it's collapse.
I haven't crossed that bridge in years since I moved from the east coast. I usu crossed at night and for me, it always felt spooky with the night factory lights and heavy industry on the riverbanks. And pollution - a lot of pollution creates an otherworldly experience
This is some people's greatest nightmare. Ever been on the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel Bridge going into VA Beach? There are people who park in a park & ride and get a ride across because they simply can't go over, and under, that much water when they are behind the wheel.
When you lost power with ship this size is very tough control.the video show Black smoke come exhaust before hit.the people died due cold water from harbour.this going be costly,major investigation from washington dc,repair take years not weeks.major blow for harbour trade.this is history book Baltimore md sad.😮
My heart goes out to the people (and their families) at the accident and pray they will be rescued or recovered very quickly. This is an horrific tragedy. May God be with everyone effected by this.
Now comes a massive year long investigation, finger pointing, lawsuits, environmental studies, proposed architectural designs, community meetings/hearings, bids, construction delays due to weather, and finally the new bridge will reopen! In the meantime, those that rely on this for commuting, as well as truck deliveries will be inconvienced! 😠 Thank God, it wasn't bumper to bumper evening traffic... it would have been catastrophic! 🤔
This is a wakeup call to re-examine these kinds of bridges and infrastructure and to re-evaluate these container ships and procedures. Now you see what trying to save money can cost a city and its citizens
My condolences to the famlies and friends who lost their loved ones and grateful this happened when there were very few vehicles on the portion of the bridge that was taken down. It could have been much much worse. I saw some workers on the bridge and one semi that had just entered the bridge when this accident happened.
Prayers for all those missing in relation to this event. Enough to make one second guess crossing such a waterway. Could you imagine being on autopilot (being you cross it daily for years) and don’t realize it’s no longer there. Shortly after the collapse. Golly. 🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏🙏🏻
Mitch McConnell's Chinese sister-in-law who "accidentally" drowned in her Tesla in February (who married 2 American billionaires), was Chair of Grace Ocean that owned that ship.
Missed by hours being on CT's Mianus River bridge collapse in 1983. Am still shook by the close call and obsessed about others caught in a collapse. The terror of it is so unthinkable.
I know how she feels. I live in Minnesota and it was shocking to say the least when our 35 bridge collapsed. Of course it wasn't smashed into by a ship. It was just a faulty build. My condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives.
Thoughts and prayers to all affected by such a shockingly disaster.Hoping you can keep a strong team for the families and stay united together without media making things worse at a very sad and worrying time.
There is much shorter and detailed videos of shipping experts describing what happened on YT. all the national junk is just for clicks. Just watched one guy describe the power failure, etc leading up to the collision.
I am curious about who is the pilot of the ship?? Based on several interviews about this tragedy, there must have been about 25 or less crew members on board which is normal for this type of container vessel. Also, the port of Baltimore and US coast guard according to maritime experts (retired captain/pilot and maritime lawyer interviewed) do not require or mandate tugs under or near the bridge. However, tugs could have definitely prevent this tragic incident.
I’m not sure what you will figure out by knowing who the captain is. Don’t worry, the NTSB will handle the investigation work, go home and get some rest detective.
I was scanning through my phone rarly in the morning to come upon this.I had a sick feeling to learn that lives were lost but a scary feeling , just days before this could this happen to us.Im sending my cyto the family
They will eventually find the piers weren't designed to take a strike of this magnitude and they should have been reinforced years ago with large concrete bollards.
How is it possible that a large sea going vessel is allowed to travel under a major US bridge without the assist of Tugs & was the Pilot aboard? That is so stupid and uncalled for.
I've lived in Maryland my entire life and never had the chance to cross that bridge. A coworker told me what happened, and he used to use that bridge to see his in-laws and friends. It's sad to see that this famous bridge is gone.
I was a worker at Bethlehem Steel in the 70’s when the bridge was being built. I saw helicopters lower the center roadway to connect the bridge from the opposite shores. From time to time I still cross the Key Bridge. It’s amazing to see that it is gone! Praying for the victims of this tragedy.
This is just so sad. I've lived in this area all my life and drove over the Key Bridge hundreds of times. My uncle is a former Baltimore Harbor pilot for 40 plus years, now retired. He would be one of the people who boarded these massive ships to bring them in and out of the harbor. I talked to him, and he said it was the power going out. Once you lose power, you can not steer the ship. They even dropped the anchor to try and stop or slow down the ship.
If the bridge was so vulnerable that one impact could bring it down, why weren't tugs accompanying the ship in case the ship developed problems? Sure it would add expense to the ship, but think of those lives. And the impact to Baltimore and the port and the cargo and shipping in the interim.
@blitzmom2674 Tugs did bring it out to a certain distance. It's on the ship traffic data. No bridge would have withstood a direct hit on a main supporting pillar from a ship that large. That's not just me saying that, but lots of structural engineer experts. The bridge was completed in 1977. Cargo ships are double the size today that they were in the early 70's when the bridge was planned and building started.
@@user-wh5ir4fo4r The odds of this happening are very rare, but the odds of it happening with any one particular person on the bridge is astronomically rare. I wouldn’t worry about it too much.
How was it that if the bridge was so vulnerable that one impact to a pier would bring it down, why were there no redundancies? Shouldn't there have been tugs to support the ship till it got PAST the bridge? And why were there no redundancies on the bridge structure itself? Shocking how one impact brought it down that quickly.
@@AA-ct7cb Yes she does and I love how she gave her whole resume on air, woman is a hard-worker too and deserves to treat herself to skilled cosmetologists. She seems to have worked hard and enjoys her careers as well.
The two comment replies here are creepy. SUPER creepy. Goes to show there’s thirsty weirdos even during a tragedy. One guy even claims to know what her insides look like… Like what?
We are sorry for this disaster,..hopefully there will not be many fatalities & no similar negligence will ever happen again. May God grant safety Amen😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@buckshot4428 I think you guys are just misunderstanding what shes saying. Just the scale of destruction, and it was a giant collision,taking down the whole structure. pretty similar honestly, I can see where the comparison can be made
I got that eerie feeling too. I think those getting offended are misunderstanding. Not to lessen the impact of 9/11, but this is a huge structure that was fairly integral to the skyline and functioning of the large city of Baltimore. It's only a shadow of the feeling following 9/11, but it is similar. God Bless America, North America, and all of Earth.
This is so disastrous to the Maryland, Washington travel and military access. Probably why the cargo ship „accidentally“ rammed the bridge at night where no one could see it target the structure. How does a cargo ship miss the middle.
Scary thing to wake up to. I use that bridge regularly. Tragic. Prayers to all families impacted. Surreal that bridge isn't gonna be there. Our traffic is gonna be so screwed indefinitely.
How horrific it must have been for the people on the cargo ship once the power went out & they realized that they were going to hit the bridge, causing mass casualties & near impossible rescues
WAIT...were there any motorist or pedestrians on the bridge or homeless people under the bridge during the collapse? We wouldn't know due to the media only showing interests in the Cargo Ship crew and what the neighbors think. It may be weeks before missing persons are associated with the Key Bridge Collapse.
Prayers to all the construction workers and their families, dangerous enuff working on the highway at nite,then some idiots run a ship into the bridge!!!
FULL STORY: www.wusa9.com/article/news/special-reports/baltimore-bridge-collapse/maryland-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-reaction/65-195bacac-28cb-4859-9309-697a25f0ad78
Thank God this didn't happen during rush hour.
my thoughts exactly
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Pray for speedy recovery 🎉🎉❤❤
So much for Bidens "infrastructure"
I thought same. Maybe we'll hear how many would have been on it.. one article said 31,000 cars per day. The CA 1989 earthquake happened during peak rush hour - I remember photos of cars mashed under the collapsed 2-level Nimitz Freeway .. over 40 people died/were crushed.
Prayers for Baltimore. This lady speaking represents the Baltimore you don't see in the news. Working, home owner.
Yes, working for post office and Avis and traveling over that bridge for 30 something years. Prayers for Baltimore.
There's a reason the city has terrible crime rates
@@woop6078There are numerous reasons for Baltimore’s crime problem, not just one reason. You’ve boiled it all down to one thing so you can use it as an insult. Screw off!
@@woop6078Systemic poverty is generational and difficult to break as sociopolitics science explains. Same for white “trailer trash” which is a derogatory term for white generationalky economically desinfranchased.
Poverty which touches generations is extremely difficult to improve.
Regardless of country on the globe. Very few break out of poverty.
Regardless of race or ethnicity.
I drove across that bridge 5 nights ago. Has me literally shaking with the thought it could have been me on that bridge when it collapsed. Thank GOD!🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
He obviously saved your life for a reason. Please seek Him out and let Him have your heart and your life. He does have a purpose for you, one that brings Him glory.
@@AellaMaud it was just a comment. I'm sure others think the same.
@@AellaMaud No one said anything about worthiness.
@@AellaMaudbeing grateful for your life is something we all should be everyday ., your f k n lost
Yup, I had crossed the Bay bridge from San Fran to Oakland a week before the earthquake sent an upper deck of it crashing down onto the lower deck. All it takes is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Thank god neither of us were.
Bridge looks like matchsticks compared to the 100,000 ton container ship.
My thought also. I've heard that a bridge engineer described it as exactly that.
I thought it looks like a flimsy bridge and apparently it was
@@MrSabram07 everything is flimsy when 100,000 tons runs into it.
@@MrSabram07 It survived near 50 years, it was not “flimsy”. When a large cargo ship crashes into vital support columns… of course it is going to collapse. 🙄 The Sunshine Skyway bridge also collapsed back in the 80s due to a ship impact and was not “flimsy” looking. You’d be hard pressed to find a bridge that this would not happen to on collision.
@@MrSabram07engineers don't plan for 220k tons to hit their bridge
Dundalk resident here, Turner Station and this bridge are right in my backyard. I go over this bridge twice every day of the work week. I'm in complete and utter shock, still haven't fully processed this. Woke up to the sound of rescue helicopters flying over my house this morning. A friend of mine who lives a few streets over says they heard the collapse when it happened and they thought we were being bombed. Just a scenario straight out of a nightmare.
They used thermomite to bring the bridge down! That's what they use in demolition. It was torn down on purpose... a fr e emason demolition! The "bom b" you heard and felt were igniting thermomite!
My condolences go out to all of the victims of this tragedy. Rough way to go. Love you loved ones, put petty things to the side, time is promised to no one.
Rough way to not go too. honestly if that happens to me id rather die but that's just me. i still have to drive ver the bay bridge every day now,and I cant use they key bridge
How many die , so sad
Unfortunately I am learning that hard lesson. After mum passed 4 years ago my 1 sister tried to forge a relationship with me but she had given me so much grief most of my life I told her I am perfectly ok not interrupting for the remainder of our existence & the next time we see one another may be when we are deceased or dying. She apparently fell ill 2 years ago & I refused to budge until I learned she was moved to a hospice. When I went to go see her she was on a morphine drip & already transitioning. She passed within 48 hrs of cancer. It's been almost 2 years & I have not forgiven myself for being so cruel & stubborn & the grief some days is just unbearable. I am so mentally stuck it's unbelievable. I am supposed to be making an appointment to see a therapist.
I'm from San Diego, and I feel Baltimore losing the Key Bridge would be as morally devastating as us losing the Coronado Bridge. It was part of Baltimore's character.
I was stationed in San Diego and our ship went under the Coronado bridge probably a hundred times.
I take that bridge all the time its a big part of Baltimore it has been their for 47 years and i take it to go from Dundalk to Baltimore it was the main highway people used.
Nah, all the white people done left.
I’m from Fernandina Beach FL. Another beautiful little island. When I was about 12, my uncle had a graduation ceremony with the Navy Seals and my family went to support his success. Anyways, I know things are a far cry today from how they were in the late 80’s but when we visited I fell in love with Coronado Island. Having grown up on the little southern most sea island of the east coast; Coronado Island felt like home but way cooler. I remember seeing the succulent ladened landscaping along the highway overpass and being so enamored at how lush and beautiful everything was. I fell so in love that I had set myself the goal of being able to move there one day. Unfortunately, life had different plans for me. I’m grateful for the experience and for the fact that I am so fortunate to be a Florida native.
My husband does bridge construction.... this scenario had never crossed my mind but my God. In an instant.
@sugarmuffin319 Anything can happen in an instant. Hitting a deer/moose/an out of control car, going over the side of a bridge while driving, (it's happened). Don't awfulize or overthink it. Make wise decisions & Value what you have each & everyday. It could all change in an instant. (whether one prays/believes in god or not).
Yes, I live near Lake Michigan and a bunch of smaller lakes but this wouldn't happen because we don't have large ships going under. Boats, yes. I drive over bridges all the time and they feel very safe. This feels very unusual which is what I think you're saying. I have a friend who hates taking bridges over water and I can understand why.
Ever since that bridge collapsed in Minneapolis years ago it's always been on my mind and I drive for a living coach buses. I'm on bridges all the time. The fear always goes through my mind. RIP to the victims
@hellswindstaff91 the 35w bridge didn't have navigation traffic to worry about.
Heartbreaking news 😢, deepest condolences from UK 🇬🇧
That is so kind of you, thank you from Virginia, USA
Thank you so much for your kindness. From Florida.💛
Thank you, from a resident of Dundalk, MD. The residents of Turner Station are my next door neighbors. I woke up to the sounds of rescue helicopters passing over my house this morning. This is just surreal, I'm having so much trouble processing that this has happened. Until this morning, I've crossed this very bridge twice every single work day.
Deepest condolences from old Germany 🇩🇪
Condolences and lots of love from the bottom of our hearts to all of the ones suffering from this....from Tennessee
My deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of the deceased😭. People going about their business, night shifts, etc and meeting their demise in such a horrible incident. Glad that this didn't happen during morning rush hour though as the fatalities works have been tremendously higher.
I was just thinking about that.
Many folks in my area start their day at like 3:30 and 4:30 am. If it had happen a few hours before or after, it would’ve been a lot worse.
The birds singing their song of peace for all the victims of this terrible tragedy 🙏🏼
Aww!😢
As a night shift postal worker, my heart goes out to my fellow workers who are getting off work just trying to get home late at night! GOD BLESS😢😢😢🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I drove tractor trailers for giant food and R&L freight across that bridge hundreds of times. This really freaks me out......the center of that bridge was always extremely bouncy.......
It's been years since I crossed the Key Bridge, but at one point in my life I lived close to the Ft. Armistead side and crossed it pretty often. I've always been nervous about long bridges, in general, but that particular bridge scared me. "Bouncy," as you say. It's horrifying to see it fall apart like toothpicks...
I wouldn't park under the bridge. Prayers for anyone hurt or injured. Jesus name 🙏
was thinking the same thing..
actually that part is very safe.
It’s a concrete highway section. It’s extremely stable unlike the bridge truss.
That woman is beautiful inside and out
I admire her tenacity and dedication. She sticks with things, including taking care of her mom. I'm sure I could learn a lot from her. 💛
She is
Super sad, for anyone who lives and travels in the Northeast these are major thoroughfares connecting the south to the north. Once you get above Virginia these bridges are what you either see from a distance while crossing another bridge or you may frequently use the bridge when traveling north or south. Many motorist travel overnight to avoid daytime traffic. It's just unbelievable, sad, and scary. Condolences to the families.
Keeping everyone in my prayers that is involved in this very sad situation.
Praying for survivors. Many descendants of Maryland are heading back home from the South for Easter fellowship. The Key Bridge is a Remembrance of the Way We Were Steelworker and Longshoremen families. 🙏
I always HATED driving through this bridge. So scary… I hope everyone involved is okay or ATleast found ♥️
Baltimore is the 3rd largest shipping port in the continental USA and that bridge is a major connecting point to I-95 that is mainly used by trucks hauling gasoline and hazardous materials. The bridge and port is a lifeline for the east coast and now the port is shut down for the foreseeable future until the wreckage is cleared and that could take months.
Could a ferry work, several ferries?
@@AA-ct7cbthey’d have to go the other way on 695
Just have to take a longer route. Maryland will handle this.
@@sickofguysnamedtodd2293 the key bridge is on 695 your going to have to take the Harbor tunnel on I-895
Thanks for the update 😂
I’ve seen those cargo ships in Seattle and omg they are massive! I have megalophobia and it freaks me out!
If you got megalophobia, you wouldn't wanna see what in my pants hun 😉
A 200.000 ton ship is hard to stop 1/2 billion pounds Prayers for the people
I've really been enjoying the local news coverage of this event. It beats the national coverage far and away. I like hearing the local insights, particularly Scott sharing just how personal this tragedy is for him and so many of those who live around the bridge. National News shies away from broadcasting REAL locals who speak like REAL people. All people, no matter how they sound or speak, or what opinion they have to share, deserve to be heard--and this is what local news provides us. Thank WUSA9 and the team for your hard work!
I'm from Chattanooga, TN. We have a lot of waterways here, too, surprisingly; in fact prior to TVA constructing the Chickamauga Dam, flooding was a frequent catastrophe that leveled the town every few decades. There's three bridges crossing the TN River (also known as the Mississippi River) into Chattanooga. One of them carries interstate connecting GA to TN (ATL to Chatt), as well as Nashville to Chatt to Knoxville. I can only imagine if any one of our beautiful bridges were to fail. Anyway, that to say this really strikes a chord in my heart. Particularly being a Namesake bridge, after a man who proceeded the forefathers in his belief in the dream of independence. May this bridge be rebuilt, as the Governor said, in memory of the bridge that came before and the people who died. I hope that Baltimore can rally and build a bigger and even more beautiful Francis Scott Key Bridge! Baltimore Strong ❤🩹
Thank you. I agree with your comment about Scott. As I was watching and listening to him I was thinking about what an excellent reporter he is. (I don't watch that channel so never saw him before.) I appreciate your other comments, too. I've lived in Baltimore for decades, but in my heart I'm a Cincinnatian through and through. Born and bred there, I always loved our views of the beautiful Ohio R. My hometown has at least four bridges, maybe five. Unless you fly, crossing some Ohio River bridge is the only way to access the South. I understand your feelings about your Chattanooga bridges. I hope the new Key Bridge is built much, much stronger. (I'm still in shock.)
@@tonkabeanpumpkin-fh4fzI too have lived in Ohio and my first thought was the John A. It’s not nearly as long as Key bridge but I still shudder to think
Praying for All Rescue Operations Teams, First Responders, and all of the Emergency personnel, and other responding agencies.
Praying for everyone's SAFETY and Well-being, Praying for each and every individual who was on the bridge during it's collapse.
Hoping they find, and are able to Rescue as many as they are able to.
Praying for the entire area of Baltimore Maryland, and their citizens and also for the families of anyone who may have Been on, and around the Frances Scott Key Bridge of Baltimore Maryland at the time of it's collapse.
This is terrifying!
I haven't crossed that bridge in years since I moved from the east coast. I usu crossed at night and for me, it always felt spooky with the night factory lights and heavy industry on the riverbanks. And pollution - a lot of pollution creates an otherworldly experience
better be checking our outdated bridges around the country that are in dire need of repair like the bridge in Cincinnati connecting Ohio and Kentucky
This is some people's greatest nightmare. Ever been on the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel Bridge going into VA Beach? There are people who park in a park & ride and get a ride across because they simply can't go over, and under, that much water when they are behind the wheel.
Exactly, I was always terrified of bridges.
He is not lying when he said it could have been one of us! I live in Dundalk now and I said the samething and everyone I know said the samething wow
Hey neighbor, feeling the same way right now. Crossed this bridge twice every day of the work week until this morning. Absolutely horrifying.
Lord have mercy! Prayers for all the families that lost loved ones and the perople of that part of Baltimore.
Prayers for all!!!
When you lost power with ship this size is very tough control.the video show Black smoke come exhaust before hit.the people died due cold water from harbour.this going be costly,major investigation from washington dc,repair take years not weeks.major blow for harbour trade.this is history book Baltimore md sad.😮
My heart goes out to the people (and their families) at the accident and pray they will be rescued or recovered very quickly.
This is an horrific tragedy. May God be with everyone effected by this.
Who the hell designed this bridge???? There is no way the WHOLE bridge should have come down!!!! This was a design failure!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My first thought is the bridge looked really flimsy. I’ve never seen anything that looks like that. I can’t believe cars crossed it.
The ship was extremely heavy
No bridge is going to withstand getting hit by a Fully Loaded Cargo Ship! This bridge is well maintained.
Considering the ship weighs 100,000 tons not much is going to be able to stand up to it.
Wasn't that bridge 40 or 50 yrs. old? And a direct hit from a fully loaded cargo ship. Poor bridge...didnt have a prayer...
Now comes a massive year long investigation, finger pointing, lawsuits, environmental studies, proposed architectural designs, community meetings/hearings, bids, construction delays due to weather, and finally the new bridge will reopen!
In the meantime, those that rely on this for commuting, as well as truck deliveries will be inconvienced! 😠
Thank God, it wasn't bumper to bumper evening traffic... it would have been catastrophic! 🤔
Yup, let the blame game begin.
Praying 🙏🏽
Prayers for all people involved.
This is a wakeup call to re-examine these kinds of bridges and infrastructure and to re-evaluate these container ships and procedures. Now you see what trying to save money can cost a city and its citizens
My condolences to the famlies and friends who lost their loved ones and grateful this happened when there were very few vehicles on the portion of the bridge that was taken down. It could have been much much worse. I saw some workers on the bridge and one semi that had just entered the bridge when this accident happened.
Blood sacrifice, this was shown in Simpsons episodes back in 1996
Sad. Praying for you all ❤️
Prayers for all those missing in relation to this event.
Enough to make one second guess crossing such a waterway.
Could you imagine being on autopilot (being you cross it daily for years) and don’t realize it’s no longer there. Shortly after the collapse. Golly. 🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏🙏🏻
Mitch McConnell's Chinese sister-in-law who "accidentally" drowned in her Tesla in February (who married 2 American billionaires), was Chair of Grace Ocean that owned that ship.
Wow. That's a sad coincidence.😢
If i believed in curses....
The new 911
Wtf
Nah that was done on purpose
My heart hurts for Baltimore :( this is so crazy
Prayers for those people
Missed by hours being on CT's Mianus River bridge collapse in 1983. Am still shook by the close call and obsessed about others caught in a collapse. The terror of it is so unthinkable.
My heart is goes out to those people 😢😢 this is very sad news
Condolences and prayers to those who lost loved ones. I hope lessons are learned to prevent this tragedy from happening again.
I know how she feels. I live in Minnesota and it was shocking to say the least when our 35 bridge collapsed. Of course it wasn't smashed into by a ship. It was just a faulty build. My condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives.
Thoughts and prayers to all affected by such a shockingly disaster.Hoping you can keep a strong team for the families and stay united together without media making things worse at a very sad and worrying time.
Your very kind Gina God bless you 🎉
I just can’t believe this. My eyes won’t let me.
Man this is awful. Thousands of people cross that bridge daily. What happened with that ship?
There is much shorter and detailed videos of shipping experts describing what happened on YT. all the national junk is just for clicks. Just watched one guy describe the power failure, etc leading up to the collision.
Looks like a power loss
@@Therealcarolinaguy just heard they were going 8 knots. That’s too fast in a no wake zone. I thought it was 4???
Great reporting. A great person look into the person aspect, beyond the typical news.
I am curious about who is the pilot of the ship?? Based on several interviews about this tragedy, there must have been about 25 or less crew members on board which is normal for this type of container vessel. Also, the port of Baltimore and US coast guard according to maritime experts (retired captain/pilot and maritime lawyer interviewed) do not require or mandate tugs under or near the bridge. However, tugs could have definitely prevent this tragic incident.
I’m not sure what you will figure out by knowing who the captain is. Don’t worry, the NTSB will handle the investigation work, go home and get some rest detective.
@@TitaniumTurbineyour smart ass comment is not necessary. Everyone is here reading the comments and curious just like you.
They are going to have to build an entire new bridge. It cannot be “Repaired” the main support column is gone.
Should you stay in car or jump out before the submersion??
I was scanning through my phone rarly in the morning to come upon this.I had a sick feeling to learn that lives were lost but a scary feeling , just days before this could this happen to us.Im sending my cyto the family
Unbelievable
Vanisha Barbie is a great name. Name means Queen of the Universe.
This is so devastating 😮. Wow you just never know
Beautiful lady she gave a great interview
It could have been far worse! Imagine if it occurred during morning or evening rush hour? I remember when the bridge in Tampa collapsed!
They will eventually find the piers weren't designed to take a strike of this magnitude and they should have been reinforced years ago with large concrete bollards.
How is it possible that a large sea going vessel is allowed to travel under a major US bridge without the assist of Tugs & was the Pilot aboard? That is so stupid and uncalled for.
I thought the same thing. That is a huge ship. It smells a lot like this was no accident. That ship is freaking HUGE.
@@joehiden7475crews are indians
And at MIDNIGHT 🕛 what a way to wake up I’ve been in tears all morning 💔💔💔💔 the dear victims 😭
@@joehiden7475 😂
Two pilots on board. Not sure where tug boats were.
I've lived in Maryland my entire life and never had the chance to cross that bridge. A coworker told me what happened, and he used to use that bridge to see his in-laws and friends. It's sad to see that this famous bridge is gone.
Tragedy😰😰😰
I was a worker at Bethlehem Steel in the 70’s when the bridge was being built. I saw helicopters lower the center roadway to connect the bridge from the opposite shores. From time to time I still cross the Key Bridge. It’s amazing to see that it is gone! Praying for the victims of this tragedy.
This is very, very sad.
why are they set up under the bridge that just collapsed ????
This was was predicted by the Simpsons cartoon back in 1996 episode
I use the bridge almost every week! SCARY!
much love from Tampa! I remember when our bridge had this same thing happen. Good luck guys!
Moth Man just realized a statement on Twitter saying he had nothing to with this and he's been to the city.
This is just so sad. I've lived in this area all my life and drove over the Key Bridge hundreds of times. My uncle is a former Baltimore Harbor pilot for 40 plus years, now retired. He would be one of the people who boarded these massive ships to bring them in and out of the harbor. I talked to him, and he said it was the power going out. Once you lose power, you can not steer the ship. They even dropped the anchor to try and stop or slow down the ship.
If the bridge was so vulnerable that one impact could bring it down, why weren't tugs accompanying the ship in case the ship developed problems? Sure it would add expense to the ship, but think of those lives. And the impact to Baltimore and the port and the cargo and shipping in the interim.
@blitzmom2674 Tugs did bring it out to a certain distance. It's on the ship traffic data. No bridge would have withstood a direct hit on a main supporting pillar from a ship that large. That's not just me saying that, but lots of structural engineer experts. The bridge was completed in 1977. Cargo ships are double the size today that they were in the early 70's when the bridge was planned and building started.
I'm live in the UK just watching what happened lost for words
Its hard to believe I'm not from MD my my grandmother lived in Essex I took it every year, hard to believe its gone..
I live in Anne Arundel County, and while I haven’t needed to use the bridge every other day, I’ve used it plenty of times. Crazy to think about.
Yes, I'm now hyper aware of all the times I take bridges over water, pretty much every day. (We have 3 lakes and a river within 10 miles of me.)
@@user-wh5ir4fo4r The odds of this happening are very rare, but the odds of it happening with any one particular person on the bridge is astronomically rare. I wouldn’t worry about it too much.
Simeone needs to get a ferry service started asap
Maine has a bridge that is used in the same way and reason. The Cape,NH, Ma, and RI as well. I'm sure there are others. It's very concerning.
Felt it 13 miles away
What’s on the ship???!!!? Concerning. God bless all the people effected. This is unbelievably tragic and unimaginable. 🙏🏻😰
It is a typical container ship--you know, with containers on it with their customer's cargo inside. 😐
It’s has stop production for the warehouse I work at . My prayers are with the family’s 😢
Just another good reason for making the stuff America needs in America! Made in the USA means something for American citizens!
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How was it that if the bridge was so vulnerable that one impact to a pier would bring it down, why were there no redundancies? Shouldn't there have been tugs to support the ship till it got PAST the bridge? And why were there no redundancies on the bridge structure itself? Shocking how one impact brought it down that quickly.
the first interviewee's hair looks amazing
She looks beautiful inside and out.
@@AA-ct7cb Yes she does and I love how she gave her whole resume on air, woman is a hard-worker too and deserves to treat herself to skilled cosmetologists. She seems to have worked hard and enjoys her careers as well.
The two comment replies here are creepy. SUPER creepy. Goes to show there’s thirsty weirdos even during a tragedy. One guy even claims to know what her insides look like… Like what?
We are sorry for this disaster,..hopefully there will not be many fatalities & no similar negligence will ever happen again. May God grant safety Amen😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏
It feels like a 9-11
Not even close.
They have more bridges that would have had a 911 scenario. This was just a tragic accident
@@buckshot4428 I think you guys are just misunderstanding what shes saying. Just the scale of destruction, and it was a giant collision,taking down the whole structure. pretty similar honestly, I can see where the comparison can be made
No, it does not. At. All.
I got that eerie feeling too. I think those getting offended are misunderstanding. Not to lessen the impact of 9/11, but this is a huge structure that was fairly integral to the skyline and functioning of the large city of Baltimore. It's only a shadow of the feeling following 9/11, but it is similar. God Bless America, North America, and all of Earth.
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This is so disastrous to the Maryland, Washington travel and military access. Probably why the cargo ship „accidentally“ rammed the bridge at night where no one could see it target the structure. How does a cargo ship miss the middle.
Very sad ☹️
I was near there about a week ago!!! 😮
Scary thing to wake up to. I use that bridge regularly. Tragic. Prayers to all families impacted. Surreal that bridge isn't gonna be there. Our traffic is gonna be so screwed indefinitely.
I can only imagine how you all feel. As far as re-routing traffic for a long time, in a busy area, it's going to be a real challenge and hardship. 😢
I bet they felt I. Last week neighborhoods had tree cut down an when it fell we heard it an it shook our whole house an we across the street
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How horrific it must have been for the people on the cargo ship once the power went out & they realized that they were going to hit the bridge, causing mass casualties & near impossible rescues
WAIT...were there any motorist or pedestrians on the bridge or homeless people under the bridge during the collapse? We wouldn't know due to the media only showing interests in the Cargo Ship crew and what the neighbors think. It may be weeks before missing persons are associated with the Key Bridge Collapse.
A boat took out the brige to a major population city? OK.
Looked like controlled demolition triggered on impact if the ship.... You can see thermite charges sparking at key points.
Prayers to all the construction workers and their families, dangerous enuff working on the highway at nite,then some idiots run a ship into the bridge!!!