Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision, rescue operations ongoing
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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2024
- The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after being struck by a ship. The collision sent the bridge plummeting into the water below.
Baltimore police said they were notified of a bridge collapse at approximately 1:40 a.m. Tuesday. They received calls of "multiple people in the water.”
Baltimore fire officials said at least 20 cars fell into the water below and described the incident as a "mass casualty event."
A live stream of the bridge showed the moment of collapse. A cargo ship can be seen striking a column of the bridge, sending the bridge into the water below. The ship then caught fire.
Officials said recovering any people in the water remains a top priority, but conditions for rescuers are risky with debris hanging from the bridge.
Police said two people were rescued as of 6:30 a.m. ET. One refused treatment and was unharmed. Another was in serious condition and transported to a local trauma center.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said earlier that they had been aware of the incident and were in close communication with other officials, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
“I’ve spoken with Gov. Moore and Mayor Scott to offer USDOT’s support following the vessel strike and collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge. Rescue efforts remain underway and drivers in the Baltimore area should follow local responder guidance on detours and response,” Buttigieg posted on X.
The mayor said he had been en route to the scene around 3 a.m.
The 1.6 mile long bridge spans the Patapsco River as part of I-695, which is south of downtown Baltimore.
The scene remains active and a search and rescue mission is underway.
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So horrific
Got a safety issue here.
Modern vehicles with power windows go dead as soon as they hit the water, and the pressure pushing against the windows and car doors prevents prevents people from opening them.
Kicking the windows out is not necessarily an option, especially if the airbags go off when the vehicle hits the water.
It needs a miracle to survive 🙏
I forgot about power windows won’t work.😬
Keep a hammer under drivers seat
Actually the power windows will still work. It the manual hand-cranked windows that won’t work.
And they still will work, it’s the engine that will stop working.
Did you not watch the episodes of Mythbusters where they tested those myths on how to escape a car that’s gone into a body of water?
@@floodgatestudios1825 actually there’s a reason why the head rests can me fully removed from the seats. And why they have that blunt pointed end. Is so that you can press it up against the window, and with a sudden spike in pressure, you can have the window shatter.
And that hammer under the seat will end up either going into your ankles or leg or if the water coming in fast, it will get pushed to the back or into a position that will jam it underneath your seat.
The best thing to do is to open a window and let the water fill the inside of the vehicle before unbuckling yourself. Because that wall of water that will come rushing in will push you away from the point of exit. Also 9 out of 10 times when a vehicle enters a body of water. Depending on the depth of the water, you will either hit nose first, and settle upright, or if it’s deeper, then you’ll end up in the turtle position on the roof of your car.
So the best bet is to know where your points of exits are in any situation.
Why do you think that USCG, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Army all have training that places the soldiers into a simulated aircraft and then flip that mock-up upside or roll it a few times in a large swimming pool in all conditions?
It’s so that the people who will be riding on them will know how to safely get out of the craft as fast as they can while it’s sinking or taking on water. And in some cases they’ll have to escape after it’s been filled with water.
Prayers to find everyone safe ❤
They won’t, there’s no one still alive the car’s sank and it’s been 7 hours.
Horrible. Could have been worse, happening during daytime, but still, hope those lost are found. RIP to those lost. Still looking for 7
Construction crew was on the bridge.
Hope everyone is safe and sound. 😥
@@Sharyk808 Yes, I heard that.
@@motivationreality A sad moment
This is a tragic incident that should never had happened 😥I'm just glad that it didn't happen during rush hour. Someone is going to answer for that. 🤔
most TRAGIC things shouldnt happen. Typical internet garbage
Harbor controls the ship out of harbor then ship crew takes over. Lost propulsion before it hits pillar.
Condolences to victims
That ship showed that this bridge is a weak design! Hitting that one pillar made all the other parts of the bridge fall like dominos! Should never build a bridge like that.
You know absolutely nothing about the engineering of an arch continuous through truss bridge and yet here you are criticizing all the engineers (all much smarter than you) who designed that bridge. NO bridge can withstand the impact of a fully loaded 165,000-ton cargo vessel. Over the span of several decades, thousands of cargo vessels have traversed that waterway just fine without incident. This was a malfunction of the cargo vessel that hit the pillar, NOT a malfunction of the bridge which was never designed to withstand such an impact.
EDIT: Thankfully this happened at 1:30 in the morning as opposed to during the prime morning or evening commute times when traffic would have been near bumper to bumper heavy and thus yielded many more casualties.
@@5kylord They should probably never allow cargo ships built like that to operate internationally. Remember the Suez Canal incident or the recent episode in Turkey, now we have a situation where there has been a significant loss of life and it`s only thankful that it didn`t happen when the bridge was being heavily used. It`s not as if the knowledge to build big ships that are safe exists. It`s just that most cargo ships are garbage.
Lord have mercy!!! So so sad
I know its tragic, but I'm glad it didnt happen during rush morning hour. 😥
Just the load of that maerk "barge" looks "insulting"
Overload ?
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CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP MUST KNOW THE HIGHT OF THE CONTAINERS LOADED IN THE SHIP. IT WAS HIS FAULT. A VRY SAD INCIDENT. 😢
How TF does this happen?
Union workers ill-eagle invaders
Moving mass contacts set obstacle in water.
The vessel is the Dali, a Singapore-flagged container ship about 984 feet long, and 157 feet wide, per a listing on VesselFinder.
An unclassified Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency report said that the ship "lost propulsion" as it was leaving port, ABC News reported.
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Did they notice that the power poles have protection rings while the bridge supports have nothing.
This will not be like replacing a section of overpass like last summer. Until the debris is cleared, the Port of Baltimore is closed indefinitely. The captain will go to Jail, and is in for a long stretch of hurt.
Is this a Terror attack?
Don't start a rumor.
It looked like a 911. Was that bridge recently inspected?
That and many questions will have to be answered. Tragic incident.
No one is talking about the ship it's china owned??
Because it's not? It's a Singaporean ship.
MAY BE THE CAPTAIN MUST GO AN ALCOHOL TEST
The crew should held accountable for this. Lets see what happens. 🤔
Possibly, or just incompetence. There could also be issues with the ship as well. Modern cargo ships are often not built to a very high standard. They are little more than overgrown, unmaneuverable barges. In recent years there has been an upsurge in ships hitting things in ports, sometimes demolishing huge cranes, mysterious sinkings where ships have just broken apart in high seas, and then there was the Suez thing a couple of years ago.
MAY BE YOU ARE RIGHT ...@@AbelMcTalisker
Please let us know what accountability the Captain and crew will face with either this blatant sabotage, or utter negligence.
Baltimore Harbor person controls the ship out of the harbor. Then ship’s crew takes over. Ship supposedly had a thousand containers on it.
The vessel is the Dali, a Singapore-flagged container ship about 984 feet long, and 157 feet wide, per a listing on VesselFinder.
An unclassified Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency report said that the ship "lost propulsion" as it was leaving port, ABC News reported.
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😢
First day with drivers license😢
🙏🙏
Need an experience pilot
Harbor employee controls the ship out of harbor . Then ship crew takes over. Lost Propulsion. Note lights off.
Need spel chek
Very Sad 😢
Incompetency is more prevalent these days. Heres your online education.
If they're doin interviews... how are they really searching
They must have a special dive-team
it's pure cold war in my opinion a few days after the theater in flames in Russia now a bridge in Baltimore.
the problem is that we don't understand who the author is and whether he is the same one who has anything to do with the theater in flames to celebrate a world war the situation is on maximum alert for everyone we don't know what else could happen from now on there is truly the risk of a world war that could break out soon.
Stay afraid, and do shop.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
It’s not likely that they’ll find many survivors in those waters.
Such a tragedy , lets hope they dont rebuild the bridge get your government to build a tunnel, if we can do it in the uk I'm sure you can in the USA,
😢😢
Will someone please tell Maya that the word "especially " is pronounced like S-pecially, Not " ekspecially "
That was no accident. As you can see in the video the ship was guided to the column of the bridge before the lights went out. Something is not right, and today the day Trump suppose to pay for his law suit.
😳😢
Where was the Harbor Pilot or was there one?? Was drinking or DEI involved. This just is just what I expect from DEI.
Blind infra blind cargo 😂😂😂😂
a mass casualty event??????????????????? what is a mass casualty event? 4 people? Im so tired of the media.
Give it a day, they'll be using words like "possible terrorist attack" and trying to blame Trump (well, Fox might try to blame Biden, but same thing).
A mass causality event is when medical/emergency resources cannot match the needed amount required to rescue affected personnel. Not the amount of people hurt or killed.
But I'm sure you'd rather spew more brain dead rhetoric than actually share any sympathy for people.
They have to come up with something to replace "Gun violence".
@@killerrrr35The second part was unnecessary.
Any other better video ?
U do your job & get the f out
Let professionals engineers to do their mission .
Stop the shipping. Stop the movement of travel. We will own nothing and
be HAPPY! 🙃
Right down the street from me.
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Ole Rusty finally bit the dust.
The
under Trump it stood, under Biden it falls, CHANGE
Really, this is how low you allow your grey matter to operate?
@@ronbelanger4113 yes, to the liberal level. when does the view come on
Presidents are puppets anyway.
Biden’s America
Trumps America....our America
Just the load of that maerk "barge" looks "insulting"
Common practice these days, Internationally governments need to pay more attention to the sort of "lowest common denominator" junk that a lot of shipyards in China and elsewhere are producing and are registered in countries that don`t care about even basic safety standards. Maybe this incident may be a wake-up call but somehow I doubt it.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hope everyone is in good health after that incident.