Bridge destroyed by a containership

[J Gowers]

Just saw on the news a containership has hit a bridge near Baltimore and destroyed it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaMDoToEo4k

[John Pruden]

my son has just been called into his office it was a maersk boat?jp

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engine problem? jp

[J Gowers]

I went under that bridge many times on containerships in the 70s and 80s I would think it was an engine failure

[Johnny Kieran]

Dreadful event altogether, all those poor people crossing the bridge, God help them.

[Tony Taylor]

I went under that bridge many times on containerships in the 70s and 80s I would think it was an engine failure

judging by the big cloud of black smoke in early pics, I suspect you may be right;

[John Arton]

Latest reports say there were a number of construction workers working on the bridge as well as a number of vehicles crossing at the time and also a video showing that the vessel suffered a blackout just before the collision. The vessel was Singapore registered Dhalia? Assigned to maersk on its U.S to Asia route.
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[Mike Hall]

BALTIMORE BRIDGE.jpg

[DeepSea]

Remember same thing happening in Florida in 1980. Video link below on Youtube. Just skip add at beginning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3htwtaJI2nM

[John Arton]

This is timeline and track of the vessel from berth to collision site. No mention of any tug attention for unberthing.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68664664

[vic mcclymont]

Looking at the BBC news, as the Ship approaches the bridge all the ships lights go out, one minute later power restored, followed by massive plume of black smoke from the funnel.
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