Gangway on Pride collapses

[LMaxwell]

Just saw this, do not know all of the details but a gangway to disembark has collapsed in Baltimore. I hope no one was injured! Looking for more information.

 

[Trumpster]

Hope no one's hurt. Better check the maintenance records and the last inspection by whatever group does such things. Unacceptable on the port of Baltimore and whiever runs the terminals.

[winddawn]

I've always feared that happening. Hope no one was hurt.

[esdoorn]

on facebook they said that the ship actually hit it, not that is collapsed.

[LMaxwell]

on facebook they said that the ship actually hit it, not that is collapsed.

 

Where was that reported? I have been looking for information.

 

How can the ship hit the gangway? the gangway is extended to meet up with the ship after it has been docked. The ship doesn't stick over land...

[esdoorn]

Where was that reported? I have been looking for information.

 

How can the ship hit the gangway? the gangway is extended to meet up with the ship after it has been docked. The ship doesn't stick over land...

 

 

lady on the ship posted: 'On the Pride right now. We crashed into the gangway. Three cars under it. Doesn't seem to be injuries.'

 

 

 

 

https://www.********************/CCPPF/permalink/857805104324864/?comment_id=857821654323209&notif_t=group_comment_reply&notif_id=1462710297464009

[Kkross]

Hope nobody was hurt

[LMaxwell]

Your link did not work. Here are more photos I found

 

 

[webzila]

lady on the ship posted: 'On the Pride right now. We crashed into the gangway. Three cars under it. Doesn't seem to be injuries.'

 

 

 

 

https://www.********************/CCPPF/permalink/857805104324864/?comment_id=857821654323209&notif_t=group_comment_reply&notif_id=1462710297464009

 

Just because some lady on facebook says so doesn't make it true :)

 

Looking at the title I thought that the metal gangway that they extend from the ship at ports of call has collapsed...

[KPfromCT]

:eek::eek: I really hope nobody was inside of it when that happened.

I hate those things....always worry about it falling......:o

[esdoorn]

Just because some lady on facebook says so doesn't make it true :)

 

 

The lady in question is actually on the ship!

 

 

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[cruizinisthebest]

A port employee on fb also said the ship crashed into it.

 

Either way, I don't think anyone was hurt thankfully.

[webzila]

Just because some lady on facebook says so doesn't make it true :)

 

 

The lady in question is actually on the ship!

 

 

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Yeah I know she is...but unless she actually saw the ship run into that thing who really knows what happened until someone official releases the info.

 

Seems kind of strange that a ship would run into that unless it was extended over water...

[esdoorn]

Just because some lady on facebook says so doesn't make it true :)

 

Yeah I know she is...but unless she actually saw the ship run into that thing who really knows what happened until someone official releases the info.

 

Seems kind of strange that a ship would run into that unless it was extended over water...

 

 

Hard to please some people eh?

 

Go on facebook and search 'port of baltimore' everyone is saying the ship hit it. I know it is early on a sunday morning and you probably haven't had your coffee yet, but if many folks are saying the ship hit it, the ship hit it!

[RuthlessBoss]

Has it hit national news yet?:eek: You know they love Carnival news.

[webzila]

 

 

Hard to please some people eh?

 

Go on facebook and search 'port of baltimore' everyone is saying the ship hit it. I know it is early on a sunday morning and you probably haven't had your coffee yet, but if many folks are saying the ship hit it, the ship hit it!

 

OK, the ship hit it. Personally I don't really care as long as nobody got hurt. All I am saying is that I just don't consider Facebook as a news source unless it is posted by a news agency or someone official.

[Thorncroft]

It's not unprecedented for ships to hit things on the pier. There have been numerous instances of ships hitting gantry cranes that unload containers. Those cranes are sometimes over 200 feet tall and they've been toppled over, some with loss of life. Most instances occur when the bow of the ship, which can stick out over the pier, hits an object on the pier, usually during a turning maneuver when the ship is very close to the pier.

Edited May 8, 2016 by Thorncroft

[rtw68]

Wow I can only imagine what that sounded like! Glad nobody is hurt. :eek:

[iamsteph]

Just got off. Ship hit gangway and pier while docking. Looks like one of the little openings at front of ship that they open to let air in is hanging down. Been told no one was hurt.

[Kittybork]

Just because some lady on facebook says so doesn't make it true :)

 

Yeah I know she is...but unless she actually saw the ship run into that thing who really knows what happened until someone official releases the info.

 

Seems kind of strange that a ship would run into that unless it was extended over water...

 

 

This boat went onto dry land and took out a mall.

 

nytimes.com/1996/12/15/us/freighter-hits-riverfront-mall-in-new-orleans.html

[Thorncroft]

Just got off. Ship hit gangway and pier while docking. Looks like one of the little openings at front of ship that they open to let air in is hanging down. Been told no one was hurt.

 

This?

[Trumpster]

In that case, who was operating the gangway, who last operated it, why was it even in a position to be hit by the ship? They are suppose to extend to the ship.

[iamsteph]

This?

 

Yep!

[firemanbobswife]

Yep!

 

 

Those things are always open when docked. Do you mean it was open or it is hanging by a thread?

 

[cruiseonthebrain]

 

 

This boat went onto dry land and took out a mall.

 

nytimes.com/1996/12/15/us/freighter-hits-riverfront-mall-in-new-orleans.html

 

I was in New Orleans when this happened staying at the Hilton riverfront. It was crazy.