Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses

[Two Wheels Only]

As more information comes in, inaccuracies will get corrected. Even the owner of the ship was misidentified in early reports. 

 

As long as the new information is more accurate, it's good to add it to the thread.

 

Corrections aren't being made to embarrass anyone. I appreciate the information. There's another video that shows the track and speed of the ship from the time it left until impact. 

 

There's also more information about the lights and the black smoke that was seen.

 

New information will continue to add to the thread.

[ksowa]

The Port of Baltimore is supposed to be fully navigable by the end of May, which may be a bit optimistic.  Dredging will need to be deep enough for cruise ships.  To me the bigger issue is that the salvage operations headquarters is, in fact, the actual cruise terminal itself.  So far other ships are going to Norfolk, VA and providing a bus pass to passengers.  Personally I'd rather take Amtrak, which is so much more comfortable and has amenities on board, so I am hoping that is an option.

[chengkp75]

13 minutes ago, ksowa said:

Dredging will need to be deep enough for cruise ships.

If the channel is open to general marine traffic, which is the hope by end of May, it will be deep enough for cruise ships, which have far less draft than cargo ships.  For instance, NCL's largest ships, which couldn't fit under the bridges anyway, have a draft of 28 feet, 7 inches.  The Dali, which caused this problem, has a draft of 49 feet, 4 inches.

 

By the time the main channel is completely cleared, end of May, much of the remainder of the bridge damaged sections will also have been removed, so salvage operations will be winding down (less urgency), and the investigations will have moved to the analysis stage, so the incident command center will no longer be needed, and the city/state can find other accommodations for any headquarters still needed.

[BirdTravels]

38 minutes ago, ksowa said:

Dredging will need to be deep enough for cruise ships. 

 

The channel really does not have to be dredged. It is not like there was a landslide that filled the channel.

 

The challenge is that parts of the fallen bridge buried itself in the channel bottom. The plan is for all of that to be removed so that future periodic dredging of the channel doesn't all of sudden hit a steel beam buried in the bottom. 

[chengkp75]

24 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

The plan is for all of that to be removed so that future periodic dredging of the channel doesn't all of sudden hit a steel beam buried in the bottom. 

The pavement pieces are a much larger worry with regards to clearing the channel bottom, and for future dredging.

[ksowa]

My hope is that they get the all-clear before final payment is due on May 10.