No way would they have broken Maryland Martitime Laws by not having a local pilot on board......
Church Spire
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:24 am
by paolo
Was Mitch McConnell, the guy with the on off switch, was his sister in law who was Clintoned/drowned in a Tesla the ceo of the company that owned the ship that hit the bridge?
I heard it on tiswas
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:41 am
by Sunbeam Alpine
paolo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:07 am
Amazing way to disable major infrastructure
Probably a Ukrainian captain
Get ready for more
Conspire
More nonsense
If the ship lost power, pilot or not, in a situation like that, it's not surprising it hit the bridge.
paolo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:07 am
Amazing way to disable major infrastructure
Probably a Ukrainian captain
Get ready for more
Conspire
More nonsense
If the ship lost power, pilot or not, in a situation like that, it's not surprising it hit the bridge.
Sense of humour sadly lacking
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:05 pm
by birdie
Listening to various reports and reading between the lines it looks as though there may have been an bit of cost cutting.
My brother-in-law spent his working life, from the age of 17, on merchant vessels, anything from tankers, bulk carriers reefers and containers, he was what is jokingly called a 'chOffer' and he said that it was unusual for a ship of that size and in that location not to have a couple of tugs helping to guide the vessel out of port, and in a case of a power outage and loss of control the tugs would have been able to guide the vessel out of any danger. But, of course, tugs and river pilots don't come cheap, and it could be that the company was seeking to keep outgoings at a minimum.
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:25 pm
by Carlos J
birdie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:05 pm
Listening to various reports and reading between the lines it looks as though there may have been an bit of cost cutting.
My brother-in-law spent his working life, from the age of 17, on merchant vessels, anything from tankers, bulk carriers reefers and containers, he was what is jokingly called a 'chOffer' and he said that it was unusual for a ship of that size and in that location not to have a couple of tugs helping to guide the vessel out of port, and in a case of a power outage and loss of control the tugs would have been able to guide the vessel out of any danger. But, of course, tugs and river pilots don't come cheap, and it could be that the company was seeking to keep outgoings at a minimum.
Happy to be corrected, I confess I haven't watched any news today due to personal circumstances, but will try to catch up later.
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:06 pm
by Carlos J
birdie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:32 pm
Happy to be corrected, I confess I haven't watched any news today due to personal circumstances, but will try to catch up later.
No worries as things still ongoing. Hope all OK?
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:14 pm
by finchman
Tasmania 1975 all over again.
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:34 pm
by Sadact7
paolo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:07 am
Amazing way to disable major infrastructure
Probably a Ukrainian captain
Get ready for more
Conspire
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:39 am
by paolo
1:27 am....bridge collapses
midday...Biden says USA will pay and get it rebuilt
East Palestine....nothing
Hawaii....nothing
what about the boat's insurers?
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:52 am
by Carlos J
paolo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:39 am
1:27 am....bridge collapses
midday...Biden says USA will pay and get it rebuilt
East Palestine....nothing
Hawaii....nothing
what about the boat's insurers?
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