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@RezekJoe The degree to which it’s a miracle many more people didn’t die is understated fr...
@RezekJoe @then_there_was Makes me wonder why doesn’t that happens all the time. Big boats and big bridge foundations. Seems easy enough to hit.
@RezekJoe In our story about Seattle bridges, a @UW professor believes no pier shielding could have protected the Baltimore bridge against such a colossal ship. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…
@RezekJoe The ship is 984 feet long. Based on 14 feet story to story in an average skyscraper, that ship is as tall as a 70 story building!
@RezekJoe Or to put it another way... x.com/bostonjerry/st…
@RezekJoe Or to put it another way... x.com/bostonjerry/st…
@RezekJoe The ship is nearly as massive as the Chrysler Building, weighing over 150,000 tons, and was cruising at 6 knots, which is about 7 mph. It's like a skyscraper crashing into that bridge.
@RezekJoe People saying ship is too big for bridge, you do understand most of the bridge is now underwater, right?
@RezekJoe Just a tiny lil baby boat