REPORT: There were no vehicles traveling on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it fell into the ocean thanks to heroic police officers who jumped into action. It has now been confirmed that the only people on the bridge when it collapsed was a pothole repair crew. A total of eight workers were reportedly on a meal break when the cargo ship crashed into the bridge. The eight workers plunged off the 185-foot bridge into the frigid water. Two of the eight workers were rescued, one who was hospitalized and one who refused treatment. "He brushed his clothes off and wanted to see his family. He was shaken up a little bit but nothing major. I guess the good lord was on his side," a first responder said. The six other workers are presumed dead.
@CollinRugg In New York /nj port, this will never happen bc every cargo vessel has to be tugged away by 2 or 3 tugboats into open waters Supposedly, in BALTIMORE, its not mandatory to tug the vessel away to open deep waters with tugboats. Insane specially if u have to clear a bridge📌
@CollinRugg You notice the tugboat... That's all you need that night, and this would've never happened.
@TonyMguru @CollinRugg Yes someone was cost cutting?
@TonyMguru @CollinRugg Much longer trip to safe waters in the Chesapeake.
@TonyMguru @CollinRugg Tug boat super sleuths. There was a Harbor piolet on board. The boat lost power and steerage. They called it in, saving lives and even dropped anchor but it was too late. Sometimes a duck is just a duck.
@TonyMguru @CollinRugg Strange that bridge don’t have fender protection since big ship container pass there
@TonyMguru @CollinRugg To reach the ocean from the Port of Baltimore, ships must sail the Chesapeake Bay to its mouth—a very long distance. Key Bridge is the first of 3 bridges that ships go under. Harbor pilots who know the channel steer the ships, and they confirmed one was on the ship.