Again, a moment to pause & appreciate the cool professionalism of those in & around the Key Bridge at 1:24 am Tuesday. Shipās pilot radios in that ship has lost steerage & will hit bridge. Someone (maritime control?) transmits urgent alert to Maryland/Balt police dispatchā¦ ā>
2/ Police dispatched with just a few crisp phrasesāship has lost steering, close the bridge to trafficāand race to do just that. No time for confusion. No time for ā¦ āWhat do you mean, close the bridge? Who says?ā 4 minutes, alert to collapse. Bridge successfully closedā¦ ā>
3/ Thatās amazing. Again, a system workedāa government system. All those people just ordinary frontline workers in anonymous, sometimes invisible jobs. Maritime radio operators. Police/fire dispatchers. Bridge police & state police. All working 11p to 7a oānight shift. ā>
4/ Cool, direct, urgent, successful. Maybe not a college degree or a 6-figure salary among themāand they used their training & experience at the most critical, high-pressure moment to save lives. All day, every dayāthat happens & we donāt see it. Thatās your ādeep state.ā ā>
5/ Just in Port of Baltimore, 45 cargo container ships come & go every 24 hours. 16,000 ships a year. They require all this guidance all the time (and US has 8 LARGER ports). Each ship with 5,000 containers loaded & unloaded. Not to mentionā¦ ā>
6/ The 8 construction workers on the bridgeāpatching potholes in the middle of the night, so the road stays maintained, at a time that reduces inconvenience to us (and yes, is easier for them too because of low traffic). Every nightā¦ ā>
@cfishman 5,000? Try double that. The Daliās capacity is 10,009 TEU. It was carrying 4,679
@cfishman You mean, ācame and went,ā right? Sadly, in addition to the loss of life, there will be significant economic effects.
@cfishman TY I thought Baltimore was 2-3rd container port.
@cfishman So how many of those huge ships, & how many containers are trapped in the port behind the fallen bridge?