Francis Scott Key bridge collapse (Baltimore)

[Bazza]

 

[Tug Tide]

Pretty sure that’s the rig that was used in the removal of the Golden Ray off Brunswick, GA.
Massive equipment

 

[Bazza]

Some progress!

BALTIMORE (AP) — A tugboat pushing a fuel barge was the first vessel to use an alternate channel to bypass the wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had blocked traffic along the vital port’s main shipping channel.

The barge supplying jet fuel to the Department of Defense left late Monday and was destined for Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base, though officials have said the temporary channel is open primarily to vessels that are helping with the cleanup effort. Some barges and tugs that have been stuck in the Port of Baltimore since the collapse are also scheduled to pass through the channel.

Officials said they’re also working to open a second channel on the southwest side of the main channel that will allow for deeper draft vessels, but they haven’t said when that might open.

Second channel opened allowing some vessels to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site

Crews opened a second temporary channel on Tuesday allowing a limited amount of marine traffic to bypass the mangled wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had blocked the vital port’s main shipping channel since its destruction one week ago. Work is ongoing to open a...

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[TexasBama]

First vessel uses alternate channel to avoid Baltimore bridge wreckage

A tugboat pushing a fuel barge became the first vessel to use a temporary channel to avoid the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which has closed the main shipping port in the Pat…

thehill.com

 

[Bazza]

Second channel opened allowing some vessels to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site

Crews have opened a second temporary channel allowing limited marine traffic to bypass the wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which is blocking the vital port’s…

www.orlandosentinel.com

 

[Bazza]

The Navy released sonar images Tuesday morning of the Dali, the cargo ship that slammed into the bridge, resting on the bottom of the Patapsco River.

 

[Bamaro]

11 ships are trapped behind the Key Bridge, including four considered critical to the nation’s defense

There are 11 cargo ships trapped in the Port of Baltimore behind the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge — including four that are supposed to be able to set sail at a moment’s notice to support the overseas deployment of U.S. military forces.

The four ships, the SS Antares, SS Denebola, Gary I. Gordon and Cape Washington, are part of the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Ready Reserve Force, a fleet established in 1976 to quickly supply American troops around the world. Two of them — the Antares and the Denebola — are capable of sailing from the East Coast to Europe in six days, making them among the fastest cargo ships in the world, according to a 2020 Facebook post by the Maritime Administration.

The blocked ships worry some naval strategy experts.

“Right now, we do not have enough logistics vessels like these to do another Desert Shield or Desert Storm,” he said. “We would have to go out and ask for civilian companies to provide their ships in order to get enough.”

There are a dozen ships stuck behind the Key Bridge. (baltimoresun.com)

 

[Bazza]

Good segment......

 

[Bazza]

Another good segment.....

 

[Bamaro]

Another good segment.....

The weather has been terrible here this week with high wind gusts and lightning limiting progress on clearing the channel.

 

[Bazza]

I wonder how frequently these ships experience loss of power/steerage.

This ship had three tugs assisting it, but required three more tugs to bring it under control.....

Massive container ship loses power near NYC’s Verrazzano Bridge days after Baltimore Key Bridge disaster

An image shared on X shows the 1,100-foot APL Qingdao floating uncomfortably close to the span that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island.

nypost.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1776786983097966862

BREAKING: A NY tugboat captain has reported “container ship APL QINGDAO lost power while transiting New York harbor. They had 3 escort tugs but 3 more were needed to bring her under control. They regained power & were brought to anchor near the Verrazano bridge”

(interesting comments on this tweet)

 

[CrimsonNagus]

From the little reading I have done since the bridge collapse, it seems pretty obvious that the shipping industry needs a lot more regulating. Needs to be tightly controlled like the FAA and air travel.

 

[Bazza]

More progress!

 

[Bamaro]

Unfortunately, the discussion to rename the replacement has already started.

 

[Bazza]

Doesn't anyone know how to tie a knot anymore?

26 barges break loose, float uncontrolled down Ohio River

A representative for the Army Corps of Engineers told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that one of the barges has sunk.

www.wtae.com

PITTSBURGH —
Pittsburgh's Public Safety office said 26 barges broke loose and were floating uncontrolled down the Ohio River late Friday night.

Most of the barges were loaded with dry cargo, like coal, and three of the barges were empty. There have been no reports of injuries, but Peggy's Harbor marina on the city's North Side stained "extensive damage," officials said.

According to our partners at the Trib, another marina just downriver of Peggy’s, Branchport Boat Club, lost nearly 90 boat slips because of the runaway barges.

Eleven barges were pinned against the river bank near Brunot Island. Fourteen more continued down the river. Images posted online show several barges resting along the side of the dam.

 

[Elefantman]

Doesn't anyone know how to tie a knot anymore?

26 barges break loose, float uncontrolled down Ohio River

A representative for the Army Corps of Engineers told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that one of the barges has sunk.

www.wtae.com

PITTSBURGH —
Pittsburgh's Public Safety office said 26 barges broke loose and were floating uncontrolled down the Ohio River late Friday night.

Most of the barges were loaded with dry cargo, like coal, and three of the barges were empty. There have been no reports of injuries, but Peggy's Harbor marina on the city's North Side stained "extensive damage," officials said.

According to our partners at the Trib, another marina just downriver of Peggy’s, Branchport Boat Club, lost nearly 90 boat slips because of the runaway barges.

Eleven barges were pinned against the river bank near Brunot Island. Fourteen more continued down the river. Images posted online show several barges resting along the side of the dam.

I don't know why there is a problem. We have AI now, shouldn't it be able to tie a proper knot??

 

[Bazza]

FBI investigating.........and another body recovered. 🙏

 

[Bazza]

Not too surprising I guess.......

 

[Bazza]

Impressive how much progress is being made, though!