BLOODY HELL!!!

[motorbiking]

At least theirs are being fixed. The ship sent a mayday. It seems this did help but not the workers.

Sadly they were wasting thier time as it turned out.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

When you read things like this, if substantiated, you have to wonder if the vessel should have left port i.e. profit before safety?

Dali cargo ship suffered 'severe electrical problem' while docked

The Dali cargo ship which smashed into the Key Bridge suffered a 'severe electrical problem' while docked in Baltimore days before, according to a port worker.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[motorbiking]

There are reports that it deployed an anchor to try to slow down. This may have been what caused the change of direction.

But it does look like it was not seaworthy.

EDIT Port anchor deployed, so didn't make much difference.

 

[Doug99]

There are reports that it deployed an anchor to try to slow down. This may have been what caused the change of direction.

But it does look like it was not seaworthy.

EDIT Port anchor deployed, so didn't make much difference.

It was the pilot's call to drop the anchor to try and change the ship's drift.

 

[Notch7]

it weighed 100,000 tons

 

[motorbiking]

The issue is the depth, not the weight of the ship.

In shallow water the anchor would not be hugely effective at stopping it. The channel is around 15m

But the aim was to use the anchor to drag as an alternative to a rudder. That would probably have worked if they had enough time.

 

[noseall]

Interesting fact: Its the chain and not the anchor that has the greater stabilising importance.

 

[securespark]

it weighed 100,000 tons

That's a lot for an anchor.

 

[motorbiking]

They would typically have around 300-350M, the anchors would be around 1-1.5T each the scope is around 10 X heavier. But it depends how much they got down.

Even 10-20 tons worth of chain and anchor bouncing along the sea bed would be enough to cause the vessel to turn, but it all takes time.

 

[gas112]

 

[DP]

Some republicans are blaming Biden for this mishap

 

[motorbiking]

Well someone should have installed protection for the bridge. It was a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[noseall]

Some republicans are blaming Biden for this mishap

There is no limit to RWR stupidity.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Well someone should have installed protection for the bridge. It was a disaster waiting to happen.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing

 

[noseall]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing

There's about 17'000 (fracture critical bridges) of them in the US.