posted 03-26-2024 06:15 AM                  

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Frightening, tragic incident ....

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A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a large boat collided with it early Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in the morning, and multiple vehicles fell into the water. Authorities were trying to rescue at least seven people.

posted 03-28-2024 07:53 AM                  

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Originally posted by SirReal:
Gary did you hear 5 short horn blasts coming from the cargo ship before impact I know the authorities had been notified from the ship about their power problems. I just can't get the workers that went down with the bridge out of my thoughts. Did they have any warning? Also what powers the horns? Could they have lost the horns. On a positive note the Port Authorities
did a great job in getting the bridge closed before any more cars or trucks were involved. Oh and by the way How you both doin'? Hope all is well. Jeff

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posted 03-28-2024 03:12 PM                  

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Originally posted by ed monahan:
Thanks for the correction. Your rims always stood out.

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Ed, I always suspected that you appreciated a good "Rim Job"

posted 03-28-2024 03:30 PM                  

I thought it was odd as it wasn't windy enough to warrant that. Once I arrived at work, I learned about the collapse of the Bridge.

In hindsight, the sign should have said the Bridge was Gone.

Last evening I watched the news which is something I usually avoid. After all the "Important" individuals conveyed their condolences and said what they had to say, the quest was brought up about notifications to the workers.

The answer was that one of the survivors did say that he was notified "Audibly" to get off the bridge and as he was retreating, he saw the bridge collapsing behind him.

The Red Pick Up that the two workers were found in was probably a company vehicle.
One of the folks on the news mentioned the name of the contractor that was on the bridge.
That company does a good bit of work for the Government in the Baltimore area, and their pick up trucks are typically Red ones.

After watching the news, I did a search and found a You Tube Video of the bridge that was about seven minutes long.
My guess it was taken from a fixed camera that looked toward the bridge. I saw traffic crossing as the container ship was approaching and about 30, maybe 45 seconds before impact, traffic was no longer visible.

What surprised me was how quick the bridge collapsed. I watched the video a couple times but still have a difficult time comprehending what I saw.

posted 04-22-2024 04:51 PM                  

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Originally posted by SirReal:
ED thanks for reply. NOT Windex but Dawn soap and buffing with a micro-fiber towel. That info came from a service bulletin.

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Hey, I’m outta Windex. 😂😂😂