Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore... (1 Viewer)

[Sun Wukong]

not sure which one is a more stupid statement, That he passed out because of the vaccine, or that there are power switches that completely shut down the whole ship that easily aaccessible with no covers..lol I know nothing about big ships like that, but if i was a betting man, i would bet there is nothing as simple pushing a button or two that completly shuts the ship down.

That's a parody account.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

That's a parody account.

good to know. how many crazies shared that and believed it?
I already had a co worker mention it was gov't conspiracy. she doesn't know why, but it just is..lol

 

[saintmdterps]

good to know. how many crazies shared that and believed it?
I already had a co worker mention it was gov't conspiracy. she doesn't know why, but it just is..lol

No one ever went broke overestimating the stupidity of the American public. Facepalming the sentiment, not your post

 

[Optimus Prime]

 

[Rickboy]

Cue ‘it’s the illegals fault’ in 3….2….1…..

 

[Optimus Prime]

…….The immediate consequences are perhaps the most clear: all the ships in Baltimore port are trapped, said Salvatore Mercogliano, an associate professor of history at Campbell University and host of the What Is Going on With Shipping? YouTube channel.

“That mean that vessels that are in there will have to wait for the bridge to be cleared and obviously that’s going to be a long prospect,” he said, adding that a number of vessels were also waiting to access the port.

Baltimore is the ninth busiest port in the US, and the busiest for car shipments, handling at least 750,000 vehicles in 2023, according to data from the Maryland Port Administration. Motor vehicles and parts accounted for 42% of all Baltimore port imports.

General Motors (GM) and Ford have announced they will reroute affected shipments and say they are not worried about potential repercussions. GM expects “minimal impact” to its operations, while Ford’s chief financial officer has said the supply chain will probably be lengthened “a bit” – though their optimism is at odds with warnings from Buttigieg, who said on Tuesday there was “no question” the impact would be major.

Some industries could be seriously affected, while the cost in time and money of diverting shipments destined for Baltimore to other ports could have unintended consequences in other areas of trade.

The port handled foreign cargo worth $80bn in 2023, according to the governor, meaning there will be millions of dollars in lost trade and taxes for every day that shipping vessels are blocked from accessing it.

The biggest issue, according to Mercogliano, will be the export of coal. In 2023, Baltimore was the second busiest US port for coal exports, with India the single biggest importer of that coal.

Most of the coal from Baltimore makes its way to India for electricity generation, Ernie Thrasher, the CEO of the coal trading firm Xcoal Energy & Resources, told Bloomberg.

“The big question is the impact on India more than any global impact,” Thrasher said, with up to 2.5m tonnes of coal bound for India likely to be affected.……

Baltimore bridge collapse: US braces for supply chain disruption

Downing of Francis Scott Key Bridge disrupts shipping of cars and parts and risks loss of Baltimore’s cargo trade to other ports

www.theguardian.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

Cue ‘it’s the illegals fault’ in 3….2….1…..

Oh, that’s already started

 

[Optimus Prime]

One thing they said on the news yesterday answered a question I wondered

How could a bridge not be built to withstand a potential collision?

They said that it was, when it was built in the 70s

Cargo ships are so much bigger, heavier and faster than they were then

They said this ship was over 100K tons going about 8 knots

They also said that the anchor was deployed but the ship was going so fast at that point it just would have dragged along and not done anything to stop or slow the ship down

 

[Optimus Prime]

Cue ‘it’s the illegals fault’ in 3….2….1…..

Fox News host slammed for linking Baltimore Key bridge disaster to immigration

Six people remain unaccounted for after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Batimore collapsed

www.independent.co.uk

 

[LonghornSaint]

not sure which one is a more stupid statement, That he passed out because of the vaccine, or that there are power switches that completely shut down the whole ship that easily aaccessible with no covers..lol I know nothing about big ships like that, but if i was a betting man, i would bet there is nothing as simple pushing a button or two that completly shuts the ship down.

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[Semper]

I have no idea how to react to this post. The fact that someone could be this stupid just astounds me. So I want to give you a thumbs up, but a clown for @boomer1350.

 

[Saint_Ward]

…….The immediate consequences are perhaps the most clear: all the ships in Baltimore port are trapped, said Salvatore Mercogliano, an associate professor of history at Campbell University and host of the What Is Going on With Shipping? YouTube channel.

“That mean that vessels that are in there will have to wait for the bridge to be cleared and obviously that’s going to be a long prospect,” he said, adding that a number of vessels were also waiting to access the port.

Baltimore is the ninth busiest port in the US, and the busiest for car shipments, handling at least 750,000 vehicles in 2023, according to data from the Maryland Port Administration. Motor vehicles and parts accounted for 42% of all Baltimore port imports.

General Motors (GM) and Ford have announced they will reroute affected shipments and say they are not worried about potential repercussions. GM expects “minimal impact” to its operations, while Ford’s chief financial officer has said the supply chain will probably be lengthened “a bit” – though their optimism is at odds with warnings from Buttigieg, who said on Tuesday there was “no question” the impact would be major.

Some industries could be seriously affected, while the cost in time and money of diverting shipments destined for Baltimore to other ports could have unintended consequences in other areas of trade.

The port handled foreign cargo worth $80bn in 2023, according to the governor, meaning there will be millions of dollars in lost trade and taxes for every day that shipping vessels are blocked from accessing it.

The biggest issue, according to Mercogliano, will be the export of coal. In 2023, Baltimore was the second busiest US port for coal exports, with India the single biggest importer of that coal.

Most of the coal from Baltimore makes its way to India for electricity generation, Ernie Thrasher, the CEO of the coal trading firm Xcoal Energy & Resources, told Bloomberg.

“The big question is the impact on India more than any global impact,” Thrasher said, with up to 2.5m tonnes of coal bound for India likely to be affected.……

Baltimore bridge collapse: US braces for supply chain disruption

Downing of Francis Scott Key Bridge disrupts shipping of cars and parts and risks loss of Baltimore’s cargo trade to other ports

www.theguardian.com

Just remember, when CEOs talk about impact, they are reassuring shareholders, not consumers.

Pete is likely talking about consumers and the local economy taking a hit.

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

One thing they said on the news yesterday answered a question I wondered

How could a bridge not be built to withstand a potential collision?

They said that it was, when it was built in the 70s

Cargo ships are so much bigger, heavier and faster than they were then

They said this ship was over 100K tons going about 8 knots

They also said that the anchor was deployed but the ship was going so fast at that point it just would have dragged along and not done anything to stop or slow the ship down

It's a good question - I'm sure they will add some additional concrete dolphins/protective cells around the bridge supports when they rebuild it (and maybe create a wider span for vessel traffic) but at a certain point the physics are what they are and a strike in the right place from a 100,000 ton object moving at 8 knots is going to destroy any bridge.

But I suspect that when they built the thing they were more focused on safe load from vehicle traffic, etc., and didn't pay attention to the vessel traffic that transits below it.

 

[Dago]

pffft. vaccines?? man, everyone knows it was the woke mind virus and/or DEI that caused this disaster

It wasn't the vaccine...it was the microchip Bill Gates put in the vaccine.

 

[Sun Wukong]

I have no idea how to react to this post. The fact that someone could be this stupid just astounds me. So I want to give you a thumbs up, but a clown for @boomer1350.

It's a parody account.

But the fact that I've had to say this twice underscores the hard truth that parody is now dead as it can never seem more stupid or unbelievable than reality.