As a crane operator who cut his teeth in that market, and moved to the south, watching your channel's coverage of this has been delightful. Thank you.

@jeffostroff

21 күн бұрын

thanks glad you liked it

@The_DuMont_Network

21 күн бұрын

There has been some comments that when they have rigged a load, "Why don't they just haul it out of the water?". Imagine the whip load on the boom, wires and the barge itself if the load suddenly broke loose, or was freed and began swinging. Running a crane is not as simple as it looks... These guys are showing incredible care and judgment with safety in mind.

@cyclonasaurusrex1525

21 күн бұрын

You guys are magicians.

@IROCZSPEED

21 күн бұрын

@The_DuMont_Network some of the sketchiest picks I've made were out of water. You think you got all the weight and then it just jumps!

@paulhusky580bts

20 күн бұрын

Could they use Larger Cranes when get Dali to Dock also Use Long Reach Excavators with concrete. crusher to break 4 Lane Road

These are the best pictures I've seen. The scale of the job is deceiving until you see the close-ups.

The orange cone is still on the roadway. It has withstood wind, rain, explosions, and workmen walking around it. It should be saved as a memorial to the lost workmen on the bridge.

The crane operators,the barges and all the people who are that are needs to be recognized for all their work. They must be getting tired I think most of citizens in USA appreciate all their work Thank you for all you are doing to get the shipping lane open.

@chrismaverick9828

21 күн бұрын

Even excessively well-paid overtime can exhaust a person to the point they don't care about the money and just want to go home for a week off. Hope the workers are being treated right through all of this mess.

@nedkent5239

21 күн бұрын

Yah there is SO much potential for death, working around all these huge pieces. The Riggers are talented people. Good ones are in BIG demand..

@peterwhitehead2858

20 күн бұрын

Those guys are amazing!

@peterwhitehead2858

20 күн бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if they end up scrapping that ship.

@eddieroberts3402

20 күн бұрын

Tired? Mississippi River work never stops. You can do 28 on 28 off or ride over for another 28. Work never stops. Not on holidays, Bae weather...Transport keeps going. I don't see why they would be tired. It's the job. I lost count of the bridge collisions I've dealt with. Bridge didn't fall but anywhere from 15 to 48 barges do break loose. Some sink. Some make it far downriver. Merchant Mariners are used to hard labor; the ones that last. We're running out of real men.

You're by far the best, Jeff. And you're the most personable, and the most comfortable moderator to spend my time with. Thank you!!

Every time someone shows the span laying across the ship, the only thing that I can think is that people shouldn't take crap for granted.... my vehicles have touched every one of those lanes at some point. And your Baltimore history loving watchers has a LOT of questions about what happened here. Much love from Baltimore 💖

@leeriffee4606

21 күн бұрын

Even though I have only driven across that bridge a few times in my life, it is still very weird to see it laying in the water and when it was across the ship. It is like the bones and remains of a Godzilla sized steel and concrete dinosaur that is being slowly dismantled....

@nedkent5239

21 күн бұрын

Yes we have turned into a nation of entitled whiners. Things are not even close to as BAD as everyone cries about.

@williamjones4483

21 күн бұрын

Retired truck driver here. Many years ago I had to use this bridge as I was transporting hazmat and was not allowed in the tunnel. It was in winter time and that particular day visibility very bad due to snow and ice fog.

@r.joseph8911

18 күн бұрын

@@nedkent5239what exactly was this a reply to?

These salvage, demolition and crane drivers are amazing skilled workers. Their knowledge is saving time, money and possibly lives. So much peril here.

At 8:34 we see the ship's anchor windlass that has been crushed under bridge debris. This appears to be the port-side windlass where a Dali crew member had been standing just seconds before the collision. (The starboard windlass appears at 6:42.) The crew member testified that he had to run to escape the collapsing bridge! A second crew member was injured at this point, the only injury suffered amongst the ship's crew. That information is recorded in the NTSB preliminary report.

@chrismaverick9828

21 күн бұрын

The wheel on that windlass being bent like that..... Insane amount of impact and weight.

@ToxiCom-777

20 күн бұрын

If you notice the many missing nuts/bolts in the gusset plates...the bolts aren't merely sheared off and/or bent as is expected but instead they are simply and completely not present, as if they had never been installed to begin with. This and many more anomalies are explored in the 70 part series on CONSPIRA. Look at all that amazing amount of insta-rust, too! The bridge was painted regularly and so all that rust appeared since the take-down.

@215rwg

20 күн бұрын

@@ToxiCom-777 you caught me - I was with the "maint crew" taking bolts out.

@chrismaverick9828

20 күн бұрын

@@215rwg I'm sure it'll al be proven beyond a doubt in the 80th part of the series.

@miscbits6399

19 күн бұрын

@@ToxiCom-777 I wouldn't be surprised if a good number of those bolts were _launched_ as bursting pressures mounted on the gusset plates. It would really take photo checks from before the collapse to crosscheck It's amazing what can be gleaned from old photos. I managed to demonstrate that a local railway overbridge whose approach ramps have major ground subsidence issues was already subsiding in the 1950s, after finding it in the background of aerial photos taken 3 miles away (Also demonstated how warped its profile had become over time by scaling and comparing photos taken from the 1920s-60s with current ones) (The bridge itself was replaced and heavily strengethened in 1903 due to subsidence issues but the ramps - built in 1873 - weren't. 44 ton trucks didn't exist back then so you can imagine the effect they've had when the foundations have an aquifer 3 feet below the surface)

Having point-of-view footage is a good way to show transparency and builds trust with the public. I'm getting a kick out of seeing everything. Thanks for the video. 👍

I don't think people realize, what a task, that actually is, or just how big, and heavy, things are. This shows it, close up and clear. Support from U.K.

Thanks taking the time to compile & speak to all that Jeff. Much appreciated all the way down here. _Doubtless they'll need to switch the ballasting of the ship to trim her aft down for the re-float._

It's amazing that the ship is even able to float.

@rodneythe3rd122

21 күн бұрын

Well of course it would still be floating it's called a bilge and ballast system

@williamfaulkner1959

21 күн бұрын

The bow of the ship is resting on the bottom. In ? feet of mud.

@crustyrash

21 күн бұрын

I know! Seeing today’s pics truly gives me a fuller appreciation of how much damage the ship sustained.

Thank you so much for explaining this. You don't have any sense of how big this is until we see it up close. I look forward to each vid you have and how well you explain it.

Jeff, you are doing a great job of coverage on this! Keep it up!! Thanks!!

The Dali is a mess. Thank you for taking on board so we can see the difficulty there.

The men sitting on the barge next to the giant claw @ 1:24 really puts it into perspective how big it is. Thanks for the update.

Thanks so much Jeff for your efforts to keep us informed..... no drama... just calm, even commentary on what we are seeing. 👍👍😎

Great job with your updates and particularly this one.

Your videos on the Dali ship cleanup have been amazing! Thank you so much for explaining everything to us! I’m fascinated of this tremendous Lea up! Thank You Jeff!

1:23 Look at the “toy” Excavator in the back😂 That claw is MASSIVE

Really enjoying your videos! excellent explanations for the common guy and lots of insight as to what’s going on. As a construction geek and a professional mariner it’s all super interesting to watch!

It’s really amazing how much progress they’ve made. There is just as much debris UNDER the water that we can’t see and is just as difficult to remove. Getting a clear view of the hazmat containers, it’s understandable why they had to leave that large piece on the ship to avoid another potential catastrophe. Kudos to this highly skilled team!

Glad you found the link to the Defense Now video useful.

Thanks for the coverage and great videos.

Whoever is running this should be running the country

Thanks Jeff. Great picture.

Thanks for the continued updates. 😅Greg 😊.

Thanks for all your great videos Jeff on this disaster

It's fascinating watching all the videos of the clean-up.

This channel kicks ass. Thanks!

Thank you for sharing with rest of us

Wow, what a massive difference!:) Excellent compilation of obstacles and progress, thank you!

Fantastic video. Thanks for giving us an impressive point of view.

Thanks Jeff for this amazing video update on this clean up work. Truly incredible to see. I was looking for that cone too

We are enjoying all the way from Curacao your perfect detailed update from Baltimore. Thanks your footages are very much appreciated. Very professional and great images. No sound defects 😅

These engineers are fantastic where to start on a project like this is mind blowing thanks for the videos it bring home the scale of the operation We must not forget the folks who where lost God Bless to them and their families and friends 😢👍🇬🇧

@jeffostroff

20 күн бұрын

Glad you like them!

Thank you for the pictures. Living in New Zealand 🇳🇿 you don't realize the scale of this massive job. The pictures are unreal

Thank you so much for your efforts to make this beautiful footage. Greetings from the Netherlands.

Well done Jeff in compiling all this. This video rates as probably *the* best since cutting up of the bridge began as we are now able to see closely the damage to the bow area of the ship.

@jeffostroff

20 күн бұрын

Yes like the veil being lifted on the big reveal day of a new project

Right on. Thanks for sharing.

6:18 the cone was still there

Lots of nice shiney brand new workboots being shown. Usually indicative of people getting out of the office for the first time.

Gee Jeff thanks for great update and video Mike from Capetown RSA.

When I saw them climbing that rope ladder on to ship I had a flashback! When I was like 10yrs old I got to ride on a huge coastguard icebreaker. To get on the ship a smaller boat took us to a rope ladder to board, the ship and boat were moving. Some huge waves and chunks of ice slammed against the ship and the huge ice chunk (the size of a truck) got pinched in between the ship and boat went upwards towards me on the ladder. Hitting my feet and next thing I know my feet are off the ladder and I’m just hanging. To make a long story longer, two coast guard guys grab my arms rip me up the ladder and in the process broke the strap for my mother’s camera I had around my neck and into the water it went. I guess things that day could have gone much worse…

@chalcedony6858

19 күн бұрын

I guess you survived. Did anyone pay for the camera?

@nedkent5239

19 күн бұрын

@@chalcedony6858 Yes by me, by mowing lawns for summer.

@chalcedony6858

18 күн бұрын

@@nedkent5239 You were a dutiful and good son.

@nedkent5239

18 күн бұрын

@@chalcedony6858Thanks! I tried.

Thank you for the good video. Very nice. 😮

@jeffostroff

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for the great content. Cheers from Durban, South Africa

This was fantastic! Thank you.

This is a great service to be able follow this cleanup along. Thanks. I hope you get LOTS of new subscribers and views to up your KZread payback.

You're doing a great job with this huge project. Very peaceful voice

Great presentation

I love your videos! Thanks for breaking down ENGINEERING to an understandable level 😊

Unbelievable footage Jeff, that was fantastic to watch, Awesome one Thank you

@jeffostroff

20 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Cool stuff. Amazing work. Great video.

@jeffostroff

20 күн бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

It was finally satisfying to see on deck close up view thanks for the video

You are so good at reporting this stuff. Thanks!

great video Jeff! Keep em coming!

@jeffostroff

20 күн бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

This is actually great! And very interesting!

Great video (again)!

Excellent Video you have obtained Jeff awesome

@jeffostroff

20 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍

Im new, thank you for the coverage Jeff.

Świetny reportaż ,pozdrawiam z Polski .

You are doing something very nice, thank you.

Thanks for sharing

6:43 Very interesting is the cross section surface of the concrete pier - that thing was only connected to the piece below it by a few strands of reo around the perimeter and gravity. No prestressing strands or even reo through the centre is a question mark on the construction? Or is that a roadway support beam?

Thanks Jeff!!

Awesome report

Great video and images of the progression. Appreciate the narration. Will be eager to hear what the investigative reports come up with RE Dali’s power status prior to departing the port

Appreciate your reports.

Being somebody who works those ships at the port of Baltimore.. I’m still in amazement of how that ship is still afloat after a 4 lane bridge and roadway came crashing down on it..

Thanks Jeff! I have learned so much from you. Peace🌎✨️

@jeffostroff

19 күн бұрын

Glad to hear it

Thanks for the update on clearing the Doli. 😁👍 Houston, Tx. 🇺🇲

Thank you, keep working.

Ostroff and Szydlo, KZreads finest!

Seems they definitely making progress!

Very dangerous work.

Great job! Ty

good one Jeffo!

Great views and commentary!!

@jeffostroff

11 күн бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Thank you Jeff I’ll be looking at Sam’s club thank you so much :) your the best at what you do my friend Like I said I’ll be watching videos always a thumbs up :)

Wow! Thanks for posting. - Todd in Rochester, New York.

Catching the replay!!

Every one of those lifts is made with only an estimated weight and centre of (gravity) lift, no mean feat a job like this, hats off to everyone involved in such a complex task, I hope that everything is completed injury free which will be a monumental achievement.

At 7:36 you can see that lone traffic cone still sitting there.

The Harbor Master... Man and his Support Team.. Tops...Shutting the Bridge.. Shaking it Down..

The Grapple the are using is absolutely MASSIVE! Talk about industrial strength!!!

I love your videos! But why is no one addressing why the staff of the Dali has not been allowed off the ship all this time?!

@coachwendy5618

21 күн бұрын

The ship is still considered a working ship. Sal from What's Happening With Shipping does a pretty good job of explaining on his videos from a Mariner's point of view.

Interesting , Thank You . Than God for Big Equipment

I see all the guys in varying degrees of PPE and think how fortunate for them that we’ve had a cool spring here in the DC Baltimore area.

Great report! Great photography by all parties! The scale of the MV Dali and bridge are insane!

I find it fascinating seeing how parts of this massive steel ship just crumpled or why parts of the roadway are still intact.

Awesome vision

that's a testament on how strong the roadway was built.

seeing the little tugs next to the giant tug that pushes around the crane is so cute and funny, you could make a movie like cars but with tugs lol

I really like the everyday bike chain versus anchor chain comparison in the frame at 1:35.

excellent no-bs video

3:15 Woah! That mooring line on that capstan. Makes you realise how heavy the impact was.

Those close ups really show the massive scale of the destruction!

Here we go!

Thanks Jeff for the Close up view of the Bow. That's what I'm paying attention to. So I figured they were going to remove the road from the Bow? But That is what I think is weighing the Bow down, is all the other junk. Terry

It is incredible just how much the front of the ship is leaning forward due to all the weight of the collapsed bridge landing on it 😲😲😲 l really appreciate the videos and explanations on what is going on 👍👍 What l would like to know is if it would be possible to repair the ship? To me, there appears to be much damage to salvage the ship for it to be repaired. Incredible the size of some of those pieces of bridge 😲😲 Mind blowing. Can not wait for the results to find out what happened to cause this accident. Thank you so much for the amazing videos and explanations on what is going on 👍👍👍 Watching from Australia