Watching from Newcastle Australia --keep going Baltimore !

@TheStudderman

26 күн бұрын

Thank you for your support. -A Local Citizen. (I live 10 mins away from The Key Bridge site).

The tugs looked like children's toys next to the Dali. Well done to everyone involved with freeing the ship.

@GilmerJohn

25 күн бұрын

Well, that part of the operation was 100% in the hands of the US Army Engineers and its contractors. That's what the Army Engineers do.

@roxmattern60

25 күн бұрын

It's amazing the power tug boats have to be able to move this ship

Great job to all those involved in the clean up. Nice to know that we can work together still and we have a functioning government.

Sweet news❤

Good zoom in news reporting.

Congrats to all the people involved in the Herculean effort to clear the wreckage ,in record time!

@richardpalleschi4807

24 күн бұрын

Yes, American know how. And if you noticed no other countries came to help. And the U.S.A is always helping around the world when needed. The favors are never returned.

I assume all the cargo containers will be removed and put on other ships.

@AndrewRoberts11

26 күн бұрын

The Dali's owners declared General Average, min April, so the containers and their contents can be arrested, and sold to part fund the salvage bill, when it arrives. The former owners will likely be able to buy their containers and content back, once an independent assessor has come up with a value.

@pingupenguin2474

25 күн бұрын

Are you surd that is how it works ? It hardly seems fair if the owners of the containers ( mainly Mearsk by the looks of it) end up effectively paying part of the bill. Surely, if the shipping company ( the Dali's owners) are at fault, it should be them paying, not the owners of the containers, who did nothing wrong, have lost some cargo due to collision damage, and already have to compensate the owners of the actual cargo ?

@AndrewRoberts11

25 күн бұрын

@@pingupenguin2474 Google the MV Ever Given incident, that blocked the Suez Canal, after a couple of Egyptian pilots took control of that ship.

@stargazer7644

24 күн бұрын

@@pingupenguin2474 The principle behind this is that the only reason the ship was even there in the first place is because of the cargo, therefore, the cargo owners are responsible too. Because of this, maritime law allows the owner of the ship to spread the cost of the loss to all of the cargo owners. This is a risk you (not Maersk) assume when you ship cargo.

You can definitely tell a “Local” news outlet vs an out of town news channel. Locals call the bridge “The Key Bridge” everyone else calls by its whole name. To us marylanders. Its simply…. “The Key Bridge”

@GilmerJohn

26 күн бұрын

There is another "Key" bridge connecting Georgetown in Washington, DC to Virginia. The formal name is the long version but everyone just uses Key.

@ontheruntonowhere

26 күн бұрын

There are a lot of Key bridges across the country.

@GilmerJohn

25 күн бұрын

@@ontheruntonowhere -- Yep! There are. Each port (& even river) has to be managed as best as can be managed with limited resources. Baltimore didn't change the rules while the ships grew ten times in average size. It didn't demand more tugs and a lower speed limit. It didn't upgrade the protection of the main span. The NY and San Francisco harbors have similar risks.

I still can't believe that happened.

great team effort on all fronts

Herculean effort. I wonder how actually long it will take to completely clear the fore deck on the Dali? I hope ship traffic resumes quickly,for the sake of the workers of the port. My hats off to all the salvage workers that are putting in the long hours to clear the port.

@ffjsb

26 күн бұрын

Once they clear the roadway, it shouldn't take long.

Good for men and women involved keep moving forward

Great work team , hopefully the rest of the wreckage can be moved out soon

Hi Elizabeth, I ll tell you what`s next, they have to still remove thousand of debris sitting underwater at the bottom of the main channel, normal traffic, at least on the main channel, wont resume til the clean up is fully completed to make sure there are no further accidents, and safey is guaranteed to every vessel arriving at the Port of Baltimore. The whole operation may take more than the two weels everyone is saying, We just have to be patient, that operation is far more complicated than what the general public think it is. I have extensive training in marne operatons with vessels of up to 180.000 DWT, which is as much as twice as the M/V Dali 90.000 DWT. I know what I am talking about. My most sincere condolences to the families of the victims, bst rgs

@richardrodgers1883

25 күн бұрын

marne operatons ?

@edgarchegwin961

25 күн бұрын

@@richardrodgers1883 Yes, I used to work overseas for the company Exxon/Mobile, in the department of marine operations, in which I received extensive training as a loading supervisor for vessels of up to 180.000 DWT, why the question ?

@stargazer7644

24 күн бұрын

"and safey is guaranteed to every vessel" You really need to learn that in life, safety is NEVER guaranteed. You can mitigate risk to make things safer, but nothing is "safe".

@edgarchegwin961

24 күн бұрын

@@stargazer7644 Yes man, you may be right on that. The only safe place for us will be when we get to heaven, for those who make it. rgs

@stargazer7644

24 күн бұрын

@@edgarchegwin961 I'm afraid I've got bad news for you on that front too....

What about the crew?

I wonder if those shipping containers will ever deliver their merchandise or if they contain perishable goods too?

@thomasdragosr.841

26 күн бұрын

The refrigerated containers were maintained in operation all this time that's one of the reasons the crew had to stay on board.

@amyhartman6786

26 күн бұрын

@@thomasdragosr.841 How where the refrigerated containers able to stay maintained if the ship itself was having power struggles to be able to support its most basic operations?

@GilmerJohn

26 күн бұрын

@@amyhartman6786 -- The "power problems" just lasted minutes. "Reefers" can go hours easily without power without risking the food.

@GilmerJohn

26 күн бұрын

When some of the containers "popped" open, there were cars inside. I suspect there will be investigations to determine whether the cars were honestly acquired.

@ontheruntonowhere

26 күн бұрын

​@@GilmerJohn 🤣

Permits and government studies, a few parties, some more hand wringing and permit demands, maybe some engineering and of course delay charge backs to the build if THEY to perform once the contracts are let to politicians spouses.

Someone should follow the money...I.e. Who is now going to buy the damaged steel from the bridge and containers. Then , see if it gets turned into munitions...

looked to me that those concrete trestle that ship knocked over were hollow. why wouldn't you have them solid . enquiring minds want to know

@stargazer7644

24 күн бұрын

You probably should look again. They had to cut all the way through one of those concrete piers that had fallen on the ship with a diamond rope saw. It is solid concrete.

was elizabeth at the league for people with disabities the other day covering the election

Hopefully the ship company will pay to replace the bridge

@grondhero

26 күн бұрын

Who is "the ship company?" The company that built the ship? The company that owns the ship? The company that is renting the ship? What about the contracted crew? The NTSB will finish its investigation in about a year, then any legal fees will be decided at that time. Maritime insurance and faults are much different than if someone drove their car into a traffic light and destroyed it.

@GilmerJohn

26 күн бұрын

Likely not. The damages far exceed the value of the ship.

@ronbelanger4113

25 күн бұрын

Ha, no. Your taxes are paying.

@inbox_au

24 күн бұрын

I question who’s really at fault. We know the ship lost power but we also know the bridge was not built well and the authorities ignored that fact.

@YoutOob-gd2ml

23 күн бұрын

This is indeed the question. If you watch the video of the collision you can clearly see the captain intentionally steer into the bridge support, so foul play raises such questions that go beyond insurance claims. Who paid the captain to do this, and why?

if that happened in Japan 1 week max that channel is open and maybe new bridge being put in place....

Get serious: It was the US Army Engineers and its contractors that opened the channel.

News reporting is so neutral and professional when the China conspiracy is not included.

This report is wrong on time the Dali was started floating & mph. Get it right, ppl!

@elizabethworthington9228

25 күн бұрын

this was the information provided to us by the Army Corps and the Coast Guard. Buoyant by 6:40am. 2.5 mile journey, moving at a speed of roughly 1mph... not sure where you're getting alternate information from.

@eyotachenoa3132

25 күн бұрын

@@elizabethworthington9228 , Minorcan Mullet was tracking on an app that gave exact, live, info. And the time was local at the site. Ship started moving at 5:31am their time. His reports were awesome!

@eyotachenoa3132

24 күн бұрын

@@elizabethworthington9228 , Murocan Mullet who did 3 to 4 videos per day, used an app on his device that tracked the ship leaving at 1:35am local time in Baltimore (high tide) & gave the exact speed the Dale was moving. Just like ya Google 'planes above me' gives ya a site that shows all planes above your location, type of plane & how fast it's moving plus elevation. He spent hours, daile & still does, live streaming everything that's going on. Ya might check it out. Very interesting!🙂

Lol, now we use tugboats so the ships don't hit the fallen bridge, not before...😂😂

Now, offload all the containers, send the crew home and sell the boat to cover the cost of a new bridge!!!!!

@stargazer7644

24 күн бұрын

That ship, when new, was only worth about 4% of the cost of a new bridge. Now that it isn't seaworthy, it's worth far less.

Bollocks!!! They didn't show the reflotation process!!! 😞😞😞 It's still great to see this channel cleared though (and there were naysayers who said this couldn't be accomplished in less than four months..🙄🤨😏)

@dfirth224

26 күн бұрын

They had to pump out the ballast water that was being used to keep it from moving. I heard it took 18 hours to pump the water out. High tide was at 5:00 AM, that's what they were waiting for.

@stargazer7644

25 күн бұрын

There are lots of timelapse vids on youtube of the process. The ship came up in the bow fairly quickly, then they moved her out.

Just go to Show you the Us can get by with out the Port of Baltimore for a short time, if the port of Baltimore want more business they need better service

What next? They unload all the ice cream before it melts.

USA whole system is - in "Cut Costs to 'CUT CORNERS' practice." From the start of cut job cost use two tugs to escort the passing the water channel under the bridge?

@j.reinholme

26 күн бұрын

Sir are you having a stroke?

@GilmerJohn

26 күн бұрын

The port of Baltimore has a problem. All Ocean going ships to and from Baltimore pass right by he Virginia Ports which have been steadily improving over the last few decades. As an example, Virginia has an "Inland Port" and special trains run between the inland port to the harbor. Imported stuff is sorted out, passes through customs and sent on it's way via truck and rail in a relatively rural area with plenty of room. It's likely that Baltimore was cutting corners to keep port charges competitive.

@ronbelanger4113

25 күн бұрын

Too cheap to install proper safety barriers for bridge in the first place.

@j.reinholme

25 күн бұрын

@@ronbelanger4113 there's no material on planet earth that could deflect a ship of that size carrying over 100,000 tons of cargo, but you're a guy on the internet so you obviously know better

@GilmerJohn

25 күн бұрын

@@ronbelanger4113 - Yep! The size of the ships passing under the bridge is increased almost an order of magnitude since the bridge was completed. But no additions to the protection system were made.

If the tug boats didn't let it sail by itself and actually the tug boats did their job this whole thing wouldn't have happened

@GilmerJohn

26 күн бұрын

@@Plutogalaxy -- Well, among other things the name(s) of the Pilot(s) haven't been released. A pilot could have demanded more tugs.

@stargazer7644

25 күн бұрын

Tugs don't take ships down the channel. Tugs put ships into the channel. How dare you say the tugs didn't do their job?

I’m never going to get my Beyoncé Lexus that’s on that boat

@user-dc4uo2sh1t

26 күн бұрын

Don't worry be happy don't worry be happy now. I'm more concerned about Joe Biden traveling across the bridge by train. 😂😂😂😂

@Lizwindsor

26 күн бұрын

@@user-dc4uo2sh1t 🙄

@rearspeaker6364

26 күн бұрын

@@user-dc4uo2sh1t there stringing the Amtrak catenary as we speak🤣🤣🤣🤣

We can only hope the Secretary Pete lives up to his promise and rebuilds the next bridge to be inclusive. Roads and bridges that discriminate have no place in our POC communities. 💙💙

I don't understand why they want TWO WAY traffic through that channel. Had it been one way (reversing) it's likely the accident would not have happened. Ships would go right down the middle and it would take a lot more for the ship to hit anything. Baltimore isn't all that busy of a port in the first place.

@grondhero

26 күн бұрын

You don't research much, do you? 🤔 _"The Port of Baltimore, where a containership crashed into a bridge overnight, is the ninth largest port by trade volumes, moving around 50 million tons of international bilateral trade in 2023."_ Ninth in the US isn't small.

@GilmerJohn

26 күн бұрын

@@grondhero -- So? Making the passages under important bridges one way wouldn't reduce the capacity much but would increase the safety. It's a matter of control, planning, and scheduling. Parts of the Suez Canal, for one, are "one way."

@regould221

25 күн бұрын

There wasn't any other traffic that night so the ship was going down the center of the channel. The problem was a power loss on the ship.

@GilmerJohn

25 күн бұрын

@@regould221 -- No. At least one narrative I heard was that the pilot directed the ship to the right side of the channel. And then the power went out.

@stargazer7644

25 күн бұрын

I just love it when people who know nothing confidently declare crap.

50 thousand tons of debris fell into the channel. Less than 10 thousand tons of wreckage have been lifted out of the channel. 40 thousand tons remain to be removed after 2 months. Nothing to be proud of

@stargazer7644

24 күн бұрын

I'd like to see you do better.

@heartland96a

24 күн бұрын

Yes it is and I m doubting you’re figures besides now the ships out of the way they can move faster

@jacks5kids

24 күн бұрын

@@heartland96a So provide three figures that you think are correct: 1) Total weight of debris in channel 2)Total weight of debris removed in the last 2 months 3) Average amount of debris removed per week

Nobody was saying 6 months. I get frustrated with narcissist government functionaries. They are all full of cr*p.

Rename the Francis Scott Key bridge the Dali for being Heroes of the destruction of America

Next, taxes are going up and folks get to live rather third world in the region for a few years.

Absolute joke.