Thank you for getting a lot of this info out to the public, I'm a ILA333 longshoreman at the port of Baltimore and this type of content is what's keeping me positive. We might all be struggling but we will all get through this together!!

@phantomkate6

2 ай бұрын

Glad to have you here. We're rooting for you!

@courtneycurtis4991

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tireless work you guys do!!! U are appreciated

@jrhamilton4448

2 ай бұрын

Best of luck to you brother a good friend of mine works at the port too and he's supporting two elderly parents without an income at the moment.

@Kana7782

2 ай бұрын

Crane operator from ILWU, LA/LB here supporting you and your coworkers. What are you guys doing in the meantime?

I’ve worked on oil platform decommissioning projects where the platforms were broken over due to hurricane damage. The amount of planning we did was intense due to live wells being involved but more so because of the tension the structural steel was under. We did 3D modeling and had survey sensors mounted everywhere to alert us of even the most minute movement of the structure. This was with saturation divers working in between 275’ - 300’. I gained a great respect for the engineers we had who were usually spot on in their interpretation of what would happen to piece y when you cut piece x. Thanks for keeping us up to date Sal.

@juju1896

2 ай бұрын

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing. The divers are so brave.

@major__kong

2 ай бұрын

Cutting a truss is complicated because there isn't much redundancy. Cutting piece x may cause the remaining structure to collapse not just piece y. When this first happened, I guessed they would have called in someone like Controlled Demolition to rig it with explosives and do all the cuts at once rather than piecemeal with torches.

@terracottaneemtree

2 ай бұрын

Then you know that NO SMOKE SHOULD HAVE EXISTED SINCE IT WAS OIL. THIS REPORTING IS A SHAM AND THIS COLLAPSE IS A DOMESTIC CRIME SCENE, JUST LIKE SEPTEMBER 11, WHEN 125 AMERICANS PLOTTED AND PLANNED, AND MASS MURDERED ABD THEN BLAMING THE MIDDLE EAST, WHICH HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT! THOUSANDS MORE WERE CONSPIRATORS AND CO-CONSPIRATORS!

@uploadJ

2 ай бұрын

@@major__kong I think salvage crews know what they are doing. Rigging with straps and chains and additional cranes can make this work safe. They don't need more material lying beneath the waterline either; divers have limited mobility and vision in that water.

@aaronsmith5433

2 ай бұрын

How are the whale killer windmills gonna survive hurricanes when oil platforms have trouble. Windmills are nerdy toothpicks compared to them. I wouldn't doubt the whole operation was secretly finance by salvage.

Love this guy's lyrical New England accent. It's been disappearing these last few years.

@emcarnahan

2 ай бұрын

I feel the same ☺️

@mikemcdonnell1395

2 ай бұрын

Boston born, Mass Maritime grad👍

@stephanieparker1250

2 ай бұрын

🤗🤗

@user-nx6qr1mt6f

2 ай бұрын

Might be “New Hampshuh”

@ppsarrakis

2 ай бұрын

omg it reminded me of THE BOTTLE OF WOATER channel meme!

I've done work as a commercial diver and can absolutely say that this will require individual with amazing skill to be able to do this job safely. I'm quite sure that they will lay out diagrams of where everything has fallen and exactly what is in the water to ensure diver safety as well as those that are handling the above water activities. This is one that will go down in the history books no question about it!

I am a locomotive engineer in the coal fields of West Virginia. I have not worked since the Key Bridge collapsed. Coal destined for Curtis Bay stopped loading in under 36 hours. Your channel and the information you are providing is how we are keeping up with the progress towards reopening the port of Baltimore, which should lead to the train crews and miners going back to work.

@chrissiedollfaceloxbeauty6780

2 ай бұрын

I didnt even think about how this would effect that! I know coal comes thru here regularly by train (I live right in between the bridge, trade point atlantic and one of the main railways) and now that you mention it, I noticed the train traffic has been much slower this past week

@markus717

2 ай бұрын

You might be one person who agrees with my thought that, as tragic as the loss of the 6 workers was, they're dead and to cost the economy millions per day in delays in order to recover their bodies is 'weak'. We should remember that every dollar lost is a dollar that a living worker needs to feed his/her family.

Weeks Marine out of Camden, NJ is on site. Dredging company IUOE Local 25, South Philly! Props! 🇺🇸Dredge!

@equallyeasilyfuqyou

2 ай бұрын

Local 14 IUOE NYC here, props to you barge dudes!

@TheMrPeteChannel

2 ай бұрын

DonJon Marine out of Port Newark, NJ is there too.

Its great that the temporary limited channel has been opened in a matter of days, it shows that the organization of the agencies and vendors is working so far.

@sumiland6445

2 ай бұрын

Great work they did!! Everyone came together and jumped in and got started!! Thank you, everyone!! 🤗💖

@erikhendrickson59

2 ай бұрын

Fantastic news that should be applauded, especially during this time of decreasing trust in government

@pantinspetsupplies5469

2 ай бұрын

Uo ​@@sumiland6445

@todd3205

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your positive comment. Let's cheer them on, instead of looking for a selfish reason to claim your money is being stolen by the government because this whole problem wasn't fixed in a day.

@shinybaldy

2 ай бұрын

Ditto. It is remarkable how quickly various interested parties have come together and do this and adults and a functional community have collaboratively worked together.

Removal of truss members above water is pretty straightforward. Removal of the concrete deck sections attached to the steel stringers under 50' of water will not be that easy.

@user-tc6cj7sh9t

2 ай бұрын

Good point. And not a ton of history of replacing destroyed bridges. I checked Portland Oregon. I know the bridges. The container terminals almost all are downstream. That can't be pure luck.

@ghost307

2 ай бұрын

True, but the majority of the debris is in water around 10 to 15 feet deep.

@user-tc6cj7sh9t

2 ай бұрын

@@ghost307 Meaning the metal? But if the bridge was not there, what would be under water?

@ghost307

2 ай бұрын

@@user-tc6cj7sh9t Rock and mud.

@seanworkman431

2 ай бұрын

I helped salvage a yacht sunk in a bridge channel in 60' of water and that was hard work, this salvage is going to be epic.

The Daughter lives in Baltimore and when I checked on her the morning after she said that she and all of her friends and co-workers were "reeling" from the shock of it. Since, depending on your line-of-sight you could see the FSK Bridge from anywhere in the city it affected people in Baltimore in a manner similar to New Yorkers not seeing the Twin Towers anymore. Her immediate thoughts, beyond the lost construction workers, was the impact the port closure would have on the city, especially those directly and indirectly involved with maritime trade. Prior to this, she never gave much thought to the harbor, but now it's front and center in everyone's mind....................

@katedaphne4495

2 ай бұрын

What about the lost souls and their families?

@idkjames

2 ай бұрын

I hate going to Baltimore. Its a dump. Charleston and Savannah are the best Atlantic ports to go to.

@phantomkate6

2 ай бұрын

​@@katedaphne4495What do you mean?

@lizj5740

2 ай бұрын

@karlbrundage7472 Thank you for that insight. A friend of mine who lived on the north end of Staten Island told me it was a long time after the towers fell before she could nerve herself to visit the area from which she had once been able to see the towers.

@user-nx6qr1mt6f

2 ай бұрын

Poor girl, it must be dangerous for her to live there…

Thank you William Doyle and Sal Mercogliano.

It is always nice to get information from people that do not have an angle, other than get it done in a positive way !

@chrissiedollfaceloxbeauty6780

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! The last week has been so exhausting as a native baltimorean; seeing all the wild conspiracy theories

Thank you!!! I was sitting on the waterfront at Tradepoint at 3:30 in the morning on Tuesday staring into the darkness at what used to be the bridge. I couldn't believe it was real. I greatly appreciate your expertise!

@heathergagliano5711

2 ай бұрын

Do u work down there?

Thank you Bill for talking for all of us, and thank you Sal for all your hard work. You're becoming one of my top independent news sources in a dramatically underappreciated niche.

I cannot still believe that I have a front seat to such experts. As always. Thank you, Profé.

This what I've been looking for. Sensible, believable information from people who have solid knowledge and experience in shipping and the local situation.

*GLORY!!!I'm favoured, $255k every 3weeks! I can now afford anything and also support God's work and the church.*

@parissindy1990

2 ай бұрын

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@bettymullins.9548

2 ай бұрын

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@bettymullins.9548

2 ай бұрын

The professional is Ms Angelia Marie.

@Fostermargret-jv1ci

2 ай бұрын

I'm surprised that this same name is being mentioned here, I stumbled upon one of his clients testimonies on CNBC news last week.

@katestamps6237

2 ай бұрын

my advice to everyone is this saving is great but investment is the key to be successful imagine investing $15,000 and received $301,500

Thanks Bill for coming on.

The accent! Fantastic! Could listen to Bill describe this business for hours. Thanks, Sal!

@Johnny-pj5cn

2 ай бұрын

Really, I can't stand it !!!

@Habu12

2 ай бұрын

@@Johnny-pj5cn it's a love/hate thing. 🤣

Mr. Doyle, Thank you for taking time to discuss this the details of this opperation. Sal, you out do yourself at every turn.

Mr Doyle, great information! Always a pleasure hearing from a shipmate/classmate from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy!! The best Maritime Academy!! Love the rivalry guys good stuff.

Whoever worked out the tension and compression on trellis(?) steelwork....and said..."cut here"...I take my hat off...could you do a piece on the lost souls please Sal....thanks.

@dancevideo2

2 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking too. It's one thing when it's a clean truss structure as designed, but when it's a twisted pretzel and mostly invisible underwater, what then? Not only compression and tension, but also torsion.

@frankkolmann4801

2 ай бұрын

That would have been analysed by computer structural analysis.

@Ganiscol

2 ай бұрын

@@frankkolmann4801 you can only simulate with a complete data set and that would require 3D scanning the collapsed structure and run that data against the structure in its original condition to see what is under tension and what is not. Its unlike that happened in this short amount of time.

@MrKotBonifacy

2 ай бұрын

What baffles me the most here is that they actually decided (chose) to place human operators with torches next to such mangled structure where no one can really make head or tail of tensions and compression (or torsional stresses) presented there. No matter how hard you calculate / simulate it in computer or what your experience is, there's still a lot of unknowns, so it's all educated guesswork at best. They could call in the Army's (should companies like Controlled Demolition Inc. be unavailable at the moment), and these guys could place a bunch of linear shaped charges (it's no brainer figuring out which one and how potent should be used for this or that steel thickness), and then blow-cut that mess from safe distance. No one could get hurt (bar few unfortunate fish), and whichever way the pieces would fall, and wherever they'd land, it'd still be a pretty much uninhabited river, innit? True, an experienced cutter can see how a beam reacts when it's being cut, and that is a good feedback telling him how to proceed (or whether to proceed at all) but then if a beam is stressed to its limits and you start to cut it, it may snap violently without any warning (or with very little warning, and too late one) and if it snaps and swings violently these poor guys will become "statistics" instantly. Too me this thing looks even less safe than the job of them ship breakers in India and Pakistan (there they know where a piece is going to land, and not much room for surprise there), and this is happening in America, where some people insist that kids in a kindergarten using PLASTIC "tools" (imitations of these) should wear protective gloves and goggles... "Beam me up, Scotty..." - ?

@77thTrombone

2 ай бұрын

The analysis is the puzzle. You don't know the state of the rivets & welds. You can only estimate where the reserved energy might lie, and how much is there. One straw might be holding a cluster of pieces together. Then there's the mud on the bottom. Hardly a stable foundation, at least for the first several weeks. Spring winds buffeting the above water structures may help jostle things into better stability. Or not.

I cant believe how much of this case has peaked my interest in just maritime in general. I never would have thought this would be something I would be interested in, but I am glad I found your channel!

@TheJttv

2 ай бұрын

Welcome to the club

@ms.donaldson2533

2 ай бұрын

Maritime traders is how the state began..... Lord Baltimore and Father Andrew White set sail on a mission to create a new world. That ship set sail on Friday, November 22, 1633 and celebrated on March 25, 1634. Listening to Sal talk about the law of today, they don't seem to change all that much from the ones written in the long ago past. I happened across this channel during the Suez Canal thing and look at me now, a Baltimore local getting better information for interested and knowledgeable people in each field on youtube.

@user-tc6cj7sh9t

2 ай бұрын

Same here. I first saw news on Blancolirio. Now I did follow Evergiven, but then the realities of shipping slipped into the background. I once was a seaman on a small ship. We had no assistance in docking. But ships that MATTER are another thing. It has to be precision. It takes finesse. Lose that, and those ships can cause rack and ruin.

@atlasshrugged583

2 ай бұрын

Another good source is LegalVices. He is a maritime lawyer and maybe those two will collaborate. :)

@alexhajnal107

2 ай бұрын

*piqued* your interest

Great guest Sal. Thank you for your reporting on this

@WhiteWolf65

2 ай бұрын

Question: Can the respective docks use this unexpected "downtime" to do maintenance/renovations to avoid staffing issues (aka putting ppl onto unemployment) and repurpose any of the staff/equipment? This would be a perfect time to do it, provided it does not need traffic in the main channel.

@MiggerPlease

2 ай бұрын

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@user-tc6cj7sh9t

2 ай бұрын

@@WhiteWolf65 An environmental reality, disrupting all the various jobs in a busy port. Could be considered an emergency plan.

@KNETTWERX

2 ай бұрын

@@WhiteWolf65 I like your idea of keeping people gainfully employed. If this is not being done, it should be explored or looked at to do.

@carlthor91

2 ай бұрын

@@WhiteWolf65 Some, but, dockers, railway and truckers, are not construction types. Problem is, as Sal, and his guest stressed, this WILL be over a month, just to clear the channel, but, M/V Dali is awefull close to the channel, so, clearing the channel just might not mean much, until they can remove the ship. My first guess on this, was 3 months, give or take.

There are so many streams of information on this subject - many that seem to be guesses or to contradict each other. Thank you for being a source of information that I feel I can trust & count on. And you manage to keep it on a level that a landlocked Kansan can grasp!

Your channel provides a wealth of information for people, with no connection to the maritime shipping industry. Thank you.

I'm glad he took a few moments to talk up how great tradeport atlantic is, and name drop for the big corpos.

As terrible as this situation is, it creates an interesting engineering problem. People will be studying this thing for decades. People will write economics PhD theses about this natural experiment too.

@roberthevern6169

2 ай бұрын

Oh, an opportunist, I see.....JK

@user-tc6cj7sh9t

2 ай бұрын

Ever read "Everything In Its Path"? that was an analysis of the earthen damn that destroyed a city, by a sociologist. In foresight, no one saw the inevitability of the disaster. So this emergency does have legs.

Thanks for a very VERY informative video. It’s these types of PROFESSIONAL videos that make it easier to IGNORE the ignorant drivel spewing forth from so many uninformed sources. Please be advised that your tireless efforts are deeply appreciated. Sam in Towson, MD

As a truck driver and tow truck operator i can tell you that many boots on the ground workers will work with competition to get the job done with little complaint. Personally I don't care who you work for. We have a job to do, let's go do it and let others say that we shouldn't work together. Great content and I've recommended your channel to others for intelligent factual information

It was a privilege to watch this interview, Thank you Mr. Boyle and you Sal!

Sad situation in Baltimore . Our business here in Norfolk has exploded almost overnight because of this situation. Local Warehouses are filling up by the hour

@maryeckel9682

2 ай бұрын

I wonder if some of the laid off workers from Baltimore could go there to help.

Thanks Sal, this puts many of the elements together in a coherent story by actual subject matter experts, not talking heads.

I appreciate the fantastic gyests Sal gets on, as knowledgeable as he is, he is always ready to bring in others to get good information out

Thank you for having your guests speaker So glade to see a Barge ALREADY 😊 going under bridge. This is amazing 😊 And to hear that there is a barge service already up snd running that does these Container moving. 😊 So glad there is a open pier for unloading bridge piece 😊 SAL you are a Rock Star for me, on up to date daily report on this big issue with shipping 😊😊😊

Excellent reporting, Sal! Mr Doyle is very well versed!

Always glad to hear from somebody from southie. Some polital courtesy but no BS. Glad he has input

@roberthevern6169

2 ай бұрын

And we have confirmation!

@finnmcginn9931

2 ай бұрын

What/where is Southie? I'm watching from outside of the United States?

@MarcosElMalo2

2 ай бұрын

@@finnmcginn9931South Boston/Boston Harbor. Very Irish part of town.

@jasoncleveland345

2 ай бұрын

@@finnmcginn9931 south Boston. Grew up in area and recognized accent. People from here can be political but don't wantonly push BS for its own sake. Over all can be trusted for opinion

Just echo what others have said, thanks Sal and Mr. Doyle for keeping updated.

I like how this dude starts with a statement about how all the victims will be found and are still being looked for. It’s easy to forget that there’s a lot of families connected to those victims who still need to hear that stuff, no matter how poor the odds.

@chrissiedollfaceloxbeauty6780

2 ай бұрын

Our city & state officials have been ADAMANT about it. Those men were memebers of our community and their families deserve that closure.

@emcarnahan

2 ай бұрын

I believe it's his way of saying they're going to continue to do everything in their power.

Thanks for a great presentation, Dr. Sal and Mr. Doyle .... I had no idea the ILA and all the support were working full-bore even during Covid. They deserve a hat tip from this correspondent! :)

Excellent update and commentary. This whole series on the Baltimore incident has been top notch.

Listening to Bill Doyle note the importance of the Baltimore port, I noted seeing coal stockpiles at this port, so I looked up coal exports out of the port. The Baltimore MD port is the second-largest export hub for coal in the United States, accounting for 28% of total coal US exports in 2023. Coal exports from Baltimore surged to 28 million short tons in 2023, mainly due to growing demand for U.S. coal in Asia. Steam coal near 75% of the 28 million short tons exported went to India and the far east and the additional 25% coal exports were metallurgical coal exported to Japan, China, Brazil, Holland, South Korea and many more. That's just coal exports out of Baltimore. No kidding Baltimore is a working port. Wish them the best getting this salvage job done and the port back to full operation. Good show Sal!

@FierBarca1899

2 ай бұрын

Can you please share your source? I would love to study it too.

@Look_What_You_Did

2 ай бұрын

It ranks around #9 port in the US. Citing coal percentage is misleading. The volume is fairly insignificant. Equipment is what Baltimore is. Much of all heavy equipment for NORTH AMERICA come through Baltimore.... and there is still more equipment on the ground than the eye can see. Other equipment is already re-routed to other ports... but it will still be months before Baltimore inventory is shipped out.

Mad respect to the workcrews, salvage demolition is some of the most dangerous things you can do in a crane. At the end of the day, it's a very, very decent guess as to where to tie things off and where to cut. They are very very good at their jobs, but things get sketchy fast. One miscommunication and that crane can topple over like painters scaffolding. Seriously nerve-wracking stuff and I just hope no one else gets hurt

@DennisMerwood-xk8wp

2 ай бұрын

In this day of modern sonar, and computer analysis, if anyone GUESSES how to rig the underwater pieces for cutting and picking ~ all hell should break loose.

Thank you Sal & Mr. Doyle, having interviews and commentary which is unscripted, not under a timer crunch, and still on topic is very important and valuable. You have information that is important which TV can't deliver. Thank you again and go Sox!!

Sal, I just want to send out a HUGE Thank you for your good job done on your channel. Thanks for explaining things so an old truck driver from South Dakota can understand things that you talk about. Really enjoyed your interview today. That gentleman was a great guest. Keep on keeping on man!!!

I can already see a number of ports will be changing policy with regard to when tugs and pilots can be released. Not just in Baltimore but globally. Doesn't take a PhD to look at this event and look at your port and go "hmmmm.... This means something".

@KNETTWERX

2 ай бұрын

Since pilots were onboard controlling the Dali, I think retrofitting or adding concrete dolphins to protect the bridges and protecting the pilling for bridges better will be the immediate plan. Luckily law enforcement was already at each end of the bridge to stop traffic. Adding a drop gate and flashing lights would be a great backup if law enforcement is not already in position. I would also add an alarm system and a way to alert construction crews on bridges to get them to evacuate to safety.

@user-co7fb6qe5w

2 ай бұрын

They had federal laws and safety regulations revised and implemented after the Sunshine Skyway accident in 1980. All Americans were assured that type of tragedy would never happen again. This is no conspiracy theory but I'm perplexed as to why we can't get any accurate, factual and honest answers to some much deserved and reasonable questions. Everyone is talking a out clean up and " all is being done.". I get that but we had Buttigiege, the governor, mayor, officials and even a 22 year old fisherman giving their PR lip service and opinions but no answers. Why hasn't the harbormaster pilot responded? Explain what his responsibilities are. Was protocol followed? Who greenlighted the Dali as seaworthy when it was in port for maintence but was having electrical problems. Coincidentally moments after tugs left the Dali's side(short of the bridge?) an electrical failure occurred. Emergency back up also failed. Why can't the American people have direct and honest answers. I know of other catastrophic incidents have happened but citizens are informed. It's been a week and the only thing I hear is the work going on and yet to do with this massive cleanup.

@alexhajnal107

2 ай бұрын

@@user-co7fb6qe5w You're looking at probably a year for a preliminary report from the NTSB, two years for a final one. That latter report will include specific recommendations on how to prevent similar incidents in the future. [ Edit: Why in Hades was this comment shadow-banned? ]

@Palabrota

2 ай бұрын

@@KNETTWERXgood point about the boom gates. they couldn't have stopped traffic so quickly if there wasn't the road construction happening. Without that crew out there, the police wouldn't have been in place at each end.

@DennisMerwood-xk8wp

2 ай бұрын

@@user-co7fb6qe5w Greenlighted the MV Dali as seaworthy when it was having propulsion problems in the Port of Baltimore was the BIGGEST CRIME eh? Now we find out that COINSIDENTLY, after the debirthing tugs left the Dali's side, way short of the bridge, it was apparently having electrical problems. And the ship had had similar problem and an incident that were reported to the Authorities just months before! It seems like the MV Dali was an accident waiting to happen ~ but nobody cared!

Thanks Sal & William for bringing us the latest news and analysis about the bridge disaster.

Nobody does it better than you Sal. Thank you!

Thank you Sal. Your videos are an excellent way to keep up with what’s going on with shipping and maritime and port related issues.👍🏼

This is amazing! I mentor young black boys where we discuss future planning and career opportunities. I had never considered maritime as a field that may be of interest to the future generation. It’s definitely not a safe field but, there are so many jobs within the maritime field; engineers, builders, etc.. and it’s so amazing to explore. Thanks for peaking my interest in this. We need more eyes on this so young men can become aware of the opportunities out there for them to change the world and innovate for the future. Big ups to you Sal

Thanks for the updates!

Great work, I am watching these updates with great interest all the way from the UK.

Great conversation. And a good reminder that we have really good people in the private and the public sector on the case here.

I feel bad that Baltimore will not have the convenience of using the bridge for a few years. However, the most important thing is getting the port completely open to normal shipping traffic. Without that port we run the risk of losing a lot of items essential to our day to day existence. 😮

Thank you for giving us updated information. I watch this everyday

@Straitliner

2 ай бұрын

I also watch this everyday. Knew nothing about this occupation and find it very interesting!

Great guest sal a lot of good information. Thank you for coming Bill.👍

Found your channel. It is so fascinating to know how much works is involved in the aftermath of the bridge collapse. I am never drawn to maritime engineering until now. Great job on your insight Sal and your guest Bill. Really appreciate the views. Thank you.

Your channel is absolutely the best! Good reporting Sal!

I’ve been Enjoying watching your channel even before this you clear up the current ongoing thing that is effecting the industry. Thanks.

Thank you for the information everyday!

Really good interview and discussion. The no BS presentation of information was great.

Great to hear from a Baltimore man.

So much more needs to be learned and shared so thank you William and Sal!

Yes! Representing us at ILA with that beautiful pin! Thanks Bill! Great guy right there!

Amazing coverage on this topic. Thank you for the great work!

Amazing. So wonderful to see American spirit, dedication and spirit. Take care all!

Great video guys! Thank you for taking the time to brief us.

It is about the time we start hearing from the Media that the lost souls have not been brought up. I realize we are far from this in order to protect the living. This is now the world’s largest and most dangerous puzzle. Thank you to the workers and great minds working this out step by step.

There’s a lot of smart, hard working folks out there in many professions and while we are somewhat aware of this on a daily basis, its easy to take for granted until the poop hits the fan. Thank you all for sharing your insight and expertise.

Great discussion. A lot of good information from Mr Doyle and yourself. This is indeed going to be an epic project.

Finally!! Information worth listening to.

Excellent discussion. You guys should be on mainstream media.

you should have way more subs, you are practically a one man news organization. Love your work Sal!

I was involved as crew on a support vessel in the salvage of the "APL Panama" in Ensenada MX. Removing the 1800 containers from the ship was a huge challenge. Even the heavy lift Russian helicopters were initially used...too expensive and slow. Since the ship had truly run aground on a public beach, whomever had the idea to build a jetty/ road and remove the containers by crane and truck. Your guest today had the sound idea of removal by crane and barge.

@OSheaGlobalAlliances

2 ай бұрын

They built a jetty, put a crane out there to take the stack down to deck level, then put another crane on deck to unload all the containers inside the ship. Then they dragged that thing off with a fleet of tractor tugs.

@DennisMerwood-xk8wp

2 ай бұрын

@firstlast1047 Build a jetty road to remove the containers by crane and truck. Nope. Too long a jetty in this case. Too deep water. Too big a land crane required ~ has to reach all the way across the ship from one side! Huge crane. Google Manson Construction 500ton full revolving floating Derrick barge WOTAN. 16-day tow away in the Gulf With its 310ft boom and a couple of 2,000ton barges this crane could reach and pick all these 40,000lb containers safely and easily. Figure 4-picks per hour. Work 24/7. And you only need to take specific containers off ~ probably only half of them. Containers easily unloaded at shore with 150ton Crawler MANITOWOC.

@firstlast1047

2 ай бұрын

@@OSheaGlobalAlliances Love your last sentence.

Great guest. Thanks Sal and Bill.

You are such a good speaker. I enjoy listening to your comprehensive analysis.

Bravo sal, great, informative episode, loved william and his accent but most of all his experience and knowledge, priceless!

Fantastic interview that expanded my thinking on so many aspects of this incident.

It’s good to have a solid reliable source of information.

Thank you so much for the hard work you put into informing all of us.

Glad I found your channel. Can learn more here in a short time than from the MSM in its entirety since this happened.

Great guest! Thank you for providing so much accurate information.

Great interview and info, thanks so much, gentlemen!

The big problem with bridges, especially large bridges is that they have to be designed for a long life. Some newer bridges are being designed for 100 year life spans but we don't know what things will be like in 100 years. In my experience, 40 to 50 years seems to be the life span of bridges. The I-35 bridge in Minnesota that collapsed was within months of being in use for forty years. Most bridges require major work on at least the road surface after 40 years but by then the bridge is carrying so much traffic that they can't be shut down. A new bridge is often built alongside the old bridge and the old bridge renovated or removed and replaced with another bridge to handle the increased traffic. We really need to plan to replace bridges every 50 years. Designs change and sometimes it takes many years to find the problems with the design. The aforementioned I-35 bridge was discovered to have too thin of gusset plates tying the sections together. They were 1/2 the thickness that they should have been. Somehow the calculation was done improperly when the bridge was designed. The people who designed bridges and highways never imagined the amount of traffic they would get. Locally there was a push to get another bridge across a river that divides the city. The argument against it was that there wouldn't be enough traffic to justify it. It was finally built and after one year it was carrying more traffic than they ever thought it would.

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There really wasn’t a problem with this bridge like almost all bridge that cross a large channel will collapse if one support fails it the bridge was large enough to handle the traffic and wide enough to pass ships unfortunately there was not enough protection to the supports probably because there wasn’t a apparent risk at the time

There are cranes present & rail service to Trade Pointe. Idk how deep any channel there is but any discussion of temp. increasing its utilization for containers/bulk/autos/etc.? Years ago it was proposed to expand that and turn Baltimore into a major port but that was shot down (as was a LNG terminal & UPS buying Martin State Airport - All of it should've happened IMHO). Recently there was renewed talk of expanding Trade Pointe into a real shipping terminal. Appreciate the kind comments about Baltimore. Living here my whole life it really does feel like a maritime based city. Sometimes I'd take the bridge just to be able to take it all in from above but you guys are correct - It's everywhere & we're fortunate to have significant resources. Crossing Curtis creek farther up the beltway, seeing all the activity approaching the tunnels incl. the huge auto operation at Masonville, all the coal exports (for better or worse), Alcoa's bulk terminal (right next to the bridge) etc.

It’s good to hear knowledgeable grown-ups sharing this information. Thanks!

Excellent update. Looking forward to future updates

awesome video and interview. Class act with your guest. Real person who knows his shit thank you sal and guest. Also thank you too all the crews working hard and rishing there lives takeing care of this. Not easy work. very fluid and every chagning by the minute for every one involved. Only experience and class people making it happen thank you all!

Once again thanks for your time and effort sal bringing us facts.

Great interview, I live in Baltimore and it's nice to see we have competent professionals here on the job. I hope you get to interview someone from each group to talk about the work. Also it wouldn't hurt the companies publicity to be public about the great work they do and have done. BTW: Did you hear about the bridge collapse in China? It was shortly after the Dali, but it was a huge barge that took it out. I thought you would have mentioned it.

Thank You for mentioning the ILA, my Union for what we do!

Glad you mentioned that. A lot of people forgot about everything else thats underneath the water .. like the asphalt road.

thank you for the incredibly interesting conversation.

Gentlemen! Really great. Looking forward to next time!

The best channel for information. Thank you ,great job as always.

Your video channel is when You Tube gets it right. Just facts and information.

Sal, as always 🎉🎉GREAT 🎉 🎉 product, phenomenal information

Thank you so much! Terrific video! 🙏🙏🙏

Doc, you are the expert in all things shipping.

As a resident of the Tampa Bay area I was here for the old and the new Skyway Bridge. I was surprised by the lack of sufficient dolphins at the FSK bridge. Added structures should have taken care of the problem.

Thank you so much Sal......cheers from Florida, Paul