Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses !

[VatorMan]

Originally Posted by John Wiz

The tugs would not have to stop it, they would only have to keep it in the center of the channel and guide it clear of the bridge.

Thank you. Finally some sense in this thread. Tugs cost money. Money that has to be accounted for in logistics of any item. If Baltimore had enforced a tug escort to and from the port based on weight, the cost may make a shipper choose Charleston over Baltimore. It’s all about the $.

I won’t blame either political party in this matter, and truthfully, can’t blame anyone except for piss poor luck.

But Tugs could have prevented this.

[slewfoot]

[Vette40th]

This bridge collapse has a small National Defense Problem too. Per this article.
"Six of those RRF ships — all roll-on/roll-off cargo ships — are assigned to Baltimore, according to the list. Those include the SS Antares, the MV Cape Washington, the MV Cape Wrath, the MV Charles L. Gilliland, the SS Denebola, and the MV Gary I. Gordon.

Breitbart News asked the DOT to confirm how many NDRF and/or RRF ships were stuck in Baltimore, but the agency has not responded.

Deputy Coast Guard Commandant Peter Gautier, during a White House press conference on Wednesday, said that there were “about a dozen ships” that remained in the port that were unable to get out, with the majority of those being foreign-flagged vessels. However, he added, “There are a number of Maritime Administration ships that are there as well.” Bloomberg reported there were at least 21 ships in the port.

According to CEO of GCaptain and maritime journalist John Konrad, four RRF ships are stuck in the port — the Antares, Cape Washington, Gary I. Gordon, and the Denebola.

He said the four ships being stuck is a “huge problem if a war starts [but] not much of a problem if the next few months are peaceful.”

“The big problem with that is two of the stuck ships are SL-7 rapid response ships,” he said, referring to the Antares and the Denebola. “SL-7s are the first to go if the balloon goes up because no other cargo ships have their speed,” he said.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...uck-in-harbor/

[ZipZap]

I gotta believe they will clear a channel pretty quickly, and then worry about the other stuff.

[Vette40th]

I would think they would, if the People running the show know the importance of it all.
The enemy now knows.

[Tikiman]

Brandon says that Bootyjuice will get right on it just as soon as he's done chest feeding his baby.