Baltimore, MD (USA)

[Nocturama]

Not sure this is the right place to post, but hoping that no one has been impacted (directly, or indirectly) by the Baltimore Key bridge collapse.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-68663071

[Oaktavia]

It is all I have been hearing bout on the local news. I work in Frederick, MD which is just a short trip down the road. Crazy stuff, tragic.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Nocturama my workplace put iut an impact statement but I didn’t know the extent of it. Holy shit.

[Matt]

This is crazy.

[Oaktavia]

@Matt said in Baltimore, MD (USA):

This is crazy.

The craziest part is how exactly did that ship hit even the bridge? One would think there would be precautionary measures in place to prevent that kind of thing. Evidently not, or they were sleeping, drunk, loaded in someway.

[goosehd]

@Oaktavia They are saying the ship lost power. Probably couldn’t steer at that point…

[Oaktavia]

@goosehd Oh shit, did not hear that bit of info this morning on the radio. That must have been terrifying to slowly watch the ship hit the pillar, or wherever it impacted.

[pechelman]

wow they really didnt get very far from port. Can perhaps see in the track where they lost power and start to drift south.
pulled from here; https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-76.527/centery:39.217/zoom:17

[goosehd]

Force = Mass x Velocity. That’s a lot of mass…

[pechelman]

technically f=ma, but the math still checks out with it being a huge mass moving and needing to transfer a very large amount of energy into the structure to stop its forward motion.

[Giles]

I understand that it was going quite fast. Which stacks up, a ship of that size and mass needs a shit load of speed to get any steerage at all (you need a large amount of water going past the rudder(s) ). The container ships and car transporters that come up The Solent can be on you in a horrifyingly short space of time....

[goosehd]

@pechelman yes, sorry about that. Mind fart

[mclaincausey]

What’s a nightmare.

[Matt]

Moving back to Baltimore, super excited. Here are some photos of the house we just bought in Canton…

[tody]

@Matt Congratulations, that looks like a nice place!

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

Champ

[goosehd]

Nice!!

[ARNC]

Exciting!

[endo]

@Matt & Katie this all sounds exciting and the new house looks wonderful. It's good to be closer to family and friends, but still it was a great adventure that your two beautiful girls will never forget. I wish you all the best for the move and for the process of coming back home, fitting back into what has been yours for so long. Stay blessed, and see you in September!

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Matt o wow, coming back huh!? Congrats and welcome back brother! We’ll have to do a MD area get-together sometime