How are people surprised that when you take out a major support on a bridge, the structure is critically damaged? These ships are huge and travelling at speed. Good grief.

As a USCG Licensed Captain (Retired) myself, NOBODY has asked THE most important questions yet. 1) The Captain Radioed ahead, reported he was having mechanical issues, why were there no tug boats dispatched for assistance? 2) Was the Harbor Pilot onboard at the time of losing power? 3) Were the USCG Rules followed? 4) Was the USGG notified in advance, and what was their response? They had to have a command station at that large port.

I’ve crossed this bridge over 1000 times. I feel super lucky right now.

I don’t understand how people think bridges should be able to withstand everything just because they are part of our every day lives. Planes crash, trains derail, and if huge container ships hit bridges, they will come down or be irrevocably damaged. Making any infrastructure completely resistant to any damage is impossible. I say all of this as someone from Baltimore and who is used to bridges being a part of every day life.

100% there were vehicles on that bridge. You can clearly see them.

1:35 "...it's not clear whether there were any vehicles actually on the bridge at the moment of collapse." Well, the footage at the exact moment the reporter says that shows multiple vehicles on the roadway. Top-notch reporting!

"how could such a bridge collapse in the first place" - what sort of question is that? the video shows the section of the bridge that collapsed was supported by two piers. one pier was destroyed. jeez, it's not rocket surgery.

Seeing cars driving over the bridge at 1:15, and a few moments before the hit the cars stop comming through. That mayday call, and the reaction to it saved many lives. Sad about the workers :/

I'm an old autistic man now. The Francis Scott Key Bridge was my baby. As a child in the 1970's I literally watched the Francis Scott Key Bridge be constructed. As a kid my parents took me to swim at "Fort Smallwood Park" beach on Saturday and or Sunday afternoons. I used to rent a 50 cent tire inner-tube lay back and watch the bridge slowly come together with each passing week. I so absolutely and totally loved the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Today as adults my autistic brother drives and he'd take me over the Key bridge by motorcycle or truck as a treat when I felt sad. I could see the Key Bridge from my balcony. It made living here fun. Now its all gone! RIP my dear dear friend! P.S. My condolences to all affected humans.

I cant imagine...the people crossing in that time coming from work and slowly driving watching the ship with black smoke in it and all of sudden it collapse...gosh.. RIP TO DECEASED.

Indian are amazing, they saved life's , salute to be indian

I had a coach in highschool who was terrified of crossing bridges. She drove us to Jacksonville FL and crossed a huge bridge there, she managed her anxiety so well that we did not see her freaking out. I remember wondering how she got such a phobia but now I understand her fear. RIP to all those who perished

That bridge didn't stand a chance against that big ship. It collapsed like it was nothing.

You can clearly see cars going down with the bridge collapsing

Skyway Bridge, after it was hit in 1981, now has barriers that can withstand super size containerships. Very few bridges can withstand being rammed by large ships.

Its probably no longer a rescue. But a recovery. Prayers for Baltimore. As a trucker i drove over that bridge. Thanks to the fast action of crews to report the destress by shutting down road.

There were at least 5-6 cars passed right before the bridge collapsed.

When this bridge was built in 1977, it was designed to withstand the impact of container ships way much smaller than the MV Dali. The bridge replacing this one will definitely be designed to withstand cargo ships probably twice the size of the MV Dali in the future. But all in all, sad to see people died.

I am surprised to see that the bridge doesn’t have a SAFE FAILURE MODE.

When a massive ship hits the main part that supports the structure of the bridge of course it’s going to collapse the entire bridge‘ so devastating….glad they were able to at least stop traffic and at least save more lives that way

There were construction vehicles parked on the bridge at the time. You can see their yellow flashing roof lights prior to the impact.

Very impressive that there was such speedy communication and coordination to block the traffic after the mayday.

Praise to all indians who send SOS massage at right time and saved many lives.

Question. How can a major harbour like this with a massive bridge and giant ships operate without TUG boats ? I really need to understand

I was told that the bridge was closed for construction but you can clearly see that there was cars and trucks traveling across the Key bridge at the time just before it collapsed. I pray for those affected. I traveled this bridge many times to go to work in the past. 😢 This is horrible! 🙏

Why is anyone shocked that the bridge went down so quickly....that barge hit a "main support beam". Even the Titanic sunk, and claims were that it couldn't. The bridge was hit at a critical point.

watching from Taytay Palawan, Philippines

I really note what people say about the bridge I really hope the community will rise together and get this sorted ASAP

As we can clearly see from the video, MV Dali lost power at 01:24:32 EST. Watch all the lights go out. The engine probably stopped and she lost steering control. According to its GPS track MV Dali was sailing perfectly up the exit channel at 8.5 knots up until that happened. After losing power MV Dali drifted out of her lane to the right and started to slow a bit - another solid indicator she lost power. The GPS track clearly shows all of this. Still, 116,000 tons drifting out of control at over 8 knots. Stopping distance is measured in miles. Power was regained (lights come back on) at 01:25:31 (no power for a full minute), possibly the emergency generator kicking on. The stack starts billowing thick black smoke at 01:25:43. I suspect they got the engine back on line and threw it into full reverse but none of this is going to help with steering control. Reversing causes the ship to shimmy, cavitation from the single prop and the loss of speed reduce rudder effectiveness - and these things don't exactly turn on a dime anyway. The GPS track shows the ship well out of its lane and slowing further. The ship drops the port anchor to try and slow down further but it’s too late. She hits the piling at 01:28:45 at about 1.5 knots. That might seem slow but 116,000 tons at 1.5 knots is a LOT of energy. At some point during all of this MV Dali radio’d it was in trouble and the Governor reports they were able to stop traffic getting onto the bridge before the impact. The reports I am seeing are that 2 harbor pilots were on board. Tugs are not required to pass under the bridge and none were present.

Why is he tap dancing around the question of potential people on the bridge. 'YES THERE WERE PEOPLE ON THE BRIDGE - We're still trying to determine how many and are committed to recovering everyone who may have perished due to the collapse'. Why would that be so hard...?

Pray for Baltimore

are those explosions on the middle top of and two on the right side at the right pilon? keep looking at it

😢 shocking and heartbreaking indeed! Those innocent victims.

My prayers for the people lost and their families. What a tragic accident.

Thanks for posting

Kudos to the team that got the mayday and stopped the traffic, which you can see clearly cleared the bridge before impact. Im sad for those construction workers. Praying for their families.

1:35 its not clear? i count at least 4 cars on the bridge!!!!! wtf?

When you hit anything at precisely the wrong spot, it will come down - all of it. Weight is spread but take away a significant support, that's it.

Why is the federal government paying to fix it? Shouldn’t the shipping company be paying? 🤔

This happened in Australia in 1975 when the Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania. A bulk ore carrier struck one of the bridge pylons at night after losing power.

It looked exactly like that bridge game when u connect the wrong sticks

8 knots is not that fast, even in a harbor channel-in this case the main ocean access. A certain minimum speed is needed to maintain steering control. Right now the main blockage is not the ship, unless it sinks, but is the bridge wreckage in the channel.

Praying for everyone 🙏

Hope injured people will recover soon.. Condolences to families. Prayers from India 🇮🇳

Look at the load on that ship, I didn't think you could stack those containers that high on dry land let alone on a ship!

That video of the ship was definitely speeded up for effect. You can tell by the insane speeds of the lorry's on the bridge

I been in Baltimore in 80 s i remember national aquarium container ships are so heavy we seen in suez only a litle misstake makes it go out of control

What caused the power failure on the ship? How can repetition be avoided? Lessons to be learnt.

You can see the cars on the roadway!!!

So very sad. I hope they find the missing people for their loved ones sake. So sorry people of Baltimore.

1. A ship has a bow not a nose 2. 8 knots isn't a rapid speed 3. You can't survive in a car underwater 4. One port being closed won't affect international trade 5. The video was sped up 6. Its not a major shipping lane, its a channel

there was no traffic on the bridge: at -171 seconds moving to the right, at -39 seconds moving to the left, into the crash the last circulating car was out of the bridge's three flights. There were three worker's flashing lights on the middle flight.

That governor is so full of chit. When he says that there was no vehicle in the bridge

You can absolutely see vehicles on the right side of the bridge go down with the bridge. They look like construction vehicles with flashing lights on top.

You should indicate when you are playing a clip at not 1x speed. The way you depict how fast the ship was approaching the bridge is very misleading.

Shocking and heartbreaking 😢😢😢

It wasn't traveling _that_ fast. The footage was sped up like crazy. Look at the blinking lights in the background and the cars zipping by. There were at least 30 seconds between traffic being stopped and the bridge collapsing.

they are WAY off with "32,000 ton" - it's gross tonnage is 95,000 tons, maybe 32k when empty, but it has roughly 3,700 containers on board

A steel bridge that is a fracture critical design that doesn’t have significant pile protection will catastrophically fail by removing just one of the piles holding up the steel bridge. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE for NOT having massive pile protection in place after similar circumstances of hitting and removing just one pile destroyed the Florida Sunshine Bridge. I remember that well and studied the failure in my College engineering classes.

All you have to do to figure out why the bridge went down is look at the size of the ship that hit it! ... and the cargo it was carrying. It would be very difficult to build any bridge that could withstand that kind of kinetic energy.

why is he smiling?

At least it took a ship to destroy the bridge, new bridges nowadays seem to collapse before they even get opened

I like how there's a close up video, but it cuts to the distant view just before the hit.

you can see the cars on it.

Some crazy suggestions on how the bridge could have fared better. 30000 tonnes concentrated at a single point and importantly, as a lateral, not vertical, force. C'mon folks not sure what bridge support would stand a chance. Let's focus on the correct way to improve things.

How is it not clear if there were vehicles on the bridge, at least 4 were visible in the clip.

May God bless the families at this time. My prayers are with everyone, my heart breaks 💔

Why allow huge cargo ships to navigate this water-way with bridges in place that cannot withstand a collision?

When I saw this this morning my heart was broken.I cannot imagine

Someone doesn't understand how the bridge came down? What structure could possibly withstand that much tonnage moving at 6 knots. That's if it was only 6 knots. Other accounts say up to 12. The bridge would have come down with contact at 1 knot. This bridge was built 50 years ago, before there was any conception of shipping of this size or mass. Its replacement will undoubtedly be a suspension bridge with pylons well clear of the navigation channel, possibly on land

I can feel a tv mini series coming on.

32,000 tons, that ship has to be at least 150,000 tons.

im from st pete,we had that in 1980....i feel the pain.

It is not 32,000 ton ship. Its weight to capacity is 116,000 dwt (when fully loaded)

I like how the Mayor kept trying to steer the conversation to what went "right". I hate politicians.

Feel so sad🙏🙏🙏

every accident is an insight into better engineering.

There was smoke coming from the ship. They called mayday to the bridge. They were having mechanical problems, the lights were going off...

Our hearts and minds are with American friends! It is a sad day for the USA! I am one of millions of Canadians wishing the best recovery for our friends in the south of the border!

That's Sad I Feel Bad For The People Who Got Injuries And I Just Can't Believe It❤😮

we cannot design structures for every eventuality - this is far beyond the norm

Reading these comments is enough for me to realise as a human race we are doomed !..... People have died... Show some respect

Did she say" There could be people trapped inside their vehicles?" Yeah lady you got about 8 hours of air in your Toyota

My heart goes out to the workers, god bless

Yeah the mayor looks so heartbroken

Cargo ships of that size didn't exist when that bridge was designed.

Important question here is why was the vessel doing 8 knotts in port? That's insanely fast for a ship weighing 1000's on tons.

Since the collapse of the Tasman bridge Aus 40+ years ago all traffic is stopped at both ends when a ship is crossing at designated /permitted times. The cargo ship that collided with the bridge still remains at the bottom of the seabed with an estimated 10,000 tons of zinc concentrate and is monitored constantly. They decided to leave the ship where it sank. The captain was granted an exemption not to use a pilot nor tugboats. Fast way to rise up the promotion ladder It’s not known if the Off Course alarm sounded. Later investigations revealed that the captain was way off course and not alert.

Sadly, reminds me of one of my favourite films.....THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES.....which was based on a similar event ..... terrible accident, and a miracle not more people affected...

Reporters questions seem to be trying to blame the bridge lol

I have been told that normally with bridges like this there is built small islands around the main pillars to protect it from an accident like this. Apparently that is not the case here.

You'd think the possibility of a ship colliding with part of the bridge structure would be built into its design. May as well build the bridge out of porridge.

"8 knots",... nope! The marine trackers show 1.5 knots at impact and that video you show is clearly speeded up!,... ...the navigation and port lights are flashing far too fast,... anyone can go see the original!

1:59 Sonar? You just need eyes!! There are clearly cars on the bridge 0:07 1:20 What have the news become if I can do better reporting than them!?

The only people that died were construction workers filling pot holes on the bridge (you can see the crew lights on the vehicles flashing as its collapsing).. Outside of that, they stopped traffic onto the bridge before it hit and thats why you don't see any passing cars as it happened.

The power failure on the ship could be a result of human error. Someone might have turned off the power button during the electrical maintenance routine. Cruising canals, crossing under bridges, and docking ports are some of the most critical stages when it comes to maneuvering such vessels. Major maintenance work like electrical should not be done during these periods.

Maybe turn off comments? We really don’t need to be subjected to pettiness!

9th busiest port in the US, you say? And it's completely shut down to ship traffic now? 🤔

haven't this happened before but with other bridge and they put regulation in place to have some subaquatic barrier in case ships lose control?

This puts my bad driving into perspective