Almost lost the Brooklyn Bridge /s
https://fb.watch/zF346s_xCC/?mibextid=wwXIfr&fs=e
Watched the video, how exactly did you come to that conclusion with such a small vessel?
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on May 17, 2025, 11:33:30 PMWatched the video, how exactly did you come to that conclusion with such a small vessel?
It was a joke. How the fuck did this even happen is the real question. It should have been obvious that there was no way that boat was gonna clear under the bridge. Drunk captain?
A better version of the sail hitting the bridge:
https://fb.watch/zF7sJNiLT2/?mibextid=wwXIfr
FWIW I wasn't aware until this evening that Mexico has a Navy.
And another I found this morning:
https://fb.watch/zFCCkbsagv/?mibextid=wwXIfr
The captain's day job is driving trucks under the 11-foot-8 bridge in Durham.
Quote from: wanderer2575 on Today at 10:02:13 AMThe captain's day job is driving trucks under the 11-foot-8 bridge in Durham.
What was the tugboat doing? It doesn't look like it was pulling the boat. Was it trying to catch up and warn the captain?
At least the bridge was undamaged, and likely won't be closed. It's very unfortunate that two people died and nineteen were injured in the crash.
https://abc7ny.com/post/mexican-navy-ship-hits-brooklyn-bridge-emergency-response-training-boat-nyc/16453075/
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on May 17, 2025, 11:38:14 PMQuote from: Max Rockatansky on May 17, 2025, 11:33:30 PMWatched the video, how exactly did you come to that conclusion with such a small vessel?
It was a joke. How the fuck did this even happen is the real question. It should have been obvious that there was no way that boat was gonna clear under the bridge. Drunk captain?
The article that I saw said the ship lost steering control. Not really sure how that happens on that kind of ship. Some of the other articles say it "lost power", but how the fuck does a sailboat lose power?
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 08:11:57 PMQuote from: Plutonic Panda on May 17, 2025, 11:38:14 PMQuote from: Max Rockatansky on May 17, 2025, 11:33:30 PMWatched the video, how exactly did you come to that conclusion with such a small vessel?
It was a joke. How the fuck did this even happen is the real question. It should have been obvious that there was no way that boat was gonna clear under the bridge. Drunk captain?
The article that I saw said the ship lost steering control. Not really sure how that happens on that kind of ship. Some of the other articles say it "lost power", but how the fuck does a sailboat lose power?
It will be interesting what the investigation will uncover
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 08:11:57 PMQuote from: Plutonic Panda on May 17, 2025, 11:38:14 PMQuote from: Max Rockatansky on May 17, 2025, 11:33:30 PMWatched the video, how exactly did you come to that conclusion with such a small vessel?
It was a joke. How the fuck did this even happen is the real question. It should have been obvious that there was no way that boat was gonna clear under the bridge. Drunk captain?
The article that I saw said the ship lost steering control. Not really sure how that happens on that kind of ship. Some of the other articles say it "lost power", but how the fuck does a sailboat lose power?
I've lived in a windy area for half of my life, and sometimes wind just... stops. Hope this helps!
No, but really, those sails might be decorative.
Quote from: LilianaUwU on Today at 08:15:38 PMQuote from: Scott5114 on Today at 08:11:57 PMQuote from: Plutonic Panda on May 17, 2025, 11:38:14 PMQuote from: Max Rockatansky on May 17, 2025, 11:33:30 PMWatched the video, how exactly did you come to that conclusion with such a small vessel?
It was a joke. How the fuck did this even happen is the real question. It should have been obvious that there was no way that boat was gonna clear under the bridge. Drunk captain?
The article that I saw said the ship lost steering control. Not really sure how that happens on that kind of ship. Some of the other articles say it "lost power", but how the fuck does a sailboat lose power?
I've lived in a windy area for half of my life, and sometimes wind just... stops. Hope this helps!
No, but really, those sails might be decorative.
Operation Sail was that way in the Bicentennial year. Sailboats that had combustible engines for power as the sails were to create a historical image.
Quote from: LilianaUwU on Today at 08:15:38 PMI've lived in a windy area for half of my life, and sometimes wind just... stops. Hope this helps!
I lived in Oklahoma and then I moved to Las Vegas, which is somehow just as windy. Those that don't know wind aren't in my shoes of my neighborhood.
But still, if the wind just stopped, I guess it was the river current that caused them to hit the bridge? You'd think they would have a plan for that, since "sometimes the wind stops" and "rivers usually have a current" aren't exactly unforeseeable.
Questions nobody seems to be asking:
- Why does Mexico have a Navy?
- Why are they rocking sailboats?
And yes, the sailboat we discussing has engines:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_Cuauht%C3%A9moc
Mexico has 2 coasts. It would be natural to have a Navy to defend them. Why they were so far off the Mexican coast beats me.
From what I'm reading the Mexican fleet is pretty small and more resembles the U.S. Coast Guard. They have five frigates and two missile boats:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Navy
Now, I wonder what people on Twitter think of this situation!
...maybe I should remain clueless.
Keep in mind Mexico prevented an American invasion during WWII... :D