Brooklyn Bridge Hit By Ship

Started by Plutonic Panda, May 17, 2025, 11:27:34 PM

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Plutonic Panda

Almost lost the Brooklyn Bridge /s

https://fb.watch/zF346s_xCC/?mibextid=wwXIfr&fs=e

Max Rockatansky

Watched the video, how exactly did you come to that conclusion with such a small vessel?

Plutonic Panda

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?

Max Rockatansky

#3
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

wanderer2575

The captain's day job is driving trucks under the 11-foot-8 bridge in Durham.

pderocco

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?

The Ghostbuster

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.

roadman65

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Scott5114

Quote from: Plutonic Panda on May 17, 2025, 11:38:14 PM
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?


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?
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roadman65

Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 08:11:57 PM
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on May 17, 2025, 11:38:14 PM
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?


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
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LilianaUwU

Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 08:11:57 PM
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on May 17, 2025, 11:38:14 PM
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?


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.
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roadman65

Quote from: LilianaUwU on Today at 08:15:38 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 08:11:57 PM
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on May 17, 2025, 11:38:14 PM
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?


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.
Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe

Scott5114

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.
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Max Rockatansky

#13
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

Big John

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.