1pooh4u Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 I think I missed my calling of creating Standardized math tests for the public school system 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1:24:59 Alarms on bridge [of ship Dali], power fails on ship 1st time ~1:25:30 Pilot calls pilot dispatch, says ship may hit the bridge, close the bridge 1:26:39 Maryland Transportation Dept records incoming call from pilot dispatch, advising to urgently close the bridge 1:27:25 MDTA duty officer radios two units stationed at either end of the bridge, telling them to close the bridge. 1:29:00 to 1:29:33 'Black box' recorder on the ship records the sounds of the Dali crashing into the bridge. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 They started the complicated process of removing the mangled parts of the bridge https://apnews.com/article/key-bridge-collapse-baltimore-port-maryland-3edebfb3b7fb48fd81be81cf69ebfbf5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Friday a cargo ship lost power near the Verrazano Bridge thankfully it didn’t collide with anything https://nypost.com/2024/04/07/us-news/massive-container-ship-loses-power-near-nycs-verrazzano-bridge-days-after-baltimore-key-bridge-disaster/amp/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Something's gonna collide with the Tappan Zee and I'm gonna get so fucking mad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 On 4/7/2024 at 9:55 PM, MasqueradeOverture said: Something's gonna collide with the Tappan Zee and I'm gonna get so fucking mad. Is it the Tappan Zee again or are you one of those people (I’m one of them) who refuses to call it the “Mario Cuomo bridge” I refuse to call it that 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 the name has not been statutorily reverted as of yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 2 hours ago, 1pooh4u said: Is it the Tappan Zee again or are you one of those people (I’m one of them) who refuses to call it the “Mario Cuomo bridge” I refuse to call it that 😆 The latter. Fuckin thing's poorly designed anyways. Wind more than 10mph? Hold on to the wheel. 20mph? You're flying into the water. Edited April 12 by MasqueradeOverture 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 14 minutes ago, MasqueradeOverture said: The latter. Fuckin thing's poorly designed anyways. Wind more than 10mph? Hold on to the wheel. 20mph? You're flying into the water. I didn’t know that bridge was that bad 😆 I know they close the top level of the Verrazano if it’s too windy. Small cars will get blown around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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