Terrible news. No doubt there will be a great deal of discussion and supposition about this incident. [image] Hayward Jablomi @HaywerdJablomi #BREAKINGNEWS #maryland #baltimore #Keybridge collapses after contact with cargo ship 6:20 AM - 26 Mar 2024 …

Block heads as we affectionately call them! :slight_smile: Hello 244 I saw your query regarding potential failure of the steering gear. As a new user looks like I am limited to 3 replies only and as such could not respond to your post directly. Please see my post 301 for some explanation. Alth…

Known as Wooden tops in certain places :face_with_peeking_eye:

It’s sounds like a plausible theory to me. Can you explain further how the steering gear could have been damaged? As I said before just a driver but a curious driver.

Sorry above question aimed at Mr Retired engineer

[image] John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad @cmacgm One major difference between Baltimore and New York is the US Coast Guard operates Vessel Traffic Service in NY VTS is like air traffic control. They monitor all ships and tugs and can respond quickly to emergencies Baltimore…

[image] BeerCaptain: Can someone point out how a VTS would have prevented the situation in Baltimore? Or what VTS could have done that the pilots didn’t do? It No.

A VTS in itself could not have prevented the Dali allision from happening, but they can significantly lighten the task loading that the pilot had - calling for tugs, calling to shut down bridge traffic, etc. Reportedly, there were two pilots in this case (though I’ve heard one was actually an appre…

I don’t think a VTS would have made any difference whatsoever in this instance.

The only way a Baltimore VTS might have made a difference is they if they: (1) had routine drills for potential bridge strikes, and (2) had a button in VTS that they could push that would immediately sound a bridge alarm and close entrance gates on the bridge. There is a reason why there is no VT…

[image] vts like air traffic control ?? May be but they do not control third dimension. Just saying.

Very sad breaking news out of Baltimore…..yet another allision. M.V. “Dali”

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Very sad breaking news out of Baltimore…..yet another allision. M.V. “Dali”

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