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Post by davycrockett on Mar 26, 2024 11:21:51 GMT 1
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Post by Chief Inspector Swan on Mar 26, 2024 11:28:29 GMT 1
“Wow”
What a truly terrible event.
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Post by Pilch on Mar 26, 2024 11:35:47 GMT 1
could be awkward when the have to talk about the ships bridge , Never seen the like of it before
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Post by martinshrew on Mar 26, 2024 11:56:13 GMT 1
It's almost as if it was going at the main support, truly tragic and quite ridiculous event.
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Post by armchairfan on Mar 26, 2024 12:20:04 GMT 1
Similar to, but apparently much more catastrophic than, the Severn Bridge collapse in 1960.
Very sad.
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Post by jamo on Mar 26, 2024 12:28:20 GMT 1
I wouldn’t want to be the Officer on Watch for that ship at the time !
One saving grace would be the time of the collision, a few hours either side could have seen a disaster of much greater proportions
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Post by staffordshrew on Mar 26, 2024 13:41:37 GMT 1
Similar to, but apparently much more catastrophic than, the Severn Bridge collapse in 1960. Very sad. I'd never heard of that one. I've learnt something today, as well as Armchairfan being an ancient old fossil, (or an historian).
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Post by davycrockett on Mar 26, 2024 13:42:37 GMT 1
I wouldn’t want to be the Officer on Watch for that ship at the time ! One saving grace would be the time of the collision, a few hours either side could have seen a disaster of much greater proportions I believe there was a pilot on board but haven’t read the full article.
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Post by armchairfan on Mar 26, 2024 13:45:28 GMT 1
Or possibly even TWO pilots.... Also suggestions about a loss of power immediately prior to the crash.
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Post by hectord0g137 on Mar 26, 2024 16:14:18 GMT 1
Something major has gone on(stating the obvious) in my experience if pilots were on board, tugs would have been available and constant vhf coms channels would have been monitored. Well someone's for the high jump
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Post by jamo on Mar 26, 2024 18:40:22 GMT 1
The story now is that the ship had lost all power and, whoever was actually in control at the time, was unable to influence the inevitable outcome. First reports are saying that the crew on board acted swiftly to inform port authorities and that this allowed for them to close the bridge to traffic.
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Post by MetaShrew on Mar 26, 2024 20:13:37 GMT 1
Can't imagine where you even begin to address something on this logistical scale, and this is a peacetime accident with, hopefully, as few lives affected as possible.
Somehow makes you reflect on nations impacted by war.
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Post by ThrobsBlackHat on Mar 26, 2024 21:35:07 GMT 1
The video of the collapse is really disturbing. It's just so catastrophic. I know nothing is designed to withstand being hit by something that big but somehow I didn't expect the whole thing to buckle.
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Post by armchairfan on Mar 27, 2024 9:13:15 GMT 1
Similar to, but apparently much more catastrophic than, the Severn Bridge collapse in 1960. Very sad. I'd never heard of that one. I've learnt something today, as well as Armchairfan being an ancient old fossil, (or an historian). Regrettably, just an ancient old fossil, although with more than a passing interest in railway history!
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Mar 27, 2024 17:30:33 GMT 1
I can barely imagine a ship 3 football pitches long.
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Post by Pilch on Mar 27, 2024 17:52:42 GMT 1
I can barely imagine a ship 3 football pitches long. almost as big as the area of shrewsbury town fc football ground, and equally as many shipping containers
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Post by dibblydobbly on Mar 28, 2024 16:56:00 GMT 1
I can barely imagine a ship 3 football pitches long. almost as big as the area of shrewsbury town fc football ground, and equally as many shipping containers Sad times
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