Moment Baltimore bridge collapses after container ship hits support pier | NBC4 Washington
Video shows the moment a large container ship collides with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key bridge overnight Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The ship hit the bridge, which carries Interstate 695 across the Patapsco River at the Port of Baltimore, at a support pier. There were cars on the bridge at the time of the collision and collapse.
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Just think......the guy that was just crossing the bridge in the truck is thinking how lucky he is right about now.
That's what i was thinking. This is so sad.
He's definitely lucky to be able to read this comment.
I have seeing 3 vehicles gone pass before it hit they were so lucky
He was taking his time too.. Probably looking at the ship wondering about it.
Destiny!
My heart was racing seeing that 18 wheeler and those 2 cars crossing the bridge. I'm glad they made it across
George Carlin would of been sad it wasn't rush hour
@@jakestarr4718 and Bill Burr
There's like 5 emergency vehicles parked in the middle with lights flashing
@@xavierpaquin -- Those were construction vehicles working on filling potholes.
Imagine waking up hours later and heading into work for an early shift at 6am and trying to cross a bridge that isn’t there anymore
fuck that, ... imagine being on the bridge when it came down!
Sounds like the start of GTA 3
No one but the first few got close enough to see it. The rest saw TAIL LIGHTS.
Imagine waking up at 3A.M to go to work and you see this on your local news and you're worried one of your coworkers was on that bridge. Yep....that was me. My boss didn't even believe me at first when I showed him this.
@@DieHard90sKid Glad you're safe 🙏🙏
Thank God there was hardly any traffic on the bridge.....
This could have just as easily happened at rush hour
I think there was some emergency and police vehicles on the bridge, is that what the flashing lights were? Notice the articulated truck crossing the bridge two minutes before the collapse. Very lucky escape for the driver of that.
@@savedfaves night crew was doing repairs so they don't cause massive traffic delays during the day.
One car was there....some seven people feared lost....
🙏 for all who were.
Looks like 2 vehicles made it across the bridge before it fell, however it also appears that there were construction/ maintenance crews with flashing lights on the bridge that unfortunately feel into the river. 😭😭 My deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of those that were killed and are missing.
I read they were doing an inspection of the bridge at that time.
Yeah their boss said 3 are unaccounted for 😢.
1 truck and 2 other cars I saw. Where was the so called mayday call that stopped vehicles? governor was BSing?
this is Putin
this is Putin
If we can see a 900+ft long ship that weighs 100 thousand tons deflect visibly off that pier from thousands of feet away.... imagine the energy of the impact.
😢😢😢 the semi truck and 2 cars were lucky to have gotten past befor the collision. Feel bad for the construction workers.
2:07 This is the exact moment if you don't want to wait two minutes.
this is Putin
Это карма за Крымский мост, земля то круглая@@nikiazum3541
Who owns the 95000 ton boat? Are they Chinese?
@@nikiazum3541 🙄 CIA disguised as Puttie
Kudos to the police for getting the bridge closed before the collapse. They did not have lots of time to get it closed.
Very sad. I live right by it and used that bridge all the time. Praying for the workers
Que triste 😢
Where was this live recording from? Is it possible to see it live now? I hope they find the people thay were on the bridge
Could have been filmed from Fort Carrol
The engine blew!!! Look at the smoke!!! They lost power twice before it hit the bridge!! Whoever owns that cargo company better have deep pockets because this is strictly a mechanical/maintenance problem with that ship!!!!
but don't they have back up power in case of engines going down
Maersk. About as deep as they get.
@@jonsampiroactually I believe under maritime law each ship is it's OWN corporation therefore claims are limited to the value of the ship itself and the cargo it's carrying
Apparently it was chartered by Maersk, crewed by an Indian contractor company, owned by a Greek conglamerate, and chartered in Indonesia.
2nd time this has happened with this particular ship. Other incident was in Antwerp
How is it possible that the Port Authority of Baltimore allows a 300 meter long ship carrying more than 10,000 containers to sail without tugboats with the obstacle of a bridge built and designed for ships to pass through in the 70s? >>>> Here you can see how from the port of Mugardos (SPAIN) where I work, a gas carrier with a capacity of 150,000 cubic meters and 300 meters in length is supported at all times by 4 tugboats from more than 4 nautical miles at least to access an estuary whose narrowest point of the channel measures the same as the span of the Baltimore Bridge through which the container ship crossed. It's not a question of money, it's a question of something simpler: SECURITY. And this is how we do it in Spain -> kzhead.info/sun/o5WnnKWnfXSNiq8/bejne.html
They don’t require it. Thats the scary part… Ridiculous.
It’s a navigable water way what do you want them to do make sure there’s tugs on every ship until it’s in open water.
You think ships in the 70's, were different than today?
Prolly cau thay hiret yo mama to run the jernt an she wuh to bizzih smoikin creck cocains to do huh job
Thats ridiculous. That is the second busiest port on the East Coast. Everything worked fine everyday until they had this freak accident. Its unfortunate that they couldn't intervene sooner to prevent the collision.
Prayers for the families who were affected by this tragedy. Prayers for the victims who had no idea this would be their last moments. Prayers for any survivors.
I'll be praying with you
My Heart goes out to their Love ones.😢
the loved ones of the bridge:? you mean it's relatives.. like footpaths, rope swings and escalators?
Apparently the ship got a mayday off which allowed bridge staff to shut down access.
this is Putin
Putin in work on this bridge my boy
@@nikiazum3541 It's not Putin, but he wishes it were.
@@nikiazum3541Идиотизм не лечиться
Idiot.@@nikiazum3541
I am amazed at how easily the structure of this bridge crumbles.
Designed more for a load that presses down on it, not hitting it from the side. And keep in mind the ridiculous weight of that ship.
It’s not like it was hit by a car. It was struck by an object that is basically as big and heavy as another bridge
Poor dudes in those trucks, the steel bridge trapped and crushed them as they sank down into the depths of the cold mud. Fucking sucks. RIP. I bet the two dudes who were saved were above or near the other pylon where things moved a bit slower.
Did this ship ever bladt its horn or whisle before the collosion? Thats usually protocol before a colloision, is there any audio to these videos?
security cameras dont have audio
Theres so much free space and OF COURSE the ship hits one of the pillars. Its like some kind of unwritten law. Reminds me to a toddler running and hitting the one and only tree in the yard.
Just hearing the stories you wonder how this was possible, then you see the size of the ship relative to the size of the bridge.
You would think there would be bumpers so the support collum can never be hit by a boat. Seems like something that should have been thought of while building the bridge.
@@GQ1921 There were. They weren't going to stop a container ship that size.
@@the-chillian I mean steal or cement poles driven into the sea bed 15 feet in diameter around the bridge support . A boat should have never been able to come in contact with the support. There should have been some kind of system in place where a ship this size could have been stopped this is not practical that a ship hits a column and the entire bridge collapses.
@@GQ1921the boat was wider (lanes size) than the whole bridge n heavy the support beam wasnt going to survive even with bumpers
this is Putin
Oh the humanity 😢
Was the water okay?
What heck wow this is so crazy!
Any witnesses of how Loud this impact and the crash of the bridge was? All these videos have no audio so it’s hard to grasp.
Certainly looks like they turned right into that pier...strange...
I was thinking the same thing. Could be deliberate. You never know. Remember how at first everyone thought the plane hitting the WTC on September 11th was an accident or pilot error?
The power in the ship was flashing on and off but when the power was on they were trying to turn away.
Jh-ms3ny I know if you lose power the engine would not smoke but yet when "it lost power" the engine was still smoking
They lost power, they couldn't turn anything.
They did.
So I don't know if anyone else noticed but If you look closely on the mid-right of the bridge you can see where the construction vehicle is on the bridge. May the men of that night rest in peace 🙏🕊️
The ship veers to the right they should not drop the anchor even the loose pf propulsion
The video makes it look like they turned directly towards the supports, how did they manage that?
this is Putin
If you think this was Putin, you're far beyond lost. @@nikiazum3541
Terrorism.
Loss of engine power, river current pushed them.
Go play in traffic. @@nikiazum3541
At least the bridge wasnt packed with cars
Thank God there weren't any casualties! 😢 EDIT: Okay, so when I heard about this earlier this morning, there were only 2 reported injuries. I guess things have updated since then and there were lives lost. I'm so sorry to the friends she's family that were affected by this. I know "thoughts and prayers" is a phrase that has lost a lot of its meaning and impact over the years, but unfortunately, that is all I can offer. My heart goes out to you all. ❤
6
There were at least 6 that we know of.
@@KenyanBunnie wait, what?!!!! I read that there were only 2 injuries! I guess there have been updates since then. That's heartbreaking. ☹
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I feel bad for the ones who where in cars
this is Putin
Thankfully not many. I feel worse for the construction workers pouring concrete to repair the bridge. That's just terrifying, and a horrible way to go.
weren't the columns of the bridge protected against impacts? A few months ago there was a similar incident in Argentina, Parana river, one of the largest rivers in the world. A big cargo lost power and was carried by the current directly to one of the columns of the huge and busy Zarate-Brazo Largo bridge (made of concrete). But the columns are surrounded by massive concrete protections, so the ship finally hit one of these protections, opening a hole on the bow, but the bridge was safe
it was planned most likely. it’s america who knows
The bridge collapsed in less than 30 seconds.
Man that's sad, as many times ive crossed that bridge; honestly thidnis why i do 80mph.kr more over Bridges, im.scared anythinf can happen.very sad day.
It's really tragic for this to happen. The cargo ship hit the support went straight into it. I hope there's a full investigation because the ship had room on both sides of the bridge support.
What the hell happened here? 😮
According to another comment, apparently the ship lost power twice, and couldn't adjust their course. According to another comment, they at least got a mayday out so the bridge crew could try to shut down the bridge.
China
ship lost all steering control.
Rest in peace and prayers to their families and friends. My goodness. What a catastrophe. I am so sorry for the people who perished in this.
Apparently the second major accident involving this ship. The first was in Antwerp nine years ago.
That captain needs to fined for both and fired as a captain
@@SkinnEmannProductionsThe captain wasn't piloting the ship during this incident.
Doesn't appear to be any traffic crossing the bridge at that moment, but I wonder if there was night roadwork going on as there appears to be some work vehicles to the right of the center when it collapsed. Praying there was no one on the bridge.
There were at least 6 casualties or considered missing from cars falling as the bridge collapsed.
One lane closed for roadworks. Lots of flashing lights are maintenance vehicles
There was workers pouring concrete I believe. It's truly sad. They rescued two people.
@@user-fm4cg3mp1cCorrection - one worker recovered alive. Two deceased workers recovered, 4 still not yet recovered.
I hope they find the missing people ok ❤
Me too. Apparently they found two people.
Why doesn't the bridge have a stone base on the main columns?
this is Putin
this is Putin
Doesn't matter that ship was moving FAST. Cargo ships are HUGE.
@@user-fm4cg3mp1c Yes, no matter how strong the stone base was, the shock from the impact energy from that mass and velocity of that ship would have caused steel to buckle and part.
It did. Small ones. If you look carefully, you can see the bow of the ship impacting them (look starboard on the bow, near water line) and just utterly pulverizing them, then moving right through b4 hitting the main support pier. There was also apparently a small support pier for an electric transmission line paralleling the bridge that the ship plowed through b4 hitting the bridge pier. 100,000 tons moving 10 knots is a lot of energy.
Why in the world, was a tug boat or two not assigned to a ship going into port?
Looks like it might be deliberate
Looks like it was leaving port, just doesn't make any logical sense
It had left port and had already separated from its tugboats as it was in an established shipping channel and underway.
I see a new rules coming for container shipping in the near future. No unescorted ships leaving harbor past critical infrastructure.
@oldschoolman1444: You're talking about having tugboats help guide the monster ships past all bridges and other boats aren't you ?? We have had too many bridges put out of commission by wayward ships !!!!
That’s unrealistic
They were escorted,local pilots had control of the ship
The cost of everything will go up if they do that. It's better to just build a bridge that has protection and is segmented into survivable sections.
It may be just the way it happened, but that ship clearly appears to turn sharply to the left before hitting the bridge.
Likely due to the port anchor dropped in an attempt to turn the ship toward the middle of the channel and avoid hitting the support piers. Too little, too late.
I was gonna go to new jersey through the key bridge but it got delayed! 😮😮😮
why aren't there concrete barriers on the sides of the fairway under the bridge, I've seen that in a lot of other places with such a narrow passage.
You would think there would be bumpers so the support collum can never be hit by a boat. Seems like something that should have been thought of while building the bridge.
this is Putin
I'm sure there's something like that in place but not for a massive boat of that size.
Bumpers can't stop a Titanic
Dude, do do you actually think bumpers could have stopped that. It weighed 32 tons, without cargo. I have no idea how much it weighed with cargo. Those things don't stop on a dime.
Nothing would have stopped 100k tons ship... Are you serious?
Who was navigating,Uncle Albert Trotter?
Were there people on the bridge at the time?
6 construction workers, filling potholes.
@@debbiecashin1454 Oh wow. Fingers crossed for them
@@debbiecashin1454 I had a closer look at the video. You can see the maintenance crew on the main span. Also, prior to the collapse two cars going from right to left get off the bridge 41 seconds before it goes down. They will count their lucky stars 👍
Praying for the lives of those who were crossing over the bridge when it collapsed. 🙏😥
what will praying do? There are 99 fatalities every day from traffis accidents/day in the US.
no one was crossing at the time of collapse, they had just shut it down on both sides. The people that are missing were workers on the bridge doing repairs. Look closely at all of the lights on the bridge.
@@heyyo162There’s nothing wrong with praying for the lives that were lost, party pooper. This is more than just some “traffic” accident. It’s not every day that people lose their lives due to a bridge collapsing. 🙄
So tragic!
That is literally my worst nightmare.
A mayday call and in 4 min they were able to call the authorities .. they dispatch officers to close both sides of bridge.. police drive and successfuly stop anymore traffic to enter both sides in less then 4 mins.. ??
They didn't have to send officers very far at all. Remember those construction workers who died, working on potholes? You see the flashing orange lights of their vehicles near one of the pillars? When construction takes up a lane of the road, transit cops enforce a speed restriction for safety. So there was already a transit police unit at each end of the bridge. So... not really surprising that they could quickly stop more vehicles from entering the bridge.
No audio?
security cameras have no audio
Kakav je to most iz Diznilenda
The idea that you can just switch "the power" on and off like flicking a switch is pretty funny. Also the idea that the lights are on the same circuit as the control gear is pretty funny. If the generators really went offline (all of them, simultaneously, despite being separate units powered by separate engines 😂) it would take a considerable time to restore power.
Sure seemed to me that the ship drove past the bridge then hit full reverse, hence black smoke, then smacked into the bridge... Just looks that way from here... what do i know? not much... DIII
@@DonaldWatkinsIII it's crazy to me that people think the ship went past the bridge. Like I never realized that many people have that hard of time determining scale and distance. Not to mention the fact that even assuming a ship like that could back up in 3 seconds shows that everyone who thinks it reversed has no idea about even basic physics or how boats work
@@KappaKiller108 Thank you.
@@KappaKiller108huge container ships control exactly like a Mazda Miata. This was 100% deliberate as the boat could have just slammed the brakes and threw it in reverse. Despicable.
makes a sick starboard turn tho, set right up to hit the bridge, interesting.
More camera angle s, or is this the only camera in the area
FYI......why is every video of this event in slow motion.....the bridge dropped in a matter of 1-2 seconds....
Exactly 25 years after Americans destroyed 3 bridges in my hometown Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
My question is why did the other side of the bridge fall? I get the bridge collapsing where it hit but why did the entire thing fall
It was a continuous truss design, not a cantilever. The load of the road deck was spread across multiple spans, and with one span removed, the others were unbalanced.
Basic physics. Hold out your finger, take a ruler, and place it on your finger so the middle of the rule is on your finger. Notice how it's balanced. Now move it so your finger 90% of the way over to one side. Notice how it falls off. That's the basic principle here.
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I feel sorry for the the family who lost love ones in that bridge
That really sucks 😓
Those container ships can do a lot of damage, especially when loaded with cargo containers, but it seems like poor bridge design when hitting one support point collapses the entire bridge so easily. It wouldn't hurt to have some sort of underwater barriers on both sides that prevent large vessels from approaching the bridge except in the area meant to be used to pass under the bridge would prevent the bridge from being hit. The point where ships pass under the bridge could have bumper barriers that would prevent ships from straying side to side and clipping one of the supports as it passes through. Also, a warning system that would alert the ship's captain and crew, and another warning system for the traffic on the bridge that would allow them sufficient time to get off of the bridge would help towards preventing loss of life.
ja , man träumt , als ob das Containerschiff Kurs auf den Pfeiler nimmt.
There were flashing lights on that bridge too, they were probably 300mm beacons. R.I.P to those 300mm tower beacons.
But there was cars on it when he hit ..I just watch seen least 3 vec . To be honest how badly built was that ..should at least been built so it stood up does not matter what part was hit ..
If it was an 0:47 accident it would be involuntary manslaughter. Why were they not arrested? the pilot and the captain.?
No charges or arrests are made until an investigation is conducted and completed.
Looks like its a setup
Oh Man. The ship is broken the bridge.
I feel bad for those people what a way to go. Then to make matters worst if you survived the collapse without injury you then have freezing water to fight for your life against.
Much like the survivors of the Titanic.
it went down just like in Poly Bridge game
This is the second time this happened. And we learn nothing, classic
Seems like it fell apart very fast..
It had help. Play at .25 speed at 2:27. Watch for all the mini explosions around the right concrete pier. No way they are electrical arcing,the circuit was open the second the first cable broke.
Why are there no tugboats?
Why would there be tug boats. It’s a wide open navigation channel.
@@blazinrounds230 yea REAL WIDE open now
2:12 absolute terrible. Giantic bridge is just gone in a few seconds, why couldn't the ship make a maneuver for avoid a collision.
It lost power...drifted onto the bridge pillar....
Ship had no power. They radioed in a mayday alert before collision. That's really all they could have done
So sad😢😢😢😢
I was rooting for the trucker like I’d root for my kid getting to first base in little league. “Come on, get there, get there.”
The bridge appears very fragile.
No bridge in the world could sustain a collision from a cargo ship with 10,000 containers (the size of trains).
It wasn't.
The piers should be protected by dolphins, especially when it is this large and the waterway is used by large ships.
Amazing how fast that ship sped up, first up the back up systems were in play & they should have been able to use them . Instead of slamming the engines into full speed like they did. Ughhh they’re in trouble. Let’s not mention how brittle that bridge support was that it took down several sections not just one or two.
that things turns INTO the bridge
People need to wake up to what’s happening.
No it does not. It deviates slightly from the path it was supposed to take when you look at it from above. They have animations of that. It is just the angle of this video that makes it look that way.
Why did that freighter open up the throttles as it approached the bridge ? You can clearly see the black exhaust pouring out of the stacks....
Throwing it in reverse? The speed dropped from 8.7kts to 7.5kts, so it wasn't full throttle _ahead_ . Plus, they dropped the port anchor, which would be consistent with trying to stop the yaw to starboard.
The ship is nearly passed through......
Сложился как карточный домик
Baltimore bridge was dentated! You can clearly see the amber explosion. If it were electric wires breaking, the colors would of been white. Just my 2 cents. Just like building 7
This is a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time
Welp....... That captain is getting fired immediately.
the Captain is Ukrainian
The ship's power was going out, they did everything they could.
you just like "there is no crisis at the border"@@user-fm4cg3mp1c
I bet he's gonna at least get a drug and alcohol test lol
How they let cargo ships go through that opening with no tugs is crazy. I know every time I have been in Charleston, SC port the ships are escorted by two tugs until they have cleared the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge on the Cooper River. In the video this ship is putting out a good amount of smoke so the engines were running, but I guess they may have lost the ability to control the ship.
They lost engine power. We’re able to temporarily restore it and put the ship in full reverse, hence the smoke. Why would they use tugs. This is a wide open navigable waterway. What do you want them to do have every ship out of here escorted to open water with tugs. Do you have any idea how many tugs you would need to escort every ship in and out of Baltimore?
@@blazinrounds230maybe it will get these green eco terrorists to shut up . 15000 diesel powered tugs 24/7 on that waterway. Then they will feel safe to climb into their gas guzzling suvs and drive across a bridge to get to their next virtue signaling hypocritical protest.
Did anyone else see a explosion on the left or is that just my eyes
Yes I see that..also a right is a explosion..
Dear both of you: it is 'an' explosion.
No explosion conspiracy here. Sparking is caused by the sudden shearing and tearing of the bolted or riveted steel member connections. And the sparking didn't all happen at the moment of impact - they happened exactly as each individual connection failed.
@@omcbob37 Please stop with this,metal does not spark from shearing.
I wish the 8 workers who were on the bridge had noticed the ship bearing down on the bridge support, belching black smoke, and its power going out. They were on their break. Perhaps they were all taking a quick snooze?
They were probably in their vehicles, sitting down and staying warm while eating. There was only about 90 seconds warning, for the people who were actually monitoring water traffic.
Do you understand that they are all higher up than the ship, and over closer to the other pillar from their point of view it would just look like a ship going under the bridge, like it's supposed to do?
I saw the original video of this and personally counted at least 15 cars go into the water!
Aquí sucedieron una cadena de acontecimientos que seguramente son fallas humanas y todo derivó a que el buque chocara con el pilar del puente y lo hecho abajo a ver por qué se apagaron los motores del barco qué falló ahí alguien es responsable de todo eso
Ship Captain to first mate: "Hey - we are going to hit the bridge - quick call mayday and say we lost power - hurry, hit the E-Stop button"
Its almost like Evergreen 2.0 This Time - bridge edition
Mayday didn't do shit. Cars were going 1 min before the hit
They will be able to figure out if they lost power or not. Will you come on here and say you're a jackass if they did. Probably not
Very sad …
This is the norm" Cargo ships that size with equivalent cargo pass through that same route weekly. This was a mechanical failure and the company will not contest it. They will settle out of maritime law/court and pay for all expenses...
Actually, under an old 1850's maritime law, the ship ownership group can claim their liability is limited to the post-accident value of the ship. Same law was exercised in the Titanic disaster and in the Conception dive boat fire back in 2019.
Friend: Why does my Amazon package say "Destroyed"? This: (ship hitting bridge) All jokes aside, I hope no one died in this incident, but this is really sad. Engineers should make the bridges a little better so that losing one support beam won't knock out the entire thing. (It's possible)
Agreed but this is an older bridge. Also, they only found 2 out of who knows how many people...
They need to build bridges that can continue to stand with 1 missing pillar.
Bridges built these days are engineered to minimise the damage resulting from such collision events. This bridge was constructed before those design elements were implemented and had not been upgraded to the revised engineering standards. However, there may have been systemic failures regarding the Ship's maintenance and crewing practices (e.g. well being, fatigue etc).
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