History repeats

[csurp]

Kentucky Lake 2012



Baltimore MD 2024

[blade1970]

The Skyway bridge 1980 as well.......

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[Rider99XX]

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[CGWright]

BIG difference between the MD and the KY incidents.

I remember the Skyway, that was incredibly sad.

[ManxFishing]

There local pilots not the Boat Captain
But some thing does need to be done. Maybe GPS beacons on the pilings marking the Hazard?

[blakesfav]

It's an easy solution. Any bridge subject to a ship strike should have protective impact barriers. Not a big deal to add vertical cement columns not attached to the bridge around it.

[Rider99XX]

What happens when a ship hits those concrete columns and damages one?

[rds_nc]

What happens when a ship hits those concrete columns and damages one?

Then bridge is still in place. There's still a damaged to deal with but better just the ship instead of a busted ship and a busted bridge. Then you replace the column. Just like bollards at a gas station or guardrail on the highway.

[yatesville88fan]

It's an easy solution. Any bridge subject to a ship strike should have protective impact barriers. Not a big deal to add vertical cement columns not attached to the bridge around it.

I am surprised there isn’t something like this already in use. I live along the Ohio river and Barges pass under our bridges all the time. There is nothing protecting the bridge.

[Rider99XX]

I am surprised there isn’t something like this already in use. I live along the Ohio river and Barges pass under our bridges all the time. There is nothing protecting the bridge.

Same in Vicksburg MS, the bridge over the Mississippi River has zero protection for the columns. Barges hit them regularly.

[pabasshawk]

Prayers for those effected by this terrible accident.

[MadYakker]

What happens when a ship hits those concrete columns and damages one?

Did you seriously just ask this question?

[Rangerdeepv]

There are two large bridges I traverse over a couple middle size rivers and both look amazingly like the one in Baltimore. They are both rusty and rickety at best. One is slated to be replaced in the next couple of years and the other is constantly being worked on. Prayers for those in Baltimore and pray they recover fully.

[250bassFL]

I remember the Skyway, that was incredibly sad.

+1

[kry29]

It's an easy solution. Any bridge subject to a ship strike should have protective impact barriers. Not a big deal to add vertical cement columns not attached to the bridge around it.

Thats what i dont understand. The big bridges here have protective barriers around them. Seems it would be mandatory anywhere a big ship could do that

[Mick2268]

The I-40 collapse in OK happened during a large team tourney. About a dozen tournaments boats close by turned into rescue boats in a instant.

[Rider99XX]

Did you seriously just ask this question?

I did.

[bzbrent]

The I-40 collapse in OK happened during a large team tourney. About a dozen tournaments boats close by turned into rescue boats in a instant.

I was at that tournament, but wasn't nearby the scene of the accident. There were quite a few deaths in that one as the gap in the bridge was unable to be seen from the E. Bound side until you were heading in the river. Kirk Washburn was one of the anglers fishing nearby and was able to fire a flare which hit the windshield of an e. bound ABF truck. He was able to block traffic - otherwise there would've undoubtedly been more fatalities.

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[Rider99XX]

I was at that tournament, but wasn't nearby the scene of the accident. There were quite a few deaths in that one as the gap in the bridge was unable to be seen from the E. Bound side until you were heading in the river. Kirk Washburn was one of the anglers fishing nearby and was able to fire a flare which hit the windshield of an e. bound ABF truck. He was able to block traffic - otherwise there would've undoubtedly been more fatalities.

-b-

He probably saved a bunch of lives.

[Jeff Hahn]

I am surprised there isn’t something like this already in use. I live along the Ohio river and Barges pass under our bridges all the time. There is nothing protecting the bridge.

A couple years ago, a barge broke loose and ran into a column of the bridge between East Liverpool, Ohio and Chester, WV. They closed the bridge for several days while an inspection was done. This last fall, they closed it again for inspection when cracks were spotted in the steel. Apparently, this bridge and a few others on the Ohio were made of steel that has since been classified as "suspect" and regular inspections are now required.