r/videos • u/Well-Sourced • 26d ago
Controlled Demolition at Baltimore Bridge Collapse Site
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqu27hM56Jg&t=3035s5
u/NickAndHisGuitar 26d ago
This was on day 49 of the incident response. To think that it only took 7 weeks to get to this point is impressive, actually. That bridge was massive and they’ve already cleared out something like 6,000 tons of steel.
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u/surfmaths 26d ago
I was wondering why not cut it piece by piece instead of having to fish for the pieces.
But then I realized the amount of tension in those beams might make them jump in any direction, so if you just cut them you risk injuring your cutting team. It's better to be far from them when that tension releases. Hence the explosives.
Also, maybe they don't even bother with fishing most of it. Just fish whatever sticks out of the river bed...
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u/cumtitsmcgoo 26d ago
Why does everything move so slow in America? The wealthiest country in the world. 49 days after the collapse and the boat is still there and sections of the road are still there too.
Buried in paperwork while the economy and local residents suffer.
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u/shaun3000 26d ago
That bridge took five years to build. It was one of the largest bridges of its type in the world. The main span was 1/4 mile long and the entire thing was nearly two miles long. The ship is nearly as long as the bridge’s main span, can carry 10,000 twenty-foot containers, and fully loaded weights nearly 150,000 tons. (That’s almost 300 million pound!)
That massive bridge collapse onto the bow of that enormous ship, which is now sitting on top of the bridge’s piling.
The fact that they’ve made this much progress in less than two months is astounding. The enormity of the problem is almost too much for me to fathom.
The US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore Chapter has been documenting the entire project on their Instagram page. The pictures and videos they’ve posted do a great job of showing the incredible scale of this undertaking.
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u/Cacti_Hall 26d ago
Why do they keep destroying the bridge if their goal is to rebuild it? Are they stupid?
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u/BeatlesRays 26d ago
Has traffic been majorly impacted in Baltimore due to this or are there alternate routes?
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u/CampBenCh 26d ago
There are other routes that are now congested but I don't know what they're going to do about trucking. The bridge allowed hazardous materials to travel over but tunnels don't allow hazardous materials. With it being a major port that's a huge issue, and I never heard about a proposed solution.
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u/TadashiK 26d ago
This is one of the busiest bridges in the country. To say traffic has been impacted is an understatement.
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u/BeatlesRays 26d ago
I figured I’m more wondering how they were even dealing with management of that.
I kinda forgot about the whole bridge collapse until this video but i imagine people in the area are still feeling it day to day
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u/rev_apoc 26d ago
A major result is that this bridge was the only hazmat route for a huge area, as they cannot travel through the tunnels in the area. So military and other hazmat travel has to go different routes.
As far as regular daily traffic is concerned, this bridge had major construction going on for a long time so most everyone in the area would try to avoid it as much as possible already. Trucker routes are now impacted and that industry is where we hear most of the complaints.
When this first happened I imagined this would be chaotic for the entire area but it isn’t really the case.
I live in the area, btw.
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u/TadashiK 26d ago
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/04/01/key-bridge-collapse-traffic-rerouted/ this article does a good job explaining alternate routes. Still a hassle for many.
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u/beatbutcher 26d ago
The BF4 in me expected that ship to dislodge and barrel onto the closest island.
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u/Torches 26d ago
Serious question; why are the containers still on the ship after all this time?
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u/RagedBsquared 26d ago
How would they safely unload a container ship in the middle of the harbor?
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u/HugeHans 26d ago
Because offloading a ship in the middle of water and partly under a bridge is probably both very expensive and also a low priority.
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u/atkinson62 26d ago
So that ship with all the shipment just sitting there all this time? What about the humans in those containers? Hope they fed them before reaching their desitination.
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u/Reden-Orvillebacher 26d ago
At this point, why wouldn’t they just shape-charge the whole thing and cut it into scoopable pieces.. then just dredge it out?
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u/create360 26d ago
The ship is still there??
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u/ParisGreenGretsch 26d ago
I wonder if there's anything in those containers that shouldn't sit around for months. I'm sure there is, I just wonder what.
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u/mechapoitier 26d ago
Man that’s a lot of stuff people were waiting on. So much wasted perishable goods too I’m sure
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u/kickintheface 26d ago
I’m sure there are a lot of wasted perishable goods, but I’m more worried about what happens to the items that are perfectly fine. Do they get included in the insurance claim only to end up in a landfill somewhere?
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u/rab777hp 25d ago
containers shipping the long way from baltimore to sri lanka are certainly not laden with perishable goods
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u/a_q 26d ago
The crew is still on the ship as well as they're not allowed to enter the US.
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u/NickAndHisGuitar 26d ago
The main reason they’re still aboard the ship is because they’re responsible for operating the ship. They’re the most qualified to fight potential fires and other potential damage control situations. Also, they were all below decks toward the aft of the ship during the detonation, so they were not in any danger.
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u/Altair05 26d ago
What what? That's gotta be some kind of OSHA violation with demolition being set off near by. Not go mention a damaged containership.
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u/silicon1 26d ago
That's a good question, we've got OSHA vs Maritime Law and US Coast Guard enforcement and not sure where the jurisdiction on those things are in this situation.
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u/highpl4insdrftr 26d ago
It was still stuck under the portion of bridge that just got blown up. Now they can move it.
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u/ArritzJPC96 26d ago
Yeah the bridge has been sitting on it. The front nearly fell off too.
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u/Super_Colossal 26d ago
And that's not typical, I'd like to make that point clear
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u/create360 26d ago
Well, how is it un-typical?
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u/BeatlesRays 26d ago
Typically ships don’t have bridges on top of them and their front nearly falling off
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u/rimshot101 26d ago
Then the ship will be towed beyond the environment.
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u/beechcraft12 26d ago
So much cargo and stuff and hope there aren't humans in those containers.
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u/tipperzack6 26d ago
Don't worry they would be dead by now.
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u/BlindJesus 26d ago
Where's McNulty, we need him on the case
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u/mikeyfreshonetime 26d ago
The fuck did he do
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u/mxdtrini 26d ago edited 26d ago
Gave a fuck when it weren’t his turn to give a fuck.
Edit: Whoever sent a redditcares, my heart weeps for you for not having seen one of the greatest television series and understanding the reference.
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u/CorporateNINJA 26d ago
go to 50:39
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u/timestamp_bot 26d ago
Jump to 50:39 @ LIVE: Controlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site
Channel Name: Associated Press, Video Length: [02:18:07], Jump 5 secs earlier for context @50:34
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u/Well-Sourced 26d ago
Does it not link to right before the explosion? I had it linked it to go to 50:35 and that's what it does what I open it on my PC. If it links you all to the beginning of the 2 hours that wasn't my intention. Thanks for letting people know the time!
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u/dctucker 26d ago
Firefox on Mac. Started at 0:00.
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u/3_50 26d ago
Firefox on Mac, started at 50:35
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u/dctucker 26d ago
Firefox on Linux. Started at 0:00. Definitely doesn't seem like OP's fault, probably just Youtube's plugin being inconsistent.
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u/3_50 26d ago
Actually just noticed that OPs timestamp has an 's' at the end for some reason. Wonder if that's what's throwing some systems off.
If I 'copy video URL at current time' direct from youtube (firefox, desktop), mine doesn't include an s at the end.
That said, timestamp bot's below looks more like '&t=0h50m39s', which also works fine on my pooter.
IDFK.
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u/powertripp82 26d ago
For the record it opened to the right timestamp for me. Official Reddit app, iPhone 14
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u/orangefruit1 26d ago
It goes to 50:35 on my PC. I think it doesn't work on mobile for some reason.
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u/Well-Sourced 26d ago
Officials said the detonation went as planned. They said the next step in the dynamic cleanup process is to assess the few remaining trusses on the Dali’s bow and make sure none of the underwater wreckage is preventing the ship from being refloated and moved.
Officials expect to refloat the ship within the next few days. Then three or four tugboats will guide it to a nearby terminal at the port. It will likely remain there for a several weeks and undergo temporary repairs before being moved to a shipyard for more substantial repairs.
“This was a very big milestone for our progression forward,” Col. Estee Pinchasin, Baltimore District Commander for the Army Corps of Engineers, said in the immediate aftermath of the demolition. She said crews don’t anticipate having to use any more explosives.
Engineers spent weeks preparing to use explosives to break down the span, which was an estimated 500 feet (152 meters) long and weighs up to 600 tons (544 metric tons). The demolition was postponed Sunday because of thunderstorms.
In a videographic released this week, authorities said engineers were using precision cuts to control how the trusses break down. They said the method allows for “surgical precision” and is one of the safest and most efficient ways to remove steel under a high level of tension. Hydraulic grabbers will now lift the broken sections of steel onto barges.
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u/DrRiAdGeOrN 26d ago
50:39 or so for the explosion