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ABC is reporting that the ship that struck the bridge “lost propulsion” as it was leaving port and warned Maryland officials of a possible collision. -- nm

Posted by ty97 Mar 26 '24, 06:06

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My first thought was why didn’t they drop anchor, but then remembered a documentary I saw about container ships and how the anchor only works best if - Loyola Mar 26, 06:52 1
- was reading that they did drop anchor, then just before the engines came on, they tried to reverse, the anchor had pivoted them TOWARDS the bridge. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 26, 10:36
“We know that there were individuals working on the bridge,” Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski told CNN. -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 06:10 1
- Sonar has detected vehicles in the river, CNN reported, citing Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace. -- nm - ty97 Mar 26, 06:10

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