If it makes you feel better, when I was about 5, I lit a stick from our garbage incinerator, and set fire to the hill by our house. I wanted to burn it down. When the fire department came, I was hiding in the basement, next to the furnace. It was late summertime. Your story just reminded me, and how fragile life can be. Peace.
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The container ship had two pilots who should have been steering the container ship. They took that support nearly head on. Authorities are still trying to figure out how many vehicles/people went into the 47 degree water.
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For some reason, I think of the Popemobile…
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In this case, it’s a Dopemobile.
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We don’t know why it happened yet. The crew (I think mostly Indian nationals) are all still on the ship.
@stephen_maturin posted the below comment in the Y’all Newsworthy thread in the Hive.
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Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapsed after a ship crashed into it. Here’s what we know so far
From CNN Staff
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday morning after it was struck by a 984-foot cargo ship.
Here’s what we know:
- What happened? Video shows the moment the entire bridge structure falls into the water, as the ship hits one of the bridges pillars. CNN analysis shows that the ships lights flickered and it veered off course before it hit the bridge.
- How many people are missing? Baltimore’s Fire Chief James Wallace said at least two people have been rescued, but they are searching for upwards of at least seven others. The Maryland Transportation Secretary also confirmed there were contractors working on the bridge at the time of its collapse. Officials noted that the number of missing people could change.
- How have authorities responded? Wallace said authorities are carrying out a search and rescue operation using sonar and infrared technologies as well as drones. He said they have identified vehicles submerged in the water. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency following the collapse of the bridge. The Baltimore branch of the FBI is also at the scene, however the Baltimore police chief said there was no indication of terrorism as a motivating factor.
- What was on board the ship? The ship was chartered by Danish shipping company Maersk and was carrying their customers’ cargo, the Danish shipping company told CNN. The company said no Maersk crew or personnel were onboard the vessel. It said the ship, DALI, is operated by charter vessel company Synergy Group.
Photo of the ship and the bridge this morning in the daylight.
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Has this been discussed?
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Nicole did last night, on Where Things Stand.
McCarthy Uses MTG Motion To Vacate To Spill Some Tea On Matt Gaetz
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Yepper, the employees, and some quite small percentage of Boeing’s end users have paid a horrible price.
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The goal within Boeing prior to McDonnell Douglass for that percentage had been zero. After Stonecipher you had the feeling that a Lee Iacoca model was in place, at least as far as the board and CEO were concerned.
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From what I understand, there were two sets of ‘captains’ on the ship. One crew was the one that would take the load trans-Atlantic to its destination, but the crew that was in charge at the time of the collision was a crew specifically trained to manage getting the ship out of the harbor. It’s their job.
If the engines did cut out, as is being proposed, no one could’ve avoided this tragedy.
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I wonder if a cyber-attack might have caused the boat’s power outage.
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I think this might be one reason why billionaires aren’t lining up to help Dump. They know he doesn’t stay bought.
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Oh boo-hoo. Suck it up Donald. You’re such a baby. Be glad this country is not the dictatorship you would like to make it, or you might have ended up like those guys your buddy Vladimir is now torturing.
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Or like she’s about to vomit.
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I believe the major harbors at least have a Harbormaster. The Harbormaster’s people motorboat out to the ships offshore, where they board and pilot the ship into the harbor and to the dock.
There’s an equivalent for military vessels as well.
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Practice makes perfect… It’s the path to Carnegie Hall, Dontcha know? 
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