The ship was moving at eight knots, which is roughly 9mph, when it hit the structure, the governor said. What do we know about the ship? The Singapore-flagged container ship, known as Dali, was headed to Colombo in Sri Lanka at the time of the collision. Synergy Marine Group, ...
The Sedalia City Council, in a 30-minute special session held Tuesday at noon, made a decision to move forward with reopening the Washington Street Bridge, which has been closed since late February, due to safety and structural concerns voiced by MoDOT. Council heard a presentation from Public...
But the single most impressive thing about the Baltimore disaster is how efficiently everyone involved seems to have worked to make it the least bad disaster it could be. When the ship’s pilot realized the Dali was in terrible trouble, having lost power and drifting toward the bridg...
But AD points out the huge freighter did not hit the structure at a truss or a typical concrete support pier in the water, but hit a midpoint--adifferentsupport pier point. Get our free mobile app The impact from the massive ship caused it to crumple, and weaken, bringing down much of...