Cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge was involved in Antwerp collision in 2016
Cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge was involved in Antwerp collision in 2016
The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather
The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather
The same vessel that hit the Baltimore Key Bridge on Tuesday, destroying it and sending people and vehicles tumbling into the water, was also involved in a collision while leaving the port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016.
According to Vessel Finder and the maritime incident archive Shipwrecklog, the Dali – a 948ft (290-meter) cargo ship with a capacity of 10,000 containers – was leaving the container terminal of Antwerp heading to Bremerhaven.
As it did so, its bow reportedly swung around, causing the stern to scrape the side of the quay, significantly damaging several meters of the hull.
The ship was reportedly detained by authorities afterward and docked in Deurganckdok, Belgium. There were reportedly no injuries or adverse pollution.
I'm not sure what this implies. Defective ship? Was it the same captain, 8 years later? What's going on here?
Defective management seems more like it. Poor maintenance, overworked crews, etc.
At most, it would reflect poorly on the operator. It's almost certainly not the same captain, since they move around pretty frequently. May or may not be the same engine crew responsible for maintenance. Someone else said they had two pilots on board in this incident, so it's extremely unlikely to be an issue with the regular deck officer staff. My money is pure coincidence. You spend enough time operating, you're bound to have incidents. They're just reporting on it because it's extra ad views for people whose curiosity is piqued.
I think I heard on the news that, for today's incident, a harbor pilot was in control of the ship at the time of the accident.
Details are starting to suggest the ship lost power, and thus control, before hitting the bridge.
isnt the local pilot the one who is supposed to know the water/rapids/hazards in the area? usually the pilot takes over until the vessel leaves the area & returns control back to the captain...
Go take out the Kerch bridge and we'll call it even.
The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather
Well, at least it wasn't raining 🤷
I assume this just means the crash wasn't caused due to rough waters, which and make it hard to navigate
Yeah I know, but I still like my version better 😉
Pilot: "Captain, we just hit the quay!!"
Captain: "Yes, but look how beautiful it is outside!"
Captain's Wife: " You care more about the weather than anything else, including me! I want a divorce!"
Captain: "alright, but check out those lovely cumulus clouds!"
NTSB gonna have fun with this one
If you lose control of a Panamax freighter underway in a harbor, I wonder if it's possible to drop anchor.
They did drop it, it dragged along the bottom but didn't catch.
Hmm, sounds oddly familiar. The "Ever Given" that blocked the Suez Canal had been banned from docking in Hamburg prior to that 2021 event due to steering issues.
Who gives a fuck? That's like saying a car your daughter crashed was involved in a fender bender while being driven by the third owner back.
Live video of the incident occuring. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2024/mar/26/moment-bridge-collapses-in-baltimore-after-cargo-ship-collision-video
Live? You mean it's happening again right now?? 😛
Yeah, my mistake there. Old brain syndrome.