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Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by kortilla on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @06:32PM (#39833597)
Top shelf stupidity is thinking a container ship’s momentum can be stopped by normal barriers.
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Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by sackbut on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @06:56PM (#39833766)
I’ve see pictures of the barriers before the accident and they were there, but they looked like they were tailored to 70s era ships not the container laden ships of today
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