h05,

But sadly, while the Ever Given incident killed no one directly (though maybe through rerouted shippings like medical treatments), in Baltimore people died because the bridge collapsed while they were on it.

LemmyKnowsBest,

for all the zillions of shipping containers floating around the world 24/7/365, statistically expected there will be a few mishaps.

Toneswirly,

Trust and believe, the Baltimore port shutting down for a year will affect plenty of US trade, maybe not on the scale of the panama canal but still… this meme sells it short.

ThatWeirdGuy1001,
@ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world avatar

That and I’m pretty sure no one died at the canal the ship just got wedged.

The Baltimore bridge was a public road with people on it when it collapsed. People died there.

kambusha,

Suez canal

Toneswirly,

Shit you right

finickydesert,
@finickydesert@lemmy.ml avatar

That was the Suez canal not Panama

captain_aggravated,
@captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works avatar

Although the Panama canal is a problem too, because Gatun lake is running low. Every cycle of the locks loses a tremendous amount of water.

andrew,
@andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun avatar

They should just require ships to bring their own water to replace it. 🧠

captain_aggravated,
@captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works avatar

My solution is: They’ve got those big ponds where they can somewhat reuse some of the water. Practical Engineering has a video on it (That’s the channel with that guy, Grady, right?) Okay, cover those with solar panels. 1: Less evaporation from there because the panels will block the sun and keep them cooler. 2: energy to run some pumps to at least partially pump some water uphill so less is lost when lowering the outermost locks.

The big brain am winning again. I am the greetest! Now all we need is the umpty frillion dollars to build it.

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