Responders have currently found ‘no immediate threat’, but 14 of at least 56 containers carrying #contaminants were destroyed
by Dharna Noor in Baltimore
Sat 30 Mar 2024
"In the meantime, more containers could fall into the water, including ones the NTSB says contain corrosive chemicals and #Lithium-ion batteries – materials that could leak #toxic#HeavyMetals into the water. And as long as the ship remains in the water, the possibility of the ship’s fuel container rupturing remains."
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore (blocking one of the busiest harbors in the U.S.) is rattling supply chains that were already being rocked by troubles in Panama and the Red Sea.
Maybe we're half way there already, but in the future every tiny bit of news will prob spawn a tidal wave of AI-bot-generated conspiracy theories, such that sane people generally ignore all news except a couple of trusted news outlets.
"House fire in east end": conspiracy flood
"Traffic slow on Main st": conspiracy flood
"10% sale on milk": conspiracy flood
A search-and-rescue effort for six people believed to have fallen from the collapsing Baltimore bridge has been suspended and will shift to a recovery mission, officials said.
Baltimore, Md., bridge update: Rescuers are still searching for six construction workers, presumed dead by their employer, who were working on the bridge at the time of the collapse.
Authorities were able to stop traffic from entering the bridge after the tanker ship sent a distress signal, potentially saving many lives.
Warehouse racks have protective devices to prevent racks from collapsing if struck by a forklift. Don’t bridge supports have something similar? #BaltimoreBridge
"Around 850 thousand vehicles go through that port every year. We will get it up and running again as soon as possible. 15,000 jobs depend on that port. We will do everything we can to protect those jobs and help those workers." - President Biden on #BaltimoreBridge where 6 workers are missing, 2 rescued.
Here's a video breakdown of the track of ill-fated MV Dali leaving the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore before and after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge.