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2025-05-18 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Mexican navy tall ship smashes into Brooklyn Bridge, shears off masts after losing power, 2 dead, 17 hurt

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Posted by badanov 2025-05-18 09:09|| || Front Page|| [263 views ] Top

#1 apparently lost power

RETRO
Huge cargo ship loses power near NY bridge in incident reminiscent of what led to Baltimore collapse

Federal officials urge safety reviews for 68 bridges after Key Bridge collapse

Where's Pothole Pete?

Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-18 07:05|| 2025-05-18 07:05|| Front Page Top

#2 This may blow the entire operating budget of tge Mexican Navy for 2025.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-05-18 07:50|| 2025-05-18 07:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Calling captain Aubrey to the white courtesy phone.

Does the Mexican Navy suffer from DEI?

Posted by alanc 2025-05-18 09:16|| 2025-05-18 09:16|| Front Page Top

#4 I suspect that, like everything else Mexican, their navy has a nepotism problem, which is just as bad as DEI: instead of being chosen strictly for the boxes they check off, people are hired and promoted based on who their relatives/patrons are. Either way, ability is selected against.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-05-18 10:31|| 2025-05-18 10:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Why don't people use tugs anymore in such locations? You'd think safety would out weigh the cost and photo opportunities.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-05-18 11:35|| 2025-05-18 11:35|| Front Page Top

#6 ^Machismo.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-05-18 11:36|| 2025-05-18 11:36|| Front Page Top

#7 this may be their only ship.

Posted by Gravilet Snanter4154 2025-05-18 14:33|| 2025-05-18 14:33|| Front Page Top

#8 If only the French had remained in Mexico 160 years ago. Well, maybe.

Posted by DooDahMan 2025-05-18 14:49|| 2025-05-18 14:49|| Front Page Top

#9 Tall ship is now a medium.

Snark O'The Day

Posted by Super Hose 2025-05-18 15:18|| 2025-05-18 15:18|| Front Page Top

#10 Sinko De Mayo V2.0

/except for the sinking part

Posted by Frank G 2025-05-18 16:23|| 2025-05-18 16:23|| Front Page Top

#11 “We had to leave almost 40% of the crew to take on more cadets,”

There's your problem.

Posted by Difar Dave 2025-05-18 17:37|| 2025-05-18 17:37|| Front Page Top

#12 "One of the first things I would have done is drop my anchor or anchors.”"
That is actually a strategy. When I was in the Navy 50+ years ago, we were approaching the Chesapeake Bridge Tunnel when we suddenly lost power. One of the bosuns quickly dropped the anchor. We stopped until power could be restored.

Too bad they didn't think of it.

Posted by Rambler 2025-05-18 18:17|| 2025-05-18 18:17|| Front Page Top

#13 Ship towed to dock. Crew and passengers deboarded, can no longer be located.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-05-18 18:59|| 2025-05-18 18:59|| Front Page Top

#14 #5 A tug was involved and it apparently lost power, sending everything backwards into the bridge.

Posted by Fairbanks 2025-05-18 22:07|| 2025-05-18 22:07|| Front Page Top

#15 Chuck Schumer says it's due to the Doge cuts.

Posted by Fairbanks 2025-05-18 22:27|| 2025-05-18 22:27|| Front Page Top

#16 Senator Chuck Schumer makes appalling claim about Brooklyn Bridge ship crash disaster

Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-18 23:35|| 2025-05-18 23:35|| Front Page Top

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