Video shows moments before cargo ship strikes Baltimore Key Bridge

We have new information on the investigation and what video shows moments before impact. This is not the first time this vessel has been involved in a collision.

[PaperMario]

What a nightmare. I’m sorry for the victim’s family and also thankful that the bridge wasn’t full of traffic when it went down.

[BigstickNick]

So I guess I don’t have an irrational fear of bridges

[dennyii]

Just moments earlier there were dozens of vehicles on that bridge.

[hitendrasahay]

Please note that the ship was being piloted by two pilots - not by any of its crew - as is the norm. The ship’s crew does not get control until the ship is in international waters.

[bruh]

The engines were in full reverse at the time, which is why the ship didn’t go straight through the pillars and kept on moving. It is like trying to stop a car going down a hill on ice. Also, on ships like these, when you lose power, the rudder doesn’t work anymore. The reason they were turning is because the channel is a left turn out. Which is why the rudder was pointed left to begin with. The rudder is motor powered so when they lose power they can’t change the angle of the rudder which is why they kept turning. And for everyone saying they need tugs, the ship is controlled by a pilot that boards the ship only for the trip out then he gets off again. They are the most skilled drivers of the port so the actual captain wasn’t actually piloting the ship when it crashed. It also doesn’t help that the ship was in an accident 4 years prior and sustained damages to the rudder which were never fixed. In my opinion it is the shipping company’s fault for not taking care of their ships.

[maryjohnson]

A report said the Key Bridge was old and not maintained. The Key Bridge was built in 1977. The Key Bridge is not old. The George Washington Bridge was built in 1927 and Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1869. The cargo ship Dali has had trouble before in Sri Lanka.

[hvacexplained]

Notice on the piling, not the one that the boat hit into as the bridge was collapsing. There was an explosion.!!!
How does cement and steel explode ???

[sam_the_savage]

Guy: Invents bridges big enough for boats to pass under them
Boat: Nothing Can Stop ME. IM HIM

[Soundwave]

Within 4 minutes they limited traffic on the bridge. Hmm

[cuedaddy]

That ship was going too fast methinks. Compared to the movements of the little trucks and cars, that ship was motoring. Power seemed to be going off and on too (on the ship), I'm hoping it was a mechanical failure - not a cavalier captain. Commiserations to the families and loved ones.

[cesmbcy]

Why did the ship turn at the last minute to hit the post of the bridge.. looks like the ship would have made it clear if they didn’t do that

[nspencer]

New fear unlocked.

But also me: I live in the middle of the desert where there is so little water that it's illegal to plant grass..

[Wjsa]

Was there a camera set up somewhere, where did the video come from

[michaelpatterson-jmnq]

Pass a law that no ship passes a bridge with out 2 tug boats

[barkr]

Notice the billow of smoke meaning full power to the engines as it gets lines up the hit the bridge…. Weird

[scottsmith]

That black smoke is the Diesel engine accelerating…

[nevertoopoortotour.]

Looks like they got to keep turning on the lights to make sure they hit the pier

[Randytrevorson]

What’s the explosion on the top on the bridge where it broke. That created a breaking point.

[secretnoname]

cheese bridge, very clever engineers and builders there 😢

[scoobyholcomb]

There was a couple other Bridges around the world that got hit something's going on