You joke...but they have those mobile trailered-type signs (usually used for road construction) all over the streets around Dundalk at least, saying that "Drone and UAS activity is prohibited, per FAA regulations" so that means there are at least a couple of FAA folks around to "monitor" and ensure that is being enforced.
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You joke...but they have those mobile trailered-type signs (usually used for road construction) all over the streets around Dundalk at least, saying that "Drone and UAS activity is prohibited, per FAA regulations" so that means there are at least a couple of FAA folks around to "monitor" and ensure that is being enforced.
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Signs are cheap. FAA monitors cost more. Sort of like those "speed checked by radar" signs.
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Baltimore To Reopen Limited Access Channel for Ships with Drafts Less Than 35 Feet on April 25
View: https://twitter.com/mercoglianos/status/1782952900223770909
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Baltimore To Reopen Limited Access Channel for Ships with Drafts Less Than 35 Feet on April 25
View: https://twitter.com/mercoglianos/status/1782952900223770909
I was watching some of the dismantling & removal of bridge sections this afternoon.
That river has a deceptively strong current! I remember AlfaMan saying something about that in the early days of the accident but this is the first time I'd actually seen how strong it was.
That river has a deceptively strong current! I remember AlfaMan saying something about that in the early days of the accident but this is the first time I'd actually seen how strong it was.
An update on the bridge channel:
www.zerohedge.com
FRIDAY, APR 26, 2024 - 10:25 AM
Officials at the Port of Baltimore opened a fourth, 35-foot deep, temporary channel through the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, allowing cargo ships trapped at the port to exit.
According to Bloomberg's ship tracking data, four of seven ships trapped at the port navigated the new temporary channel and are sailing down the Chesapeake Bay.
On Thursday, the Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag, transited the temporary channel for Saint John, Canada. Three other ships, including the Saimaagracht cargo vessel, the Carmen vehicle carrier, and the Phatra Naree bulk carrier, were also able to exit.
The new 35-foot depth channel is a massive increase compared to smaller channels opened several weeks after the Dali container ship slammed into the bridge one month ago, toppling the bridge and paralyzing the port.
However, Ben Schafer, an engineering professor at Johns Hopkins University, told AP News that a new bridge could take five to seven years to be rebuilt.
Port Of Baltimore Partially Reopens, Allowing Trapped Cargo Ships To Exit | ZeroHedge
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Port Of Baltimore Partially Reopens, Allowing Trapped Cargo Ships To Exit
BY TYLER DURDENFRIDAY, APR 26, 2024 - 10:25 AM
Officials at the Port of Baltimore opened a fourth, 35-foot deep, temporary channel through the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, allowing cargo ships trapped at the port to exit.
According to Bloomberg's ship tracking data, four of seven ships trapped at the port navigated the new temporary channel and are sailing down the Chesapeake Bay.
On Thursday, the Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag, transited the temporary channel for Saint John, Canada. Three other ships, including the Saimaagracht cargo vessel, the Carmen vehicle carrier, and the Phatra Naree bulk carrier, were also able to exit.
The new 35-foot depth channel is a massive increase compared to smaller channels opened several weeks after the Dali container ship slammed into the bridge one month ago, toppling the bridge and paralyzing the port.
Next week, salvage crews expect to refloat Dali, which will then be pushed back to port by tugboats for inspection. Once Dali and all debris are removed, the main shipping channel could reopen next month.
However, Ben Schafer, an engineering professor at Johns Hopkins University, told AP News that a new bridge could take five to seven years to be rebuilt.
Let's remember that the bridge was critical for the port and a critical feeder to the Interstate 95 highway network up and down the mid-Atlantic area. Local supply chain snarls will persist for years.
Quick update - heard on the news this a.m. that they are starting to remove pieces of the bridge that are actually ON the ship. They have to go slow because every time the take off a piece, it throws the balance off and the ship AND the containers shift around. But they expect they ship to be able to be moved by 10 May.... in 3 days ?!?! Great if that's the case, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Also, the initial U.S. gov estimates for the "new" bridge are $1.3 Billion and done by fall of 2028. That is believable.
If anyone is so inclined the local Scouts council (used to be Boy Scouts) are selling limited edition Key Bridge "memorial" council patches to raise money for those impacted by the bridge/port shutdown. $25 a piece. I got a couple for some Scout nephews, they're pretty nice. (The following page takes you there and sells the patches as "event tickets." So it's weird, but it works.)
scoutingevent.com
I can't believe nobody has "requested" the steel wreckage from the bridge to make souvenir do-dads/plaques/etc. to either raise money or make money. I guarantee a huge amount of people in the local area would buy something like that.
(anybody that runs with that idea, let me know and I'll tell you where to send the royalties check! LOL)
Also, the initial U.S. gov estimates for the "new" bridge are $1.3 Billion and done by fall of 2028. That is believable.
If anyone is so inclined the local Scouts council (used to be Boy Scouts) are selling limited edition Key Bridge "memorial" council patches to raise money for those impacted by the bridge/port shutdown. $25 a piece. I got a couple for some Scout nephews, they're pretty nice. (The following page takes you there and sells the patches as "event tickets." So it's weird, but it works.)
Baltimore Area Council - Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge Patch
Thank you for supporting Baltimore through this trying time in the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. We know the positive imp
I can't believe nobody has "requested" the steel wreckage from the bridge to make souvenir do-dads/plaques/etc. to either raise money or make money. I guarantee a huge amount of people in the local area would buy something like that.
(anybody that runs with that idea, let me know and I'll tell you where to send the royalties check! LOL)