Bridge collapse articles
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Brown-John: Collapsing bridges, fire, explosions — my year of living with disasters
By: Lloyd Brown-John Some may remember the satirical comic strip Li’l Abner. A dark rain cloud hung perpetually over the head of one of its characters, Joe Btfsplk. It symbolized Joe’s life of constant bad luck. He was “the world’s worst jinx” and brought misfortune to all around him. For a few months some years […]
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Dali Crew Still Stuck On Container Ship After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
The 21 men have been trapped for weeks as they continue to work aboard the vessel and cooperate with investigators looking into the collapse.
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Ship in Baltimore bridge collapse lost power hours before leaving port
Cargo ship experienced electrical outage 10 hours before departing then lost power again before collision, preliminary report saysInvestigators examining the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report on Tuesday the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the port of Baltimore while undergoing maintenance.The power outage was caused by a crew member mistakenly closing an exhaust damper, causing the ship’s...