Yes. Remember that a crane's lifting capacity is related to the lifting radius and can only lift its max load at min radius. The Chesapeake 1000 can lift its max load at 63ft fenders to hook.
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Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
We hates Bagginses!
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Perhaps they need Sleipnir. Two revolving cranes can lift up to 20,000 tonnes in tandem. In my day I thought Hermod was big but this is huge.
Edit, posted the Hermod photo in error - here's the Sleipnir, decommissioning the Brent Alpha in 2020. The jacket weighed 10,100 metric tons.
https://www.heavyliftnews.com/15300t-wo ... -sleipnir/
Edit, posted the Hermod photo in error - here's the Sleipnir, decommissioning the Brent Alpha in 2020. The jacket weighed 10,100 metric tons.
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a) how the hell does the bridge see where they're going?
b) what are the "hydrodynamics" of the "hull" components? The phrase " the aerodynamics of a brick" come to mind.
c) why would you name a ship after an eight-legged horse?
Only because I'm curious you understand.
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b) what are the "hydrodynamics" of the "hull" components? The phrase " the aerodynamics of a brick" come to mind.
c) why would you name a ship after an eight-legged horse?
Only because I'm curious you understand.
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Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
a) They have to crane their necks?
b) Top speed 12kts, AND the pontoons are streamlined to reduce drag, don't you know?
c) Count its legs!
b) Top speed 12kts, AND the pontoons are streamlined to reduce drag, don't you know?
c) Count its legs!
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.....point c) Touche
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Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
The scale of these huge things, compared to eachother, is somewhat incomprehensible. Well, for me at least 
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Baltimore bridge cleanup seen from above
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Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Crews tentatively expected to use explosives today to demolish part of Baltimore’s Key Bridge to free trapped cargo ship.
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse lost power twice before slamming into pillar, NTSB finds
Six construction workers on the Key Bridge when it collapsed in March died. The final missing worker's body was recovered May 7.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sh ... rcna151999
Two blackouts triggered by the unexpected tripping of electrical breakers caused a container ship to slam into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, sending it tumbling into Baltimore Harbor and killing six people, federal investigators said in a preliminary report released Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board report said the 947-foot Singapore-flagged Dali suffered a pair of power losses in the minutes before it struck the bridge, leaving the ship without propulsion to help steer away from one of the bridge's piers. After radioing for help, the crew dropped its anchor in a last-ditch attempt to avoid a collision.
But it was too late: a crew member told investigators that as he was releasing a brake on the anchor, he had to escape the collapsing bridge.
The Dali, which had been chartered by the Danish shipping giant Maersk, was bound for Sri Lanka when it struck the bridge at 1:28 a.m. March 26. Minutes before the crash, the ship's lights went out, then briefly flickered back on, and black smoke billowed from the stack — signs of the power losses.
Seconds after impact, the bridge, considered a jewel of the city, collapsed into the depths of the Patapsco River, killing six roadwork crew members who were on it in what may be the most expensive maritime disaster in history. Two workers were rescued from the river. All 22 crew members on the ship survived, along with two pilots who were helping the Dali navigate the harbor.
The catastrophe took seconds, as captured by video that showed cars and trucks on the bridge just before impact.
The preliminary NTSB report also revealed that the Dali had suffered a blackout 10 hours before the collision during in-port maintenance. That blackout was triggered by a mistake by a crew member, the report said.
The connection between the earlier blackout and the one that preceded the deadly accident remains under investigation, the NTSB said in its report.
It is rare for ships of that size to lose power and rarer still for it to happen in a narrow channel near the pillars of a major bridge. A last-minute mayday and quick actions on the ground most likely averted a much higher casualty count.
A weekslong search turned up the bodies of the six construction workers, that last of which was recovered May 7. The NTSB and the FBI opened investigations into the collapse. The city of Baltimore filed a legal claim against the Dali's owner, Grace Ocean Private Ltd., and its manager, Synergy Marine Pte Ltd., alleging negligence and full liability for the collapse.
In past statements, Synergy and Grace Ocean have expressed sympathy "to everyone affected and their families" but have declined to comment on the cause of the crash, noting the unfinished investigations and the ongoing legal proceedings. Maersk has said in statements that its "thoughts are with all parties impacted by the situation" but stressed that it neither owned nor operated the Dali. Maersk has said it would conduct an investigation of its own.
On Monday, precision explosive charges dismantled a span of the bridge that had come down on the container ship, finally freeing the vessel.
President Joe Biden has vowed that the government will help rebuild the bridge as soon as possible, as the Port of Baltimore is a major part of the Northeast economy and the busiest port for car imports and exports.
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Six construction workers on the Key Bridge when it collapsed in March died. The final missing worker's body was recovered May 7.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sh ... rcna151999
Two blackouts triggered by the unexpected tripping of electrical breakers caused a container ship to slam into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, sending it tumbling into Baltimore Harbor and killing six people, federal investigators said in a preliminary report released Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board report said the 947-foot Singapore-flagged Dali suffered a pair of power losses in the minutes before it struck the bridge, leaving the ship without propulsion to help steer away from one of the bridge's piers. After radioing for help, the crew dropped its anchor in a last-ditch attempt to avoid a collision.
But it was too late: a crew member told investigators that as he was releasing a brake on the anchor, he had to escape the collapsing bridge.
The Dali, which had been chartered by the Danish shipping giant Maersk, was bound for Sri Lanka when it struck the bridge at 1:28 a.m. March 26. Minutes before the crash, the ship's lights went out, then briefly flickered back on, and black smoke billowed from the stack — signs of the power losses.
Seconds after impact, the bridge, considered a jewel of the city, collapsed into the depths of the Patapsco River, killing six roadwork crew members who were on it in what may be the most expensive maritime disaster in history. Two workers were rescued from the river. All 22 crew members on the ship survived, along with two pilots who were helping the Dali navigate the harbor.
The catastrophe took seconds, as captured by video that showed cars and trucks on the bridge just before impact.
The preliminary NTSB report also revealed that the Dali had suffered a blackout 10 hours before the collision during in-port maintenance. That blackout was triggered by a mistake by a crew member, the report said.
The connection between the earlier blackout and the one that preceded the deadly accident remains under investigation, the NTSB said in its report.
It is rare for ships of that size to lose power and rarer still for it to happen in a narrow channel near the pillars of a major bridge. A last-minute mayday and quick actions on the ground most likely averted a much higher casualty count.
A weekslong search turned up the bodies of the six construction workers, that last of which was recovered May 7. The NTSB and the FBI opened investigations into the collapse. The city of Baltimore filed a legal claim against the Dali's owner, Grace Ocean Private Ltd., and its manager, Synergy Marine Pte Ltd., alleging negligence and full liability for the collapse.
In past statements, Synergy and Grace Ocean have expressed sympathy "to everyone affected and their families" but have declined to comment on the cause of the crash, noting the unfinished investigations and the ongoing legal proceedings. Maersk has said in statements that its "thoughts are with all parties impacted by the situation" but stressed that it neither owned nor operated the Dali. Maersk has said it would conduct an investigation of its own.
On Monday, precision explosive charges dismantled a span of the bridge that had come down on the container ship, finally freeing the vessel.
President Joe Biden has vowed that the government will help rebuild the bridge as soon as possible, as the Port of Baltimore is a major part of the Northeast economy and the busiest port for car imports and exports.
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