Rare Sea Dog Posted March 26 #117901 Share Posted March 26 (edited) deleted. Edited March 26 by Sea Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo&fran Posted March 26 #117902 Share Posted March 26 22 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: I saw on the news that the ship lost propulsion. You could see in the video how the ship started to kick to the port side kicking the aft starboard side into the bridge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted March 26 #117903 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 13 minutes ago, mo&fran said: Thanks Francis. Very informative. Edited March 26 by Sea Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted March 26 #117904 Share Posted March 26 Reaching out to our poster Gram(?) (sorry I just cannot remember her screen name, but posts sometimes on Bella thread and "likes" and had mentioned where she is from, on some Royal Caribbean threads.) from White Marsh area near Baltimore. Hope you and yours are OK. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted March 26 #117905 Share Posted March 26 @Keksie I answered your hotel question. I think Mark posted that info re the Holiday Inn on this thread (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 26 #117906 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, mo&fran said: I don’t recall what your engineering background is, but you may find this interesting. I know I mentioned earlier that the collapse reminded me of the ship impact related collapse of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse in 1980. I remember several papers being presented at the International Bridge Conference in the early, mid 80’s about that incident. This link is to the NTSB investigation and report on that collapse. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MAR8103.pdf NTSB will be doing the same thing for this investigation. It took them about 10 months to complete that report. Unfortunately, the construction of the Key Bridge predates some of the recommendations to address ship impact possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBE4 Posted March 26 #117907 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 2 hours ago, mo&fran said: There is some good youtube videos on a thread on the RCCL board. I must've watched a couple of those video's a half-a-dozen times now. Like others said, it's amazing how quickly it came down. If it was a movie, I'd be saying how unrealistic that is. Prayers for the 6 people still missing. EDIT: One thing I did notice is the lack of traffic just prior to impact as compared to a few minutes earlier. At first I thought chance luck but just read the ship did issue a Mayday call which allowed authorities to stop traffic in time. It could have been so much worse. Edited March 26 by HBE4 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted March 26 #117908 Share Posted March 26 Good afternoon. Today, after cleaning the house I wanted to take the time to catch up on the news (😉). So I guess Lizzy comes with the blanket. 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RobInMN Posted March 26 #117909 Share Posted March 26 Living in the Twin Cities, this reminds me most of the I-35W bridge collapse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_bridge Collapsed August 1, 2007. They immediately got to work and I think by the next day they had everyone they needed in a room and made a plan using design-build project planning. Awarded a contract Sept 19, 2007, and the new bridge was completed 3 months ahead of schedule Sept 18, 2008. There was a MNDOT manager that was a frequent contributor to a local political pod cast (had been doing so long before the collapse) that gave updates. But since then also gave in-depth accounts of the process in the immediate hours, and days that was really interesting. Unfortunately, with the podcast defunct, I don't think those recordings exist anymore. Obviously, this is a lot larger span with a lot more serious economic impacts, but the immediacy of getting the bridge replaced is very similar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted March 26 #117910 Share Posted March 26 So I am unable to enjoy the news (😔), due to the fact that the squirrel is climbing the fireplace to get into the window bird food feeder. Oh yea. Lizzy entertainment. 4 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keksie Posted March 26 #117911 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Arzeena said: @Keksie I answered your hotel question. I think Mark posted that info re the Holiday Inn on this thread (?) I saw that. Thank you for the information and I will look at that hotel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SteelCityCruiser10 Posted March 26 #117912 Share Posted March 26 The bridge collapse is so tragic. Unreal how fast that entire bridge went down after the pillar was taken out. Thank God for the MayDay call, I wonder how many lives were saved by that. Still shocked by the whole thing. Sad day for sure. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted March 26 #117913 Share Posted March 26 Celebrity cruisers are reporting random price drops on sailings. Checked. Saved $$$$$ on a couple booked for 2025😁. Nothing for 2024, they went up!🙃 Check your prices. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATG Posted March 26 #117914 Share Posted March 26 We did our focus group today on Symphony. We had to sign an NDA, so I can’t really tell you what we discussed. (I want my $150!) I think I can say it was regarding a specialty dining idea for a future ship. I have seen mention of it in various articles, so I don’t think it’s a big secret. There were 12 of us and he mentioned he had other groups. This is the first time I have ever heard of them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted March 26 Author #117915 Share Posted March 26 26 minutes ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said: The bridge collapse is so tragic. Unreal how fast that entire bridge went down after the pillar was taken out. Thank God for the Mayday call, I wonder how many lives were saved by that. Still shocked by the whole thing. Sad day for sure. + 1 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted March 26 #117916 Share Posted March 26 56 minutes ago, dani negreanu said: + 1 😢 +2 unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted March 26 #117917 Share Posted March 26 On 3/24/2024 at 6:42 PM, aussielozzie18 said: Sincere condolences to your god-daughter. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted March 26 #117918 Share Posted March 26 On 3/24/2024 at 6:57 PM, Gardener5b said: I'm so sorry for your god daughter. What a sad situation. Yes,it is,Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted March 26 #117919 Share Posted March 26 On 3/24/2024 at 7:30 PM, Sea Dog said: I’m so sorry Lenny. Looks Great John! Thanks,Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted March 26 #117920 Share Posted March 26 On 3/24/2024 at 8:01 PM, Luckynana said: @lenquixote66 I am sorry to hear your sad news, Lenny. May she Rest in Peace.🙏 Thank you,Maryann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keksie Posted March 26 #117921 Share Posted March 26 Our cruise is in 39 days and I wanted to print out the luggage tags but can't find them to print. Where are they hiding them these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted March 26 #117922 Share Posted March 26 On 3/25/2024 at 2:36 AM, grapau27 said: I'm so sorry to hear of your loss Lenny. Thank you so very much ,Graham.My god daughters father was my best man at my wedding .He died when she was 5 years old.His wife had a mental breakdown and there was no one to take care of the little girl.Toby and I took care of her till her mother got well. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted March 26 #117923 Share Posted March 26 On 3/24/2024 at 8:03 PM, Sunshine3601 said: @lenquixote66. So very sorry to hear about your Godfaughter's loss. May her Mother RIP 🙏 Thanks,Debbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted March 26 #117924 Share Posted March 26 On 3/24/2024 at 8:43 PM, Arzeena said: @lenquixote66 Lenny, my condolences to your god daughter. Thank you,Arzeena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted March 26 #117925 Share Posted March 26 On 3/25/2024 at 8:57 AM, cruisingpeople said: @Ozark_KidHappy "Belated" Birthday, John @lenquixote66Sorry for you and your God Daughters loss Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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