Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
How else is supposed to waltz his way around?
You should NOT be traveling out of your 15 minuet city bubble, make a zoom call
Key Bridge Collapse In Baltimore
- Thread starter Kyle
- Start date
glhs837
Power with Control
You should NOT be traveling out of your 15 minute city bubble, make a zoom call
Well, those things I go to to perform acceptance inspections on that weigh 310lbs dont lend themselves to zoom calls
I suppose the workers could hold a camera while I direct them, but then there are the bolts that I check for torque and the stitching and lacing for tension. And the hand written paperwork I inspect for legibility. They could hold that up to the camera 
Federal criminal investigation opened into Key Bridge crash
SummaryThe FBI has opened a criminal investigation focusing on the massive container ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month — a probe that will look at least in part at whether the crew left the port knowing the vessel had serious systems problems, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
FBI agents board Dali cargo ship at Baltimore bridge collapse site to grill the crew on what they knew when it set sail - as the city sues Singapore-based owner
Agents will investigate whether the 22-strong crew of the Dali knew it had serious systemic issues before they left the Maryland port on March 26.
Some were seen arriving at the ship today to speak to the crew, who remain onboard.
Meanwhile Baltimore's mayor said the city is bringing in outside firms to 'hold responsible all entities accountable for the Key Bridge tragedy'.
He has hired two law firms to sue Grace Ocean Private, the Singapore-based company that owns the ship.
Sigh ... Really the FBI and Lawsuits ?
Doesn't the port supply a harbor pilot to get the ship from dock into the channel .? Did that pilot realize the issues.
It used to take about six months for conspiracy theories to become conspiracy facts, but the cycle time seems to be shortening up. You may recall that, after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed following a container ship’s unexplained power loss, some people suspected there might be more to the story than just a coincidental accident.
But corporate media laughed like hyenas at all the silly conspiracy theories.
For instance, MSNBC prominently ran an op-ed titled, “The MAGA world's bridge conspiracies highlight an incredibly dark reality. Somehow that wasn’t perfectly clear, the article somehow conflated questioning the cause of the container ship’s loss of power with MAGA politics. I don’t really understand the author’s reasoning (I blame the public school system), but this is how he explained it:
“Far-right” conspiracy theorists. They’re probably Ukrainian Nazis. Or robots. Or both — far-right robot Nazis! But I digress.
Guess what happened next? Yesterday, mere weeks after the collapse, The Washington Post ran a curious story headlined, Federal criminal investigation opened into Key Bridge crash. The FBI is now investigating the “simple accident.”
The FBI, of course, is not saying anything about the pending criminal investigation. But that didn’t stop the Washington Post from quoting several ‘experts’ opining that it doesn’t mean anything serious, the FBI is probably just looking into some paperwork problem, or a minor failure to comply with port regulations, or some transgression of admiralty law, or — and I am not making this up — vessels being “unseaworthy.”
I never realized seaworthiness was within the FBI’s salty jurisdiction. You learn something new every day. Now I know who to call when the rental boat’s ice chest is empty.
The fact is, nobody knows what the FBI is up to, since the feds aren’t talking. But if it were “simply an accident,” there would be nothing to criminally investigate. Therefore, the investigation, just by existing, confirms the suspicions of the conspiracy theorists who thought there must be more to the story. It also, once again, revealed the useless corporate media as obsequious government puppies who enjoy being humiliated.
☕️ ROBOT NAZIS ☙ Tuesday, April 16, 2024 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠
Trump trial going nowhere fast; Ukraine feels left out as Middle East hogs world's attention; fake war robots hide gross facts; FBI supports bridge theories; strong legal gains in trans battle; more.
www.coffeeandcovid.com
glhs837
Power with Control
Not buying that this is confirmation of anything. Game it out for Team Joe.
A) You don't involve the FBI, and it turns out there was criminality of some kind. Falsifying records, bribes to inspectors, 200 sex slaves in the bilges, whatever. You somehow manage to look even more incompetent than you already were, which is a record of some kind.
B) You get the Feebs in the front door early. If there was criminal crap, you look like your on top of it. If there isn't, your Feebs have had a few nice dinners in Baltimore and get to tell some sea stories.
There is literally no downside to sending them out. Except of course the fringe right who hates your guts anyway brays about their theories being confirmed.
Again, if this was an attack, it was a pretty crappy one. You would better served by sending 20 gunmen into random malls to walk through firing at people as they go, into a car on the far side and away they go. Just don't do it in places like Texas and FL. Or blow up a bunch of random substations. Maybe dynamite a dam or two. Taking down one bridge, no matter which one, that's not really moving the needle societally, security-wise, or politically.
A) You don't involve the FBI, and it turns out there was criminality of some kind. Falsifying records, bribes to inspectors, 200 sex slaves in the bilges, whatever. You somehow manage to look even more incompetent than you already were, which is a record of some kind.
B) You get the Feebs in the front door early. If there was criminal crap, you look like your on top of it. If there isn't, your Feebs have had a few nice dinners in Baltimore and get to tell some sea stories.
There is literally no downside to sending them out. Except of course the fringe right who hates your guts anyway brays about their theories being confirmed.
Again, if this was an attack, it was a pretty crappy one. You would better served by sending 20 gunmen into random malls to walk through firing at people as they go, into a car on the far side and away they go. Just don't do it in places like Texas and FL. Or blow up a bunch of random substations. Maybe dynamite a dam or two. Taking down one bridge, no matter which one, that's not really moving the needle societally, security-wise, or politically.
Was this another local screw up like the 695 accident in the medium .?
Took them some time to investigate that the construction crew messed up by not blocking the entrance. Not to let the wreck less speeders off the hook but the state is going to be sued for their part and deeper pockets.
Took them some time to investigate that the construction crew messed up by not blocking the entrance. Not to let the wreck less speeders off the hook but the state is going to be sued for their part and deeper pockets.
glhs837
Power with Control
So, this didn't kick off a wave of infrastructure attacks. It didnt close the port for that long. ROROs can now come and go.
Looks like I called it pretty close. Comment from Mar 26th
Looks like I called it pretty close. Comment from Mar 26th
PJay
Well-Known Member
No, I haven't
www.foxnews.com
Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston struck by barge, causing portion to collapse: officials
A barge smashed into the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday morning, causing a section of the bridge to fall onto the barge, Fox 7 Austin reports.
No, I haven't
Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston struck by barge, causing portion to collapse: officials
A barge smashed into the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday morning, causing a section of the bridge to fall onto the barge, Fox 7 Austin reports.
Current was unusually fast and unpredictable and the tug operator lost control of the barge. It happens, just not always near a bridge.
You got that right! How many watercraft have slamed into the bridge at Oregon Inlet. Current and tides and shoaling there can screw up even the most seasoned captain.
Running with the current/tide can be really tricky (sometimes impossible) due to the loss of maneuvering authority.