IT'S now officially begun. Also he's supposedly officially taking troops to #Chicago and is threatening #Maryland about #BaltimoreBridge (collapse last year) funds and is NOW threatening to send the #military into Maryland

USA Today: Trump threatens Baltimore bridge funds over fight with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/24/trump-baltimore-bridge-funds-wes-moore/85806905007/

Trump threatens Baltimore bridge funds over fight with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore

President Donald Trump lashed out at Gov. Wes Moore after the Maryland Democrat criticized his efforts in Washington.

USA TODAY

damn you can see the ship is horribly damaged and even has the full road-deck wrapped upon it.

Of course, how did the bridge fare? To shreds, you say?

#BaltimoreBridge

I’m not too worried about the boat, Bobs.

Did you know that there's a giant, treacherous bar of sediment in the Bay?

The SF Bar Pilots are little known but they provide the crucial service of navigating ships safely through the Bay and helping prevent disasters like the one that recently took place in Baltimore. https://sfstandard.com/2024/04/28/san-francisco-bar-pilots/
#sfbay #sanfranciscobay #bayarea #baltimorebridge #barpilots #sfbarpilots

Meet the little-known navigators who keep Bay Area ports humming

The ships gliding in and out of the bay are guided by Bar Pilots, expert navigators who know the ins and outs of every port in the Bay Area.

The San Francisco Standard

President Biden Remarks on Rebuilding Key Bridge & Reopening Port of #Baltimore

15m 50s:
My administration is committed to ensuring the parties responsible for this tragedy pay to repair the damage & be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.

#FrancisScottKeyBridge #BaltimoreBridge
https://www.c-span.org/video/?534728-1/president-biden-remarks-rebuilding-key-bridge-reopening-port-baltimore

It has certainly been a beat since I’ve thought this much about bending moments. The good doctor’s original post on the recent Francis Scott Key bridge collapse is also worth a read.
#BaltimoreBridge #StructuralEngineering #BendingMoment (no, not like Neo)
https://fosstodon.org/@drdrang/112209195177014986
Dr. Drang (@[email protected])

☃️ An elementary structural mechanics problem and a moderately complex plot in Mathematica. https://leancrew.com/all-this/2024/04/moment-diagrams-for-simply-supported-beams/

Fosstodon
"Tragic Baltimore Bridge accident marks one of the worst shipping disasters to date. Heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the loss of 6 lives. Est. commercial losses up to $4B, per Reuters. Let's discuss the possible causes below. #BaltimoreBridge #ShippingDisaster #SafetyFirst #InvestigationNeeded 🛳️"
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Fortune: #Singaporean firm whose ship took down the #BaltimoreBridge just cited an 1851 maritime #law to cap liability at $44 million.

Singapore-based Grace Ocean Private Ltd. owns the #Dali, the vessel that lost power before it slammed into the bridge early last Tuesday. Synergy Marine Pte Ltd., also based in Singapore, is the ship’s manager.

https://fortune.com/2024/04/01/baltimore-francis-scott-key-bridge-liability-cap-44-million-singapore/

Singaporean firm whose ship took down the Baltimore bridge just cited an 1851 maritime law to cap liability at $44 million

The companies' “limitation of liability” petition is a routine procedure for cases litigated under U.S. maritime law.

Fortune

Wes Moore envisioned economic revival. Then the Key Bridge collapsed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/04/01/wes-moore-baltimore-bridge-collapse/ #baltimorebridge

Wes Moore envisioned economic revival. Then the Key Bridge collapsed.

The freshman governor, an ascendant figure for Democrats who had already faced high expectations, now tackles his first major test in a moment of crisis.

The Washington Post
#BaltimoreBridge The BBC is reporting that "they" are to "open" an alternative / interim route for ships. Um? A water route? Was it shut before? Can someone explain this more https://www.keybridgeresponse2024.com/post/update-4-multimedia-release-unified-command-prepares-for-opening-of-temporary-alternate-channel-aro
and
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/917547/unified-command-prepares-opening-temporary-alternate-channel-near-key-bridge
and why is it "temporary" and limited in use ? The terminology is so odd - like they had to dig one? The information seems to me to be extremely vague and strange. Is the port able to open?