I’ve driven over the Key #bridge dozens (hundreds?) of times and navigated under it dozens. The crazy thing to me is that these #ships are so large now that the mini islands that are built to protect/support the bridge piers clearly had no chance. When this bridge was initially designed, the engineers weren’t planning for this scale. This accident is a tragedy, but hopefully also a warning for bridge #infrastructure managers around the world.

Secondary power/navigation systems/procedures will also get an overhaul. I imagine there will be a lot more tug boats at the ready when these mega-ships are near critical infrastructure in the future. Hindsight makes things seem so simple . . .

It’s a super sad day for #baltimore