have suspended the search for survivors around the now collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge six people are now believed dead lost when a cargo ship ran into the bridge causing it to crumble officials say it appears to be an accident and a power issue on the ship may be to blame the collapse is already sparking widespread concern over the economic impact of that area as seeing those images of that bridge collapsing for a lot of people reminds them of 17 years ago when the 35W bridge in Minneapolis
went down Fox nights Mary McGuire joins us now to talk more about that and the impact this is still having on First Responders Mary well Randy tonight the 35W bridge is lit up in red white and yellow the colors of the Maryland state flag today's disaster in Baltimore brought back memories for so many here in Minnesota including those First Responders who were there that day 17 years ago the images of the Baltimore bridge collapse are almost unbelievable it's a site former henpen County Sheriff R
ich St hoped he would never see again in his lifetime you know brought back a lot of memories and emotions and thoughts about what happened back on August 1 of 2007 stanic was in office the day the 35W bridge came down during the evening Rush Hour killing 13 people and injuring 145 others much more dangerous you can imagine the water coming from the Lock and Dam he recalls getting the news on his drive home from work a immediately rushing to get on a boat to head to the site of the emergency alt
hough the circumstances of these two collapses are different stanic says he was struck by the similarities in what officials were saying on Tuesday in terms of the investigation the things uh she said the chairwoman are Verbatim what they said back in 2007 here in Minneapolis he also knows the toll these disasters take on First Responders you get that emotional toll which is really heavy on First Responders uh you also get the physical toll you got the weather conditions the water conditions eve
ryone in Minnesota who is around then remembers where they were when they found out the 35W bridge collapsed senator Amy kashar recalls how important it was to rebuild the 35W bridge in the wake of the tragedy and says it will be important for Baltimore to do the same as I said when the 35W bridge collapsed a bridge just doesn't fall down in the middle of America but when it does we rebu now Governor Tim Walls and Minneapolis mayor Jacob fry also sharing their condolences on social media with fr
y writing that Minneapolis stands with Baltimore during a tragedy we know all too well Randy thank you Mary
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As a USCG Licensed Captain (Retired) myself, NOBODY has asked THE most important questions yet. 1) The Captain Radioed ahead, reported he was having mechanical issues, why were there no tug boats dispatched for assistance? 2) Was the Harbor Pilot onboard at the time of losing power? 3) Were the USCG Rules followed? 4) Was the USGG notified in advance, and what was their response? They had to have a command station at that large port.
A friend of mine lost his Wife and oldest son... in the 35w bridge collapse..... 😢😢😢
You can't compare this to 35w because a ship crashed into it didn't just collapse on its own.
A major bridge with nothing protecting the piers despite the risk of collision from marine traffic? In regions where ice flows may impact a bridge during spring breakup piers are protected with rip rap. Essentially a tiny island is formed by dumping rock and soil. This is the cheapest material and the easiest to place. The cost of this protection relative to the cost of the bridge is not considerable. If a pier is surrounded by a coffer dam soil can be dredged from the river bed and pumped into place forming an island.
What you mean lost😢. Omg. I’m praying for all those families. 🙏🏽
No, mpls' collapse was from DoT negligence to maintain the bridge. Baltimore collapse is from something maritime, while the bridge was structurally fine
Praying for all the families 😢
The more accurate comparison is the collapse if the skyway bridge in Tampa Bay Florida. Also struck by a ship
What about The travelers that was on the bridge in their cars nobody is talking about them I'm pretty sure it's more than six people dead
Politicians approved money for endless wars, but not for a crumbling infrastructure. Old bridges that haven’t been upgraded , this kind of bridge should be built to withstand these kind of incidents. Govt is to blame.
That old I35W bridge was scary to drive on. It was like a trampoline bouncing up and down.
I live in MN and I remember that!
I was watching tv right when the news broke of the 35W collapse, I remember frantically calling my mom to make sure she safe.
God bless the ones involved as well as their families
Holy crap. I couldnt imagine being in a car on the bridge when that happens. What a horrible way to go
35W failure to invest in our infrastructure. This is potentially negligance in more ways than one.
This is historically DECESTATING IM SO TRIGGERED.
Too much talking less searching and recovering!
“What a tragedy. It reminds us of this thing that happened to us years ago on the other side of the country. Now run a segment on that instead of the thing that just happened.”
OG skyway bridge 1980