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If someone with access to that hypothetic advanced AI wanted to destroy that bridge by hacking that specific ship it would have been much easier to take control of the rudder than to turn off the power at a very specific moment.
Ships losing power are not that uncommon
originally posted by: Threadbarer
Baltimore's port has opened four temporary channels to allow ships trapped in the harbor to leave as well as a few new ships to come in.
The channels will only be open until Monday (possibly Tuesday depending on weather). This is to allow for the permanent channel to be cleared. The temporary channels will open again in the middle of next month. The Army Corp of Engineers expects for the permanent channel to re-open by the end of next month.
originally posted by: Threadbarer
a reply to: xuenchen
All incoming and outgoing ships are required to be piloted by a harbor pilot, be escorted by two tugs, and keep their speed under 5 knots.
The state of Maryland is about to get an insurance payment of $350 million related to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March, according to the broker handling its policy on the structure.
The payment would come from insurer Chubb, which has a $350 million limit on the policy it had written on the bridge, according to Henry Daar, head of property claims, North America for WTW, the broker on the policy. The payment will be made soon rather than waiting for the construction of a new bridge to begin, a process that could be years away.
The policy will only cover a small fraction of the billions in damages and the clean-up costs associated with March 26 collapse caused by a cargo ship, the Dali, a Singaporean-flagged container vessel, that lost power and slammed into one of the bridge’s support columns.
So far, 3,000 tons of wreckage and debris have been removed from the site for disposal or recycling, according to the latest update from the unified government command overseeing the effort. An estimated 50,000 tons of wreckage still needs to be removed from the site.
Unified command reports that more than 350 uniformed and civilian workers from 53 federal, state and local agencies nationwide are deployed to Baltimore for the ongoing recovery and salvage efforts. In addition, 553 contract specialists are actively involved in various roles related to dive, crane and vessel operations.
The accident temporarily closed much of the operations of the Port of Baltimore, trapping ships in the port. Four temporary channels have been reopened since the accident allow some resumption of ship traffic. As of a week ago, 171 commercial vessels have transited the alternate channels, including five of the vessels waiting to depart Baltimore since March 26.
originally posted by: IndieA
Maryland is about to get $350 million from insurance in bridge collapse
The state of Maryland is about to get an insurance payment of $350 million related to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March, according to the broker handling its policy on the structure.
The payment would come from insurer Chubb, which has a $350 million limit on the policy it had written on the bridge, according to Henry Daar, head of property claims, North America for WTW, the broker on the policy. The payment will be made soon rather than waiting for the construction of a new bridge to begin, a process that could be years away.
The policy will only cover a small fraction of the billions in damages and the clean-up costs associated with March 26 collapse caused by a cargo ship, the Dali, a Singaporean-flagged container vessel, that lost power and slammed into one of the bridge’s support columns.
So far, 3,000 tons of wreckage and debris have been removed from the site for disposal or recycling, according to the latest update from the unified government command overseeing the effort. An estimated 50,000 tons of wreckage still needs to be removed from the site.
Unified command reports that more than 350 uniformed and civilian workers from 53 federal, state and local agencies nationwide are deployed to Baltimore for the ongoing recovery and salvage efforts. In addition, 553 contract specialists are actively involved in various roles related to dive, crane and vessel operations.
The accident temporarily closed much of the operations of the Port of Baltimore, trapping ships in the port. Four temporary channels have been reopened since the accident allow some resumption of ship traffic. As of a week ago, 171 commercial vessels have transited the alternate channels, including five of the vessels waiting to depart Baltimore since March 26.
originally posted by: Threadbarer
a reply to: xuenchen
No it wasn't. The speed limit for the Inner Harbor is 6 knots and there's no requirement for a tug escort.