Cargo vessel hits bridge

Someones heads would have been on the chopping block for that! Surely nautical maps would have pointed the height of the bridge out.

Great find though Kevin.

Hi,

That was a good one, any idea where and when it was?

Here is one that I was recently pointed at of a Container Ship that had an underdeck explosion in the aft hold.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Board are currently investigating the actual cause, it is estimated that the damages from this accident will cause a rise in cargo insurance rates.

It's a series of large photos so be patient while it loads.

http://www.cargolaw.com/2006nightmare_hyundai_for3.html

Great find Kevin!

I don't think the operator of the cargo ship was at fault. Try re-playing the first 5-10 seconds of that video a couple of times. You'll notice the bridge was dropping as the vessel was passing under. The bridge operator, realizing his mistake, began raising the bridge quickly thereafter.

It could have been a mechanical or... a mental malfunction.

Whoops! Sorry Kevin, I didn't see your follow-up post when I posted a few minutes after your observations. I wonder where this took place? I know the Welland Canal has several bridges that raise up & down vertically, unlike standard drawbridges. One of our members (YF: Rodger) is a retired operator along this section. Maybe he can shed some light?

How long would it take to stop a vessel of that size and how far forward would it travel before it began to back up?? I don't think there was anything the Captain could have done to save his ship. Looks like it was traveling at least 10 knots.

I wonder where this took place?

The street sign in the video says "Holland Rd." anyone know where thats at?

The cargo vessel that hit the bridge happened August 11/2001 at the Welland Canal Bridge No.11, the vessel name was Windoc a 730' long vessel carrying 26,000 tons of grain. The full accident report is at www.boatnerd.com click on Extra Tonnage on left then scroll down to Windoc Accident.The person that took video was a tourist that was waiting for bridge to be lowered.
Rodger

Nice flybridge

This must be the fastest conversion from freighter to power yacht ever.
A flybridge and surface exhaust within 15 seconds. I can understand the captain though. Nothing beats a good flybridge.

Under the heading Conclusions, we find; "It is likely that the operator's performance was impaired at the time of the occurrence".

In other words, he was drunk.