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WHAT DOES A WIDE OPEN BORDER HAVE TO DO WITH A CONTAINER SHIP HITTING A BRIDGE? OR PERHAPS ALL SHIPS ALL OVER THE WORLD SHOULD BE MANAGED AND SAILED BY US PERSONNEL? SORT OF IMPOSSIBLE ISN'T IT?
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I saw it on the evening news here. Shocking tragedy. So heartbreaking for the families involved.
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Having worked on super large vessels and having experienced full power loss I can confirm that almost instantly the vessel moves off track and is at the mercy of current, waves, tide and wind. The crew and pilot aboard would have worked frenetically to restore power and it seems they achieved this but not in time to alter the vessels course. Large vessels are not driven by their motors instead the motors (that stand 2 storeys high) are there to generate electricity and that in turn powers electric motors that run the very complex steering and propulsion methods. Vessels have long been "hybrid" They all have emergency back up generators but as I have experienced nothing is fail safe. The vessels bridge crew clearly made a may day call without delay and they must be commended for doing that as should the Police for their swift action in blocking access to the bridge or who knows how many more could have passed away. So very sad for those who lost their lives and their loved ones. Here in Australia back in 1975 a container vessel struck the Derwent bridge in Hobart Tasmania which bought down only one span onto the ship's deck and killed seven crew members and five motorists. As each span is independent of the next we, fortunately, did not see the entire bridge collapse, saving many more lives. Life is unpredictable and short, get out and do everything, live your life out and about while you can, don't die wishing you had.
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Thank you Koffa 
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