Nah, just a couple weeks to do NDT on the concrete, geomatics on the piles and slip in a couple steel sheer supports. Its no different than a truck hitting a bridge. Keeners with calculators work quickly.
Bridge Collapse in Baltimore.
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Baltimore bridge-collapse survivor recalls moment he plunged into river
Author of the article:Washington Post
Washington Post
Hau Chu, The Washington Post
Published Jul 11, 2024 • 2 minute read
Julio Cervantes Suarez was sitting in his truck in the early hours of March 26, with six other construction workers in their own vehicles, as they took a break from fixing potholes on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Then the 985-foot container ship Dali slammed into one of the bridge’s support pillars. The 37-year-old saw his co-workers vanish into the Patapsco River below.
After his own vehicle plunged into the water, Cervantes Suarez said he was unable to open any doors and had to manually roll down the windows to escape. He said he scaled a slab of concrete from the wreckage and waited for rescue workers.
Cervantes Suarez, one of two survivors, recounted the tragic incident to NBC News in his first interview. The footage aired Wednesday.
In the interview, Cervantes Suarez recalled searching for the other workers.
“I started to call out to each one of them by name,” he said in Spanish. “But no one answered me.”
He said Carlos Daniel Hernández, his nephew whom he considered a son, was the first to fall.
Hernández, 24, was one of six victims, including José Mynor López, 37; Maynor Suazo Sandoval, 38; Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26; José Lopez, 35; and Alejandro Hernández Fuentes, 35.
Cervantes Suarez told NBC that he didn’t think he would survive the fall.
“I thanked God for [the] family he gave me,” he said. “I asked him to take care of my wife and kids. And I asked for forgiveness for everything I’ve done.”
Cervantes Suarez, who told NBC that he still has physical pain, said he’s haunted by the fact that he had told Hernández to go to his car and rest.
“If I had told him to come with me, maybe it would have been different. Maybe he would be here with us,” Cervantes Suarez told the network.
Federal investigators are still scrutinizing the cause of the crash, which halted most trade at the Port of Baltimore and raised questions about whether federal and state authorities are prepared to prevent similar disruptions. The FBI has a separate, ongoing criminal investigation into whether the Dali’s crew knew of serious system problems before setting out.
Cervantes Suarez said he wants all responsible parties to “pay for the damage they have done,” including to the family of Hernández Fuentes, his brother-in-law. But, he told NBC, nothing can bring back what his family and others lost overnight.
“Because I know that money is not going to buy a hug from a father or a son,” he said.
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Author of the article:Washington Post
Washington Post
Hau Chu, The Washington Post
Published Jul 11, 2024 • 2 minute read
Julio Cervantes Suarez was sitting in his truck in the early hours of March 26, with six other construction workers in their own vehicles, as they took a break from fixing potholes on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Then the 985-foot container ship Dali slammed into one of the bridge’s support pillars. The 37-year-old saw his co-workers vanish into the Patapsco River below.
After his own vehicle plunged into the water, Cervantes Suarez said he was unable to open any doors and had to manually roll down the windows to escape. He said he scaled a slab of concrete from the wreckage and waited for rescue workers.
Cervantes Suarez, one of two survivors, recounted the tragic incident to NBC News in his first interview. The footage aired Wednesday.
In the interview, Cervantes Suarez recalled searching for the other workers.
“I started to call out to each one of them by name,” he said in Spanish. “But no one answered me.”
He said Carlos Daniel Hernández, his nephew whom he considered a son, was the first to fall.
Hernández, 24, was one of six victims, including José Mynor López, 37; Maynor Suazo Sandoval, 38; Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26; José Lopez, 35; and Alejandro Hernández Fuentes, 35.
Cervantes Suarez told NBC that he didn’t think he would survive the fall.
“I thanked God for [the] family he gave me,” he said. “I asked him to take care of my wife and kids. And I asked for forgiveness for everything I’ve done.”
Cervantes Suarez, who told NBC that he still has physical pain, said he’s haunted by the fact that he had told Hernández to go to his car and rest.
“If I had told him to come with me, maybe it would have been different. Maybe he would be here with us,” Cervantes Suarez told the network.
Federal investigators are still scrutinizing the cause of the crash, which halted most trade at the Port of Baltimore and raised questions about whether federal and state authorities are prepared to prevent similar disruptions. The FBI has a separate, ongoing criminal investigation into whether the Dali’s crew knew of serious system problems before setting out.
Cervantes Suarez said he wants all responsible parties to “pay for the damage they have done,” including to the family of Hernández Fuentes, his brother-in-law. But, he told NBC, nothing can bring back what his family and others lost overnight.
“Because I know that money is not going to buy a hug from a father or a son,” he said.
Baltimore bridge-collapse survivor recalls moment he plunged into river
Julio Cervantes Suarez was sitting in his truck in the early hours of March 26 taking a break from fixing potholes on a Baltimore bridge.
Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100M in cleanup costs
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Lea Skene And Alanna Durkin Richer
Published Sep 18, 2024 • 2 minute read
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.
The lawsuit filed in Maryland alleges that the electrical and mechanical systems on the ship, the Dali, were improperly maintained, causing it to lose power and veer off course before striking a support column on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
“This tragedy was entirely avoidable,” according to the lawsuit.
The collapse snarled commercial shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore for months before the channel was fully opened in June.
“With this civil claim, the Justice Department is working to ensure that the costs of clearing the channel and reopening the Port of Baltimore are borne by the companies that caused the crash, not by the American taxpayer,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in written statement.
The case was filed against Dali owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group, both of Singapore. The companies filed a court petition days after the collapse seeking to limit their legal liability in what could become the most expensive marine casualty case in history.
The ship was leaving Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka when its steering failed because of the power loss. Six members of a road work crew on the bridge were killed in the collapse. The men were working an overnight shift filling potholes on the bridge deck when it suddenly crumbled beneath them, sending them tumbling into the water.
“This accident happened because of the careless and grossly negligent decisions made by Grace Ocean and Synergy, who recklessly chose to send an unseaworthy vessel to navigate a critical waterway and ignored the risks to American lives and the nation’s infrastructure,” said Chetan Patil, the acting deputy assistant attorney general.
On Tuesday, the victims’ families declared their intent to file a claim seeking to hold the ship’s owner and manager fully liable for the disaster. Several other interested parties, including city officials and local businesses, have filed opposing claims accusing the companies of negligence.
The families are also calling for more robust workplace protections, especially for immigrant workers. All the victims were Latino immigrants who came to the United States in search of better-paying jobs and opportunities.
torontosun.com
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Lea Skene And Alanna Durkin Richer
Published Sep 18, 2024 • 2 minute read
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.
The lawsuit filed in Maryland alleges that the electrical and mechanical systems on the ship, the Dali, were improperly maintained, causing it to lose power and veer off course before striking a support column on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
“This tragedy was entirely avoidable,” according to the lawsuit.
The collapse snarled commercial shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore for months before the channel was fully opened in June.
“With this civil claim, the Justice Department is working to ensure that the costs of clearing the channel and reopening the Port of Baltimore are borne by the companies that caused the crash, not by the American taxpayer,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in written statement.
The case was filed against Dali owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group, both of Singapore. The companies filed a court petition days after the collapse seeking to limit their legal liability in what could become the most expensive marine casualty case in history.
The ship was leaving Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka when its steering failed because of the power loss. Six members of a road work crew on the bridge were killed in the collapse. The men were working an overnight shift filling potholes on the bridge deck when it suddenly crumbled beneath them, sending them tumbling into the water.
“This accident happened because of the careless and grossly negligent decisions made by Grace Ocean and Synergy, who recklessly chose to send an unseaworthy vessel to navigate a critical waterway and ignored the risks to American lives and the nation’s infrastructure,” said Chetan Patil, the acting deputy assistant attorney general.
On Tuesday, the victims’ families declared their intent to file a claim seeking to hold the ship’s owner and manager fully liable for the disaster. Several other interested parties, including city officials and local businesses, have filed opposing claims accusing the companies of negligence.
The families are also calling for more robust workplace protections, especially for immigrant workers. All the victims were Latino immigrants who came to the United States in search of better-paying jobs and opportunities.
Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100M in cleanup costs
Justice Department seeks $100M in cleanup costs.