Oil Tanker Crash on the Mississippi River in New Orleans

[indaswamp]

I do not know all the details yet, but I have connections to the river pilots and waiting to hear back what they can say about the situation. Many may not know that all foreign vessels that enter the Mississippi river are boarded by trained river pilots which Captain the vessel as it travels up or down the river. The river pilots are responsible for navigation through a specific section of the river,,,I think it is either 10 or 12 miles. The pilots trade off through each section. Maritime law applies. The pilots are trained in hostage situations, most have some military training, and they board the ships armed. I just can't see a river pilot intentionally driving a ship into a civilian tour boat. Maybe the ship had a mechanical failure. who knows. It does make one wonder though. Anyways, here is a local news source with good info and a video of the moment of impact.All individuals are accounted for...thank God....

https://www.wbrz.com/news/miracle-o...al-everyone-accounted-for-after-boat-capsizes

 

[Buckeye1]

Very lucky. That river boat went down fast.

 

[DRKsmoking]

WOW, glad all ok, must have been some kind of malfuntion. Going across the river not up or down.

Same as here in our large harbour, Pilots must placed on every ship that enters our port, ok coarse not our Navy ships

David

 

[Fueling Around]

Scary. Relieved all are safe.
Boats that big just don't have brakes. Surprised it didn't have a tug escort when that close to the docks.
I believe all bays, sounds, and anything considered inland waters require a pilot.

 

[JckDanls 07]

Yes... Tampa Bay has Pilots as well... They board outside of the Bay when inbound... And of course when leaving... Pilots instruct the tugs on what to do...

 

[Brokenhandle]

I'm waiting for all the conspiracy theories to start!

 

[Quiganomics]

I'm waiting for all the conspiracy theories to start!

I don't know about conspiracy theories, but with the tanker crash, grounding of flights, 911 outages, Amtrak's booking system going down, and Microsoft's issues, it seems like too much of a coincidence that something isn't happening. And I have little faith that they would tell us plebs what's going on.
Top.
Men.

-Shaun

 

[schlotz]

Maybe its more like way too many things are run via programmed software and look at who's minding them. Youngsters who were not trained to test, verify and reverify before putting updates into production. In the case of the grounding yesterday, welcome to a 70s analog system time bomb that got overloaded. It's the result and total lack of responsibility from every lawmaker in the US Gov who have kicked the can down the road for the last 40 years. Thankfully nobody got hurt. There's another one ticking louder each passing year that's been handled (ignored) the same way and will bite millions of people hard in the upcoming years.... Social Security insolvency.

 

[indaswamp]

Latest update:

Around 12:30 p.m. Friday, the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker was traveling upriver near Algiers Point when it appeared to lose steering control just before passing under the Crescent City Connection. The vessel veered sharply starboard, dropping its anchors in an effort to stop before striking the docked American Heritage at a nearly 90-degree angle. State engineers confirmed the nearby bridge was undamaged, though the riverboat quickly took on water and sank.


According to U.S. Coast Guard and international maritime records obtained by The Advocate, the Atlantic Asphalt—built in 2017—has accumulated multiple maintenance and system deficiencies over the past two years

https://www.wbrz.com/news/atlantic-...on-issues-prior-to-new-orleans-port-collision

 

[DRKsmoking]

At least the bridge was ok, but not the American Heritage, Hard to stop a moving ship of any size.

David

 

[indaswamp]

Glad it seems to be a mechanical failure as I suspected and not foul play...

 

[Quiganomics]

Glad it seems to be a mechanical failure as I suspected and not foul play...

That's what they say. I'm still unsure because if there was foul play I highly doubt they'd admit it. It communicates that they are incompetent and we are vulnerable. If they were to come out and say this was the result of some type of attack, there would be mass panic (remember trying to find toilet paper in 2020?).

All politicians lie through their teeth, so I'm to the point where I trust nothing they say anymore. And that goes for both sides of the spectrum. But thankfully everyone in the incident yesterday is ok, and that's what is important.

-Shaun