Barge strikes bridge in Galveston, TX

[Tom McAndrew]

resulting in an oil spill, a partial collapse of the bridge, and the shutdown of the bridge.

Texas A&M Galveston to close for days after barge slams into bridge to island

The school said in an update that no vehicles are exiting Pelican Island, where the campus is located, and the bridge is closed to all traffic.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Nitt1300]

Lots of bad boat driving lately

 

[LionJim]

Lots of bad boat driving lately

Ships are bigger nowadays.

Also, just putting this out there because I recently read an article about this, the infrastructure needs of this country are astounding.

 

[Nitt1300]

Ships are bigger nowadays.

Also, just putting this out there because I recently read an article about this, the infrastructure needs of this country are astounding.

yes, and yes

 

[dcf4psu]

Not sure what happened here, but the Dali in Baltimore lost power. You cannot drive a boat without power.