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Originally Posted by Bill14564
A ship with its own propulsion does not need a tugboat to navigate. Tugboats move barges and help ships into and out of docks.
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Once it has been rebuilt, I doubt they will go back to status quo since one damaged pier on a truss bridge can bring it all down.
The only options I can think of is either build barriers to protect the piers or use tugs.
From an article posted today.
Could Key Bridge crash have been avoided if Dali had tugboat guides? - The Baltimore Banner
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As the Singapore cargo ship Dali shoved off from the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal, two tugboats initially helped maneuver it away, then peeled off 20 minutes before the ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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Another half hour paying for tugs would have been much less expensive than crashing the ship into a bridge pier.
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“Ship owners don’t like tug escorts because you need to pay for them,” said Ahlstrom, who also teaches safety management classes at SUNY Maritime. “But passing under a bridge like this, it may be necessary.”
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A tanker third mate for Crowley’s tank fleet who has sailed through the Baltimore Port repeatedly over the last 18 years said that two, or even one tugboat, may have been able to help a cargo ship of that size, depending on the horsepower of the boats.
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