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Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston (Post 2316196)

You had to drop the great...and now defunct No Name restaurant in the Seaport on me.

I thought you were reluctant to name the restaurant. That was its name!

No Name Restaurant Closed in Boston’s Seaport District - Eater Boston

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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2316581)

I thought you were reluctant to name the restaurant. That was its name!

No Name Restaurant Closed in Boston’s Seaport District - Eater Boston

I’m glad Coach brought it up. An amazing no frills atmosphere , from the boat to the plate experience. Literally on the pier where trawlers dock. If there was another like it, I’ve yet to see it

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Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston (Post 2318346)

Wanted your thoughts on this Coach...couldnt find your original post/thread on the subject

Major US bridges could be vulnerable to ship collisions – including one just downstream from Baltimore’s Key bridge | CNN

Actually I am sportsguy, not that its that important. . but you might infer batting for the wrong team

We drive over that bridge all the time back and forth between MA and FL to avoid Baltimore and Washington DC. I have raced sailboats underneath it and raced at the Naval Academy in Annapolis every year in college. We were driving through DE from USMMA to USNA all the time in the late 70's, before the current MD 301 highway was finished.

All bridges are susceptible to ship collisions unless the cement foundations upon which they are built are onshore or in very shallow water. However, depending on the type of construction, some will withstand a collision better than others. . .

however, I am not any kind of engineer except financial, which is abstract, and have no background on physical engineering other than my brothers and my dad, and that was just too much work for me in college. I know enough engineering to get by with electric golf cart repair. .

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2318378)

Sorry about that...Sports Guy, noted!
I'm glad every local, state and federal agency is addressing this on their respective levels. Sometimes things get taken for granted but bridges large and small are aging and are compromised in some form or another. Let's hope something good comes from it

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Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston (Post 2318382)

Lets assume that every major bridge structure has a working life of 50 years if built before 2000 and 70 years after 2000. . Unfortunately the average lawyer and politician are not operations educated and have little maintenance / building experience. Most if not all lawyers are reactive, so the fix stuff after breaking, seldom proactively. We just witnessed this fact first hand, given the type of bridge and the age of the bridge.

lets hope more bridges get replaced.

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2318392)

There was a Mayor in MA, city escapes me. He owned several donut shops. When asked why he never went to law school he said....’lawyers are a dime a dozen and donuts are $12.99 a dozen’

lol!

From my brother the retired ship chief engineer:
Tug escort rules in ports may be reviewed after the Key Bridge collapse | WorkBoat