Regarding why the dali didn't move. The AP just had a brief interview with the lead person from the army corps of engineers. He answered a question by saying they had recently pumped 10,000 tons of ballast into the bow of the Dali specifically to keep it from floating. The demolition crew setting off the charges was on board the DALI with the crew, which was ready to control the vessel in the event that it had refloated.
@@larryt4884 That steel may look light but trust me it's heavy. Looks small on the screen but is is large and far from light. I know you may have meant compared to cement and all. Those post are 5 to 6 feet by 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" thick squared
@@brinkee7674 I know for the fact that concrete barriers seen there are 2'-10" high. The chords and posts of the truss do not look much bigger, given that they are on the forefront and the barriers are further away from the camera.
Thanks for the info on the ballasting. I wondered why bow did not begin to rise after the bridge railing were blasted and released from the forward deck area.
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this was the best angle and with sound. Very cool. Thanks for sharing. The ship did not raise as the deck still has the cement columns from the bridge sitting in the bow.
I understand they would remove the remaining bridge structure either right before they return to port or immediately after. By the way, thank you for the coverage. It was well appreciated.
Thank you for this video. I think you're correct that the bow didn't shift. If you line up the top of the big solar panel next to the pylon with the hull of the ship there doesn't seem like any change in the ship's attitude. Between all that junk to be cleared and suck of the muck where the ship is stuck I guess that's to be expected.
Those shaped charge cutting explosives certainly did the job, with almost surgical precision. They cut through thick steel like a hot knife through butter. A major step forward toward moving the Dali and the full reopening of the port. Are they planing to remove the road deck before they try to move the Dali, it must still be a huge weight across that bow section.
A great view of the explosion from the opposite side can be seen on the Reuters youtube. The other views are from upwind of the Dali. So the smoke blows away from camera. This view the smoke appears to blow towards the camera or at least that general direction.
its pretty staggering to think all that weight didn't cut the front of the Dali off altogether - i guess the containers acted much like a cushion absorbing the impact, but then you have to also consider the large chunk of concrete laid across the bow even with all that weight, i doubt the Dali will rise that much if at all, she is resting nose down in the mud i understand, and with that mass of concrete on board, i reckon she will stay nose down until she can be moved i kept my curser registered on the Dali during the demo, she didn't even flinch, still a mass of weight to shift, but now i wonder if they will need to remove the concrete remains of the pier, she could be unstable with that chunk still onboard great coverage Captain Andy
I just heard that the reason the steel is still standing on the deck is because there are broken containers at the base with flammable material in them. That is probably why I saw an arial shot shortly after the boom with firemen on the deck.
re: "Did the Dali rise up?" IMHO, slightly. Before the demolition, the upper right-hand corner of the solar panel shows no blue hull above it; it is exactly in line with the gunnel upper edge. After the charges, there is a slim line of dark blue hull visible above that corner of the solar panel array. At this distance, is that about 1 or 2 feet of rise?
It DOES rise slightly. Rmbr half a millimetre on your screen is a meter on the Dali. I used the skyline of the containers against a black dot on the pole/mast in front of the ship. Its darker down at the solar panel and the edge of the gunnel is a bit blurry. The Dali is still sucked under by the mud, it will unstick itself in an hour or two.
If you wind the video back to just before the blast and look at the small crane arm just left of the solar panels you see debris hanging off the ship and after the smoke clears that debris is about 6 ft higher above the crane arm.
He also said that the current plan is to leave the roadbed on the DALI until it is docked back in the shipyard and remove it there, but that could possibly change after they do all their inspections
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WJZ has the best copter video of the demolition today, they were upwind of the bridge, not obscured by the smoke. Meanwhile, WUSA copter is still on scene, people boarding the DALI and now up on the bow inspecting the results
It's a plan undoubtedly concurred by the salvage master; USCG; port of Baltimore, MD; MD dept of Trans; etc. With controlled explosions, the ultimate goal of accurately displacing material. You know Sal, in the end, regardless of all the "mistake proofing" everyone hopes for the best and prays for the rest"😮
Well, it is still down at the bow, which has extensive damage on both port and starboard sides. All they have to do now is get the remaining steel work off thd bow and that piece of 4 lane highway off. It's certainly not sea worthy, the bow is almost severed off. Its going to be a while before they sail.
The new design of the bridge should have floating material put on it so the bridge doesn't sink if this ever happens again. Or the pillars of the bridge should have protection out far enough away to keep ships from hitting the pillars.
Regarding why the dali didn't move. The AP just had a brief interview with the lead person from the army corps of engineers. He answered a question by saying they had recently pumped 10,000 tons of ballast into the bow of the Dali specifically to keep it from floating. The demolition crew setting off the charges was on board the DALI with the crew, which was ready to control the vessel in the event that it had refloated.
The most of the weight, bridge concrete deck and traffic barriers, are still on the ship. The pieces which flew off were light steel members.
@@larryt4884 That steel may look light but trust me it's heavy. Looks small on the screen but is is large and far from light. I know you may have meant compared to cement and all. Those post are 5 to 6 feet by 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" thick squared
@@brinkee7674 I know for the fact that concrete barriers seen there are 2'-10" high. The chords and posts of the truss do not look much bigger, given that they are on the forefront and the barriers are further away from the camera.
Thanks for the info on the ballasting. I wondered why bow did not begin to rise after the bridge railing were blasted and released from the forward deck area.
This was a marathon warch, but we'll worth it. Thank 4 streaming it live. I, as a South African, was following this saga avidly. There is still a lot of work 2 do, but, all I can say, is WÉLL DONE!!!❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Extraordinary; Captain, thanks a bunch for doing all of what you have endured to make these documents off history. God bless you real good, brother.
Thank you kindly
Pure Awesome Coverage Capt. Andy! Unfortunately I missed the actual live but Thankfully You recorded it and shared this event with us. Your coverage has been second to none! Thank you , be well and Stay Safe !
Glad you enjoyed it
Great coverage. I'm surprised they didn't sound the "fire in the hole" air horn.
Yeah me too
Thank you heaps for the coverage, great view and clarity with the camera equipment you have available, many thanks, and great commentary too!
Take care!
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THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE TIME &ALL THE VEDIO. I JUST CAME ACROSS I 95 U CAN SEE IT CLEAR AS DAY. IT'S A BLESSING THAT THE BRIDGE WASN'T LOADED DOWN WITH TRAFFIC. I CROSS THAT BRIDGE TWICE.
Thanks for sharing. Could have been much worse.
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Very good job. Thank you, Captain.
Thank you Captain Andy for sharing this with us. God Bless you sir
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Thank you very much for doing what your doing. True history in the making. I don’t know why you apologize, ur doing an AWESOME JOB,!
I appreciate that
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Greetings from SE Texas, Andy. I spent months with you and the Golden Ray.
Outstanding coverage. Bravo.
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Captain Andy, you and your team had the best angle! Thanks for posting.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you sir for all you do as someone whos 15-20 minutes away from the site I thank you I only know of one spot around it I can go to check it out and to be honest I would rather watch your stream again thank you. Enjoy being home your very well appreciated I will be donating
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Thank you so much for bringing us such a great video and thank you for your time& service,
Thank you again for your hard work.
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Hey! This worked out fine for me in Ohio! I had to take a nap at 5pm EST, I thought I was going to miss the action, BUT I didn't! My husband had BBQ'd chicken wings when I was sleeping, he did real good, now I can sit and watch the action thanks to YOU! BOOM!
Yummy wings!
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Thanks for providing this awesome view. Looks like a success.
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Outstanding video and audio coverage. Thank you, Captain Andy. I believe that the huge ship rocked just the tiniest bit.
I think so too
this was the best angle and with sound. Very cool. Thanks for sharing. The ship did not raise as the deck still has the cement columns from the bridge sitting in the bow.
Thanks for that info!
plus the road deck - maybe take another row of cans off?
I understand they would remove the remaining bridge structure either right before they return to port or immediately after. By the way, thank you for the coverage. It was well appreciated.
Thanks for being a part!
😅Thank you for the updates. We appreciate your time & the expense you've gone in order to make this possible for us.
So nice of you
Thank you for this video. I think you're correct that the bow didn't shift. If you line up the top of the big solar panel next to the pylon with the hull of the ship
there doesn't
seem like any
change in the
ship's attitude.
Between all that junk to be cleared and suck of the muck where the ship is stuck I guess that's to be expected.
Audio is good, Thanks!
Good to hear!
Wonderful job Capt Andy..........Jay
38:13 yes!!:) Thank you so much for the excellent clear upload.
Those shaped charge cutting explosives certainly did the job, with almost surgical precision. They cut through thick steel like a hot knife through butter. A major step forward toward moving the Dali and the full reopening of the port. Are they planing to remove the road deck before they try to move the Dali, it must still be a huge weight across that bow section.
I would think that would be the best option.
Thanks for the video. It was awesome.
Thank you too!
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excellent stream, 28K viewers live!
Morning how’s the big Alabaman pirate, captain
Thank you Captain Andy for the great stream today.
A great view of the explosion from the opposite side can be seen on the Reuters youtube.
The other views are from upwind of the Dali. So the smoke blows away from camera.
This view the smoke appears to blow towards the camera or at least that general direction.
Awesome thanks so much! I’ll be watching tomorrow for more clean up action.
Cap we really appreciate all that you and your team has done to bring this to us. My name is Sam
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its pretty staggering to think all that weight didn't cut the front of the Dali off altogether - i guess the containers acted much like a cushion absorbing the impact, but then you have to also consider the large chunk of concrete laid across the bow
even with all that weight, i doubt the Dali will rise that much if at all, she is resting nose down in the mud i understand, and with that mass of concrete on board, i reckon she will stay nose down until she can be moved
i kept my curser registered on the Dali during the demo, she didn't even flinch, still a mass of weight to shift, but now i wonder if they will need to remove the concrete remains of the pier, she could be unstable with that chunk still onboard
great coverage Captain Andy
I just heard that the reason the steel is still standing on the deck is because there are broken containers at the base with flammable material in them. That is probably why I saw an arial shot shortly after the boom with firemen on the deck.
Remind me of old time Live TV
Thanks, great job. Images us Colorado "landlubbers" don't see.
You bet
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re: "Did the Dali rise up?"
IMHO, slightly.
Before the demolition, the upper right-hand corner of the solar panel shows no blue hull above it; it is exactly in line with the gunnel upper edge.
After the charges, there is a slim line of dark blue hull visible above that corner of the solar panel array.
At this distance, is that about 1 or 2 feet of rise?
It DOES rise slightly. Rmbr half a millimetre on your screen is a meter on the Dali.
I used the skyline of the containers against a black dot on the pole/mast in front of the ship.
Its darker down at the solar panel and the edge of the gunnel is a bit blurry.
The Dali is still sucked under by the mud, it will unstick itself in an hour or two.
If you wind the video back to just before the blast and look at the small crane arm just left of the solar panels you see debris hanging off the ship and after the smoke clears that debris is about 6 ft higher above the crane arm.
The spot to rewind to for the slow motion is 38:12
thanks!
The first morning I slept till 5 AM in months and I missed it. sigh
He also said that the current plan is to leave the roadbed on the DALI until it is docked back in the shipyard and remove it there, but that could possibly change after they do all their inspections
Thank you for choosing my home to do your streaming I am glad me and my family got to know you you’re a blessing and I want to thank everyone and you who has contributed to helping us moving is going to be hard and having to move not by choice is difficult the owner wants to evict us because he wants to go section 8 now I have 60 days to find somewhere to go and I don’t know what to do great live feed your streams are a masterpiece ❤❤❤❤❤❤ I also apologize for the dogs and the background noise 😢😢😢😢
Thanks Robin for allowing us to witness history from your property! Wishing you all the best during your difficult time.
No thank you, you're what made it real! After all this whole thing is about a whoops.
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Thank you for keeping us informed
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Watching from Wausau Wisconsin
Great camera work!
Awesome wait a long time but it was well worth it 💥💥💥
Wow all those huge cranes is impressive
Sounds great
WJZ has the best copter video of the demolition today, they were upwind of the bridge, not obscured by the smoke. Meanwhile, WUSA copter is still on scene, people boarding the DALI and now up on the bow inspecting the results
Yes it's all good
Yip it's a cliff hanger, thanks for covering
Looking good in Nashville TN
When you look at the top of the containers against the transmission tower, there was no discernible rise after the demolition.
Just checked PBS coverage showing STARBOARD side. Bow never moved
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37:30 and the bridge is off the bow of the ship.
Skip to 38:13
Good to Northern Ontario
It's a plan undoubtedly concurred by the salvage master; USCG; port of Baltimore, MD; MD dept of Trans; etc. With controlled explosions, the ultimate goal of accurately displacing material. You know Sal, in the end, regardless of all the "mistake proofing" everyone hopes for the best and prays for the rest"😮
I bet tonite, they’ll have a giant “mullet fry” 👍🏼😀👍🏼 yumyum
Well, it is still down at the bow, which has extensive damage on both port and starboard sides.
All they have to do now is get the remaining steel work off thd bow and that piece of 4 lane highway off.
It's certainly not sea worthy, the bow is almost severed off. Its going to be a while before they sail.
The new design of the bridge should have floating material put on it so the bridge doesn't sink if this ever happens again. Or the pillars of the bridge should have protection out far enough away to keep ships from hitting the pillars.
Thank you
You're welcome
well done sir
You should do a short of this
38:13 charges go off
It didn’t appear to have raised the bow of the ship any. Hopefully they can get it unstuck from the mud and moved.
Is it low tide yet? From SC thanks to you
Yes