Archive for the 'Infrastructure' Category
FBI Launches Criminal Probe Into Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Focus On Crew
April 15th, 2024Also the FBI: Via: Daily Mail: The FBI has launched a criminal probe into the Baltimore bridge collapse that killed six construction workers. Agents will investigate whether the 22-strong crew of the Dali knew it had serious systemic issues before they left the Maryland port on March 26.
26 Barges Break Loose and Float Down Ohio River
April 13th, 2024Via: NBC: Twenty-six barges loaded mostly with dry cargo broke loose from a Pittsburgh marina late Friday night and floated uncontrollably down the Ohio River, causing extensive damage to neighboring docks according to officials. The barges, which broke away from a vessel at mile marker one, have all been accounted for, but caused a substantial […]
Iran Seizes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz After Threats to Close Waterway
April 13th, 2024Months ago, I called these low probability scenarios: 1) If the Strait of Hormuz somehow winds up closed/blocked. 2) If Saudi Aramco’s deep water port at Ras Tanura somehow winds up closed/destroyed. And now… Via: Reuters: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said […]
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Shipping Company Court Filing Seeks, “Exoneration from Liability”
April 7th, 2024U.S. District Court, Maryland: “Petitioners claim exoneration from liability for any and all losses or damage arising out of the Casualty and from any and all claims for damages that have been or may be filed. Petitioners further allege that they have valid defenses to any and all such claims.” Via: Redacted:
TSMC, UMC EVACUATE CHIPMAKING LINES AFTER MAJOR TAIWAN QUAKE
April 2nd, 2024Via: Bloomberg: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and its closest rival evacuated factory areas after the biggest earthquake to hit its home island in 25 years, casting uncertainty over production at the world’s largest maker of advanced chips. TSMC, the main contract chipmaker to Apple Inc. and Nvidia Corp., moved staff out of certain areas and […]
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Container Ship “Potentially Atop High-Pressure Underwater Gas Line”
March 30th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge: The salvage operation may not begin as seamlessly as government officials hoped. As Captain John Konrad, CEO of gCaptain, a website specializing in tracking the shipping industry, states, the 984-foot Singapore-flagged container ship Dali is apparently “sitting atop a high-pressure underwater gas line.”
Two Of The Fastest U.S. Sealift Ships Trapped By Baltimore Bridge Collapse
March 29th, 2024Via: The War Zone: Two of the most capable military cargo ships in U.S. inventory are among the vessels now stuck in Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge yesterday. The two members of the Algol class, which are also some of the fastest cargo vessels of their general size anywhere in […]
Lara Logan Claims Her Government Sources Are Saying Baltimore Bridge Collapse Was An Attack, “We Are In An Undeclared War”
March 27th, 2024“Three to five years,” to restore access to the port? That sounds long to me. Does anyone know if that’s right? Via: Steve Bannon: In Other News: Contaminated Fuel? General Michael Flynn: Black Swan Event, Can’t Rule Out Terrorist Attack
Port Of Baltimore Paralyzed After Container Ship Strike Collapses Bridge
March 26th, 2024Accident? Shortened: Full: Full video of the DALI Cargo Ship that hit the Port of Baltimore , MD Francise Key Bridge #BaltimorebridgePraying for Victims and Their Families ? pic.twitter.com/mazPrBIJOX — Avneeh? (@girl_mystery001) March 26, 2024 What happened to “Emergency bus,” the backup system which provides power to steer the ship in an emergency? Pay close […]
“Nuclear fusion for the grid is coming much sooner than you think”
March 13th, 2024Mmm hmm. Via: Telegraph: Commercial nuclear fusion has gone from science fiction to science fact in less than a decade. Even well-informed members of the West’s political class are mostly unaware of the quantum leap in superconductors, lasers, and advanced materials suddenly changing the economics of fusion power. … A poll at the International Atomic […]
