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Notice the bridge is coming DOWN...
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Where did this happen?
Seems like those on the bridge could not have made it!
Seems like those on the bridge could not have made it!
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Got the video off of boater.com. Here is a reply to it from there.....
This was a horrific accident that should not have happened!
A lift bridge operator who had taken drugs and alcohol led to a collision between the freighter Windoc and Bridge 11 on the Welland Canal, at Allanburg, Ont.
The bulk carrier hit the bridge on August 11, 2001, causing more than $10 million in damage. Traffic on the busy canal was paralysed for two days, and the lift bridge itself was out of service for three months. The Windoc caught fire and was damaged beyond repair.
The lift bridge operator was probably impaired, according to reports by the Transportation Safty Board.
He had been asked to work on a scheduled day off, and had finished two 12-hour shifts during the previous two days. Before being asked to work overtime that night, he took some pills to relieve back pain. He also had between two and four glasses of wine around lunch.
Jim Carter
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This was a horrific accident that should not have happened!
A lift bridge operator who had taken drugs and alcohol led to a collision between the freighter Windoc and Bridge 11 on the Welland Canal, at Allanburg, Ont.
The bulk carrier hit the bridge on August 11, 2001, causing more than $10 million in damage. Traffic on the busy canal was paralysed for two days, and the lift bridge itself was out of service for three months. The Windoc caught fire and was damaged beyond repair.
The lift bridge operator was probably impaired, according to reports by the Transportation Safty Board.
He had been asked to work on a scheduled day off, and had finished two 12-hour shifts during the previous two days. Before being asked to work overtime that night, he took some pills to relieve back pain. He also had between two and four glasses of wine around lunch.
Jim Carter
"The Boat"
Bayfield
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This is a fascinating story. I Googled and found pretty much the entire story and a lot of photos here: http://www.boatnerd.com/windoc/
As it turns out, the crew ran off the bridge as the collision was imminent. The captain hit the deck in the pilothouse which was ripped away right over his head. No one was hurt in this incredible accident! Amazing.
As it turns out, the crew ran off the bridge as the collision was imminent. The captain hit the deck in the pilothouse which was ripped away right over his head. No one was hurt in this incredible accident! Amazing.
