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Change of reopening

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The full river is expected now to be reopened on June 8th or 10th. “Metal detecting on steroids” Inside look at Key Bridge salvage operation as cruise ships return to (youtube.com) Salvage work continues on board the Dali and at Key Bridge wreckage site (youtube.com) The article needs to be updated to reflect this. (2607:FEA8:7221:F600:1932:5707:363F:3E18 (talk) 01:28, 25 May 2024 (UTC))[reply]

This is an encyclopedia. We'll wait until it happens. PRRfan (talk) 04:05, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Time to turn "Bridge replacement" section into its own article

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The "Bridge replacement" section is nearing 1,000 words, so I'd say it's time to break it into its own article. (It will be well over a thousand words once we add an intro paragraph and infobox. I propose to move the text to "Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement", which is currently a redirect to this article. Once the new bridge gets its new name, we'll change the article's name to suit. PRRfan (talk) 18:34, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems a good idea. Presumably leaving a para with a "main" hatnote. - Davidships (talk) 22:32, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yep. PRRfan (talk) 02:55, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just adding my support. glman (talk) 14:12, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done (boldly); thanks. PRRfan (talk) 15:12, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I MOS-fixed your link to the new page, which syncs with what you did so it's blue. DMacks (talk) 17:57, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New BBC documentary

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The BBC have anew documentary about the bridge's collapse, Why Bridges Collapse: The Baltimore Disaster, online at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025pbd

I'm not sure if it's available outside the UK (though you could use a VPN). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:18, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's the latest in a series of Why? programmes. It seems the main answer is that container ships have got much bigger, while the size of bridge piers and dolphins haven't kept pace. But there are other factors. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:27, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The video you (Pigsonthewing) link above states: "BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues." . . . . ~sad face~ —RCraig09 (talk) 17:22, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
WMF should pay for my TV licence, so I can do more research. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:36, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March 2025 NTSB report

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https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/nr20250320.aspx (many secondary sources available) I wasn't sure how to incorporate this. Mapsax (talk) 00:25, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]