Ferry Dock Collapse 9

[dik]

"At least seven people were killed and several others injured Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

It happened as crowds gathered on the island for a celebration of its tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.

At least 20 people were plunged into the water when a gangway collapsed on the visitor ferry dock shortly before 4 p.m., Georgia DNR Capt. Chris Hodge said at a Saturday night news conference. A McIntosh County commissioner previously said a boat hit the dock but a DNR spokesperson later told The Associated Press there was no collision and it is unclear why the dock collapsed."

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/19/us/sapelo-island-georgia-boat-dock-collapse/index.html

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So strange to see the singularity approaching while the entire planet is rapidly turning into a hellscape. -John Coates

-Dik

 

[Sym P. le]

Just having fun picking out the many flaws. It would also be interesting understanding how a "pre-engineered" structure doesn't match any of the standard models.

 

[Oops409]

Any idea how to do a Quote with this 'New Software' ? Or how to see all pages at once rather than 1-2 posts per page?

Quote: "Personally I'm surprised this is still being talked about as an engineering disaster. There are so many flaws are so many here that one questions whether anything involved in the design and supply of this gangway counts as engineering."

No matter who was responsible for this defective gangway design and fabrication, it always falls on Licensed Professional Engineers, as experts, to sort it all out for the legal beagles.

Edit: It appears you reply directly to post your want quoted!

New is not always better......, Looks like Good with Bad

 

[Oops409]

Just having fun picking out the many flaws. It would also be interesting understanding how a "pre-engineered" structure doesn't match any of the standard models.

Test of New Reply Function......... to see what happens.......

 

[LittleInch]

I think the pages thing is his it works so that you don't download all the posts so it's faster.

 

[Oops409]

LI, never had an issue loading the threads even when 500 posts. on old site. However, the old web server application really lowered resolution of images. I imagine the pages things will allow more pixels per image, BUT it really sucks when trying to scan a thread quickly looking for something.

Also the low contrast display of web site is very hard on OLD eyes.

New usually means improvements in some areas but loss of functionality in others.

I see we are now closely tracked by AWS, and that unwelcome feature.

 

[3DDave]

So much screen space wasted, most of it on the gamification - all those statistics about users along the side and the giant spot for a picture for each user. Not to mention the banner at the top of each message that serves to mainly house the time, the rest blank, unused.

It seems to work but, so far, it's taken a lot more scrolling.