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debsy

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11. They weren't supposed to head toward the Brooklyn bridge

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #10)

Sun May 18, 2025, 12:02 PM

May 2025

Somebody dropped the ball on considering the tides for their departure. NY rivers have very strong currents.

See my other post:

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1321&pid=48603]

My question is why did they leave at peak flood tide when they should have left when the tide was ebbing so that it would have carried them away from the bridge (in the correct direction)

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Two dead as Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge [View all] Eugene May 2025 OP

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Why were people on the masts? underpants May 2025 #2

I hope there are some answers soon. niyad May 2025 #3

tradition Eugene May 2025 #9

I should've known that underpants May 2025 #17

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Well k_buddy762 May 2025 #12

Why would a costal nation not have a navy? obamanut2012 May 2025 #13

Great question k_buddy762 May 2025 #14

I'll admit that popped in my head but then I realized it's basically a peninsula underpants May 2025 #16

I'm thinking it's an "isthmus", but "peninsula" is easier to say; plus ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2025 #18

Yes it is an isthmus 👍 underpants May 2025 #20

Here's a link EndlessWire May 2025 #7

Video of crash Demovictory9 May 2025 #10

They weren't supposed to head toward the Brooklyn bridge debsy May 2025 #11

I don't get why the sailors were not ordered down from the masts as the ship approached the bridge. tman May 2025 #19