OT Key Bridge collapse - seems surreal

[Alistair]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pink

I'm thinking a series of structures surrounding the pylons. May not fully stop the boat, but absorb a lot of the energy before it gets to the bridge.

Have you seen how far aground ships can get? Even empty (which the Dali was not), that's a LOT of mass to slow down.

I guess the question is how much slower would the ship need to be to avoid a total collapse of the bridge?

And the Dali swerved pretty close to the bridge. Can we build crash structures close enough to take up the impact, but not also be pushed into the bridge.

No idea on the answers. But, it's definitely not as trivial as "just add some sand or a really big pylon".