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A Former Maryland Governor Ignored Warnings About Mega-Ships (jacobin.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Oofnik@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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As Maryland governor, current GOP senate candidate Larry Hogan flouted safety warnings and sought to attract massive cargo vessels to Baltimore’s port — vessels just like the one that crashed into the Key Bridge last week.

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[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 5 points 6 months ago

Fuck Larry Hogan. No idea how Marylanders decided to elect a fucking Republican for so long. Incumbency bias has never had such a good example.

[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 5 points 6 months ago

In 1980, when a ship collided with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida, killing thirty-five people, a top state engineer said the Key Bridge could not withstand a similar crash. “I’m talking about the main supports, a direct hit — it would knock it down,” the official reportedly told the Baltimore Sun.

Seems ignoring the warning signs for the bridge is a long standing tradition amongst Maryland politicians.