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Massive container ship loses power near NYC’s Verrazzano Bridge days after Baltimore Key Bridge disaster

A massive container ship lost power in the waters around New York City and was brought to a rest near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Friday night — less than two weeks after failure on another massive cargo vessel caused it to smash into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The US Coast Guard confirmed that its Vessel Traffic Service received a report that the 89,000-ton M/V Qingdao lost propulsion about 8:30 p.m. as it traversed Kill Van Kull waterway — the shipping lane between Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey.

An image shared on X by John Konrad, CEO of maritime-focused news outlet gCaptain, shows the 1,100-foot Qingdao floating uncomfortably close to the span that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island.

“Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service New York received a report from the M/V Qingdao around 8:30pm, Saturday, that the vessel had experienced a loss of propulsion in the Kill Van Kull waterway,” a Coast Guard spokesperson told The Post in a statement Sunday.

“The vessel regained propulsion and was assisted to Stapleton Anchorage by tugs.”

The Kill Van Kull waterway is a narrow 3-mile long tidal strait separating Newark Bay — home to the Port Newark Container Terminal — and Upper New York Bay.

It is one of the Port of New York and New Jersey’s busiest waterways.

The Coast Guard required the vessel’s propulsion system to be certified that it had been repaired and was fully operational.

Despite the unsettling optical illusion, the image instantly brings to mind last month’s deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster in Baltimore, in which six construction workers were killed when cargo ship Dali rammed one of the 1.9-mile bridge’s supports, sending it tumbling into the Patapsco River.

The collapse ground maritime transit to a halt in the vital Port of Baltimore. Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday morning, Maryland Gov.

Wes Moore said it was “realistic” that normal operations would resume on the waterway as early as May.

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Do you think the advancement in technology makes our transportation systems safer or does it introduce new forms of risks?

 @9LDLB2Z from Texas  commented…2yrs2Y

It enables us as humans and we will digress.

 @9LDL4X6 from Hawaii  commented…2yrs2Y

I believe that technology concerning transportation systems could be safer, but people are careless with it so it hurts more than helps.

 @9LDKYJJ from Texas  commented…2yrs2Y

There is always risk with innovation. It does give population more options. Some work better for others.

 @9LDJJMMRepublican from North Carolina  commented…2yrs2Y

Transportation systems everywhere are getting worse day by day in my opinion because of prices and safety.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How does hearing about these massive ships losing control near densely populated areas affect your views on global trade and transportation?

 @9LDL93SRepublican from Ohio  commented…2yrs2Y

The global trade could be safer and we need to take steps to help protect our cities and people's lifes.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

If you were in charge, what immediate action would you take to prevent another such incident from happening?

 @FondEqualityDemocratfrom Tennessee  commented…2yrs2Y

As a former dock worker I can tell you this happens often, ships losing power, its only being magnified now because of the bridge collision in Baltimore. We are fortunate this hasnt happened sooner with more devastating consequences.

The foreign ships are poorly maintained by inexperienced crews who get paid next to nothing and could care less about safety.

 @PuzzledSardinesSocialist from Illinois  commented…2yrs2Y

One day, someone will realize that most of the controls on these ships are computerized.

One day, someone will figure out how to wire in circuits.

One day, someone will realize that you can remotely cut circuits and cause an overload/power-out situation.

 @AmusedActivistRepublican from Georgia  commented…2yrs2Y

or you could do a little research and figure out that the only way that is possible is if someone on the ship is sabotaging it: like any sailor could do to any ship any time by various means. If your implication is that you could somehow crash a ship via the internet/ you are incorrect.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Considering the environmental and safety risks, should there be stricter regulations on the size and travel routes of such massive container ships?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How would you feel if a loved one worked on or near these bridges, knowing such accidents can happen?

 @GrizzlySarahLibertarianfrom North Dakota  commented…2yrs2Y

Remember the 1st time going under the Verrazzano Bridge on the QM2. Huge ship and passengers were told to go to the top deck if they wanted to see it clear the bridge. Ship went under the highest point (middle) and it was very close. Hate to imagine if it had 'drifted' to one side or the other.

 @NeedfulLynxRepublicanfrom Illinois  commented…2yrs2Y

You think this is a coincidence?

 @L1beralSquirrelNo Labelsfrom Montana  commented…2yrs2Y

That is no "Optical Illusion" writer. And no coincidence. Even as the Port of New York New Jersey has vessels anchored out side the harbor for inspections, this is muy, muy sospechoso. And the jo-ker in the w h knows and has specific knowledge of what will be.

 @UniqueBobolinkPatriot from New Jersey  commented…2yrs2Y

It looks like someone has figured out how to disable the ships propulsion systems, they maybe they can do the same with planes. Maybe one day hundreds of propulsion systems get disabled at the same time. That’s called an act of War.

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