# Bridge collapse in Baltimore {2024-03-26}

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**Tags:** breaking-news\
**Created:** [March 26, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-collapse-in-baltimore-2024-03-26/999372 "2024-03-26T08:11:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-collapse-in-baltimore-2024-03-26/999372/412 "2024-05-14T13:15:28Z")

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> [@ASL\_v2.0](#):
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> The shipping industry is as exploitative as any other where much of the labor is performed by nationals from (relatively) poorer nations. Even if the owners could get them off, I doubt they would care to.

Hopefully they are getting paid for their time.

> [@Dorjan](#):
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> Even if the ship ha a bridge stuck on top of it, it still needs to be crewed/maintained/operated, as it would while underway. They are used to going months without ever disembarking from the ship. Even under normal operations bulk carriers do not stay in port long enough for crews to go on port calls.

A question I asked a few years ago:

> [@What do container ship crews do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-container-ship-crews-do/925450):
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> Inspired by [my own post here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-conveyance-by-public-transportation/925447/2), in which I mention the ability to book passage on a container ships. In some cases the ship can be at sea for as much as two weeks between ports. Never mind paying passengers - what do the crew do during this time? I imagine they’re fairly busy when departing or arriving, but when cruising the open ocean, what’s their workload like? What kinds of tasks are they doing? What do they do for entertainment during their off-duty hours? Is alcohol allowed for those w…

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