Windoc Bridge Accident - Ship VS Bridge

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Re-promoting this video to the front page as a VideoSift Classic. Originally published on Wednesday 6th December 2006 (promotion called by gold star member silvercord)

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The bridge operator was either chemically or medically impaired. He raised the bridge, thought he saw the stern of the ship clear the bridge and so lowered it. The ship hadn't cleared the bridge (obviously) and attempted to radio the operator and continuously blasted its horn. The operator claimed not to have heard either the radio or the ship's horn. The really amazing thing is that the captain sent everyone off the bridge and then laid down on the floor with the wheelhouse was sheared off 2 feet over him

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