> Where were the tugboats? Bridges are not bumper cars. You cannot hit them. Through a bridges lifetime in a busy shipping lane you can expect it to get hit. T

> Where were the tugboats? Bridges are not bumper cars. You cannot hit them. Through a bridges lifetime in a busy shipping lane you can expect it to get hit. Thus any reasonable bridge is designed with, or has barriers retrofitted to them. It just US infrastructure lagging behind as is typical. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_(structure) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_(structure) https://www.drba.net/drba-proceeds-new-bridge-ship-collision-protection-system https://www.drba.net/drba-proceeds-new-bridge-ship-collision...