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the vessel sustains heavy damage. with the wheelhouse completely destroyed, there s no way for the captain to control its direction. the wind dock drifts aimlessly down the canal. the boat begins to slow, but the nightmare has just begun. just as the massively damaged freighter comes to a stop, flames shoot out from the point of impact engulfing the upper deck. god, jump off the boat, guys. i knew this would happen. as 22 crew members work quickly to secure the ship, the fire consumes the freighter. everyone on board scrambles to safety as emergency crews rush to the scene. holy mackerel. this is out of control for sure, eh? the fire continues throughout the night. the accident shuts down the entire seaway between lakes erie and ontario, stranding several ships for several days. ....
Lakes freighter named the wind dock carrying 26,000 pounds of wheat, approaches the alenberg bridge. can it stop? no. a boat that size. oh, my gosh. oh! there s people in that top part, eh? just before 9:00 p.m. as the ship nears, the operator begins to lower the bridge, too soon. the captain struggles to shop the ship frantically trying to get the bridge operator s attention. he drops anchor, but the ship s momentum makes a collision inevitable. there s guys up in that bridge. to the horror of those watching on the shore, the 730-foot-long freighter slams into the steel bridge. its upper deck completely tearing off. the crash first sheers off the smokestack, then the ship s wheelhouse with the captain still inside. the bridge is pushed clear off its track. i ve never seen such a thing. they could be killed. ....
Every direction. the bus driver, knowing he s in trouble, pounds the steering wheel in frustration. i just started shaking. i mean, i really did. i started shaking. things were flying all over the car. the bus driver approaches as a shaken hummel gets out of her car. it s the scariest thing ever. i was in tears. the driver s fired for violating his employer s policy. though plagued with constant pain and high medical bills, betty jo hummel considers herself lucky to be alive. for distracted drivers, hummel has some advice. pay attention to what you re doing. pay attention when you have so many lives at stake. it shouldn t happen. it shouldn t happen. august 2001, ontario, canada. local residents witness a fiery blaze aboard a freighter ship in the welland canal. moments earlier, the great lakes freighter named the wind dock ....
Its track. i ve never seen such a thing. they could be killed. the vessel sustains heavy damage. with the wheelhouse completely destroyed, there s no way for the captain to control its direction. the wind dock drifts aimlessly down the canal. the boat begins to slow, but the nightmare has just begun. just as the massively damaged freighter comes to a stop, flames shoot out from the point of impact engulfing the upper deck. god, jump off the boat, guys. i knew this would happen. as 22 crew members work quickly to secure the ship, the fire consumes the freighter. everyone on board scrambles to safety as emergency crews rush to the scene. holy mackerel. this is out of control for sure, eh? the fire continues throughout the night. the accident shuts down the entire seaway between lakes erie and ontario, stranding several ships for several days. ....
The welland canal. moments earlier, the great lakes freighter named the wind dock carrying about 26,000 pounds of wheat approaches the allenberg bridge. can it stop? no, a boat that size. oh, my gosh. oh! there s people in that top part, eh? just before 9:00 p.m. as the ship nears, the operator begins to lower the bridge too soon. the captain struggles to stop the ship frantically trying to get the bridge operator s attention. he drops anchor, but the ship s momentum makes a collision inevitable. there s guys up in that bridge. to the horror of those watching on the shore, the 730-foot-long freighter slams into the steel bridge. its upper deck completely tearing off. the crash first sheers off the smokestack, then the ship s wheelhouse with the captain still inside. ....