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On 12/3/2014 9:57 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/3/2014 9:53 AM, Tim wrote:

Scott it looks to my that the drawbridge didn't open right and the
boat is smacking it. So who's at fault for damages? The DOT for a
faulty bridge? Or the vessel captain for hitting it



The report I heard was that the drawbridge malfunctioned and dropped as
the boat was transiting under the bridge.


That makes sense. There doesn't appear to be any shear damage. The boat
was probably in dead slow ahead mode.