Qingdao is a 1,000-foot long container ship. It somehow lost its propulsion shortly after it got underway, preventing its captain from controlling it.
A massive freighter was leaving the Staten Island waterfront -- about to pass beneath the Bayonne Bridge when Coast Guard officials say it suddenly stalled out.
"It's a very tight waterway. You have the Bayonne Bridge right there. And right near that point, near the Bayonne Bridge, the ship lost power," Maritime journalist John Konrad said. It happened at 8:30 on Friday night. Konrad posted a picture on social media, where the ship was secured long enough to fix the problem and for the Coast Guard to ensure that, "the necessary repairs have been completed and the propulsion system is fully operational."
What's more? The incident was watched and the response was managed in real-time by a marine traffic control center-something they don't have in Baltimore and in most other US ports.
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