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It's still seems foreign to me. [narrator] The tragedy left the residents in shock and completely stranded, with their only link to the mainland cut off. We never really
thought that one single catastrophic event could really disconnect a whole community from the mainland. [narrator] Two days after the disaster, ferries were brought in to help bridge the divide. But this was just a band-aid Officials needed to identif the cause of the accident to prevent it from ever happening again. Th first question was, "How had the barge missed "the main navigation channe by more than 300 feet?" [crashing] Although huge,
the barges
were in single file
thought that one single catastrophic event could really disconnect a whole community from the mainland. [narrator] Two days after the disaster, ferries were brought in to help bridge the divide. But this was just a band-aid Officials needed to identif the cause of the accident to prevent it from ever happening again. Th first question was, "How had the barge missed "the main navigation channe by more than 300 feet?" [crashing] Although huge,
the barges
were in single file
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It's still seems foreign
to me.
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[narrator] The tragedy
left the residents in shock
and completely stranded,
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with their only link
to the mainland cut off.
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We never really
thought that
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one single
catastrophic event
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could really disconnect
a whole community
from the mainland.
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[narrator] Two days
after the disaster,
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ferries were brought in
to help bridge the divide.
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But this was just a band-aid
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Officials needed to identif
the cause of the accident
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to prevent it
from ever happening again.
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Th first question was,
"How had the barge missed
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"the main navigation channe
by more than 300 feet?"
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[crashing]
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Although huge,
the barges
were in single file.
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Movie Summary
With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.