Biden's Chinese bridge saboteurs knock out 1/4 of all US coal exports, 850K cars

[chicagopizzaboy]

We are at war. And the enemy is within letting the foreign army jump over the border. This was a simple hack into a ship's navigation system. But you have to be boots on the ground to pull it off.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/408360...ltimore-bridge

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Many are still trying to make sense of the disaster that struck Baltimore early on Tuesday, when the 1.6-mile-long Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in the middle of the night. The 95,000-ton container ship Dali, chartered by Maersk (OTCPK:AMKBY), collided with one of the support columns following a last-minute distress call, sending eight workers atop the bridge into the water (two were rescued and six are presumed dead). Responding to the catastrophe, President Biden has called for the federal government to pick up the tab for the reconstruction of the Key Bridge, though that could take years and will require Congressional approval.

What happened? An investigation is ongoing, but videos show the cargo ship's lights turning off - and then on again - shortly before it struck the bridge. Power to the Dali was said to have gone out shortly after it left the Port of Baltimore, including to the ship's engines, possibly due to a failure of machinery aboard the vessel (black smoke?). While emergency generators eventually kicked the lights on, the renewed power likely didn't impact the ship's propulsion or steering gear. An inspection in Chile last June even identified a problem with the Dali's "propulsion and auxiliary machinery," but the most recent examination conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard in September didn't find any deficiencies.

The supply chain is the most talked-about consequence for the economy, with shipping traffic suspended until further notice. Baltimore is one of the busiest ports on the U.S. East Coast, and the rerouting of cargo will create delays and raise costs at a time when consumers and policymakers alike are sensitive to inflation. It will also add to the recent disruptions on the high seas, including increased congestion in the Panama Canal and attacks in the Red Sea that have forced traffic around the tip of Africa.

Immediate impacts: Coal exporter Consol Energy (CEIX) slid 7% yesterday in response to the indefinite shuttering of the Port of Baltimore. The company's operations are said to be highly connected to its Marine Terminal at the port, which represents over a quarter of all U.S. seaborne coal exports. Recent data also indicates that 850K cars and light trucks pass through Baltimore each year, more than at any other U.S. port, prompting Ford (F) and General Motors (GM) to comment on the possible impacts facing the American auto industry. (31 comments)

https://thehill.com/policy/technolog...nfrastructure/

US Indicts Chinese hackers accused of targeting critical infrastructure​
BY JULIA SHAPERO - 03/25/24

"The Biden administration sanctioned two Chinese nationals and a Wuhan-based company Monday that allegedly targeted critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S. as part of an expansive hacking effort.

The Treasury Department levied sanctions against Zhao Guangzong and Ni Gaobin, as well as the Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, which the agency accused of acting as a front for China’s top spy agency.

“The United States is focused on both disrupting the dangerous and irresponsible actions of malicious cyber actors, as well as protecting our citizens and our critical infrastructure,” Brian Nelson, under secretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement.

An arm of China’s Ministry of State Security allegedly operated in part through the Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, conducting “a wide variety of computer network exploitation and computer intrusion activities,” according to the Justice Department.

The hackers, part of the group known as APT31, targeted “some of America’s most vital critical infrastructure sectors,” as well as staff at the White House; the departments of Justice, Commerce, the Treasury and State; and members of Congress, according to the Treasury.

The Justice Department unsealed indictments against Guangzong, Gaobin and five other Chinese nationals on Monday, charging them with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for their role in the hacking group."

How a cargo ship navigation bridge works, Cargo ships are fully automated but have safety systems to prevent incident."

https://www.newsweek.com/china-milit...-green-1807287

Newsweek: Is China Sneaking Military Personnel into the U.S. Via Border? What We Know

The Republican Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee has said that it was "very likely" that "military personnel" were being inserted into the United States by China by crossing the southern land border.

Announcing an investigation into the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, over his role in the border crisis, Mark Green, a former U.S. Army serviceman and representative for Tennessee, claimed many of the Chinese nationals entering America were "military-age men," many of them having "known ties" to the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and People's Liberation Army (PLA).....


Public data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency shows 2023 has seen a spike in encounters of Chinese nationals at the southern land border compared to the previous years—when border crossings were overall lower due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

As of April, there had been a total of 9,854 encounters in the fiscal year-to-date, which runs from October to September, rising sharply from February. In 2022, there were 2,176 encounters.

While over 1,500 of these were individuals in a family unit, the vast majority (8,304) were single adults—though a breakdown of age and what proportion are male is not given. Neither has the government publicly stated if any were believed to have ties to Beijing....

How a cargo ship navigation bridge works

[401Delta]

There are some absolute douchebag posters on this forum, OP, and you are right up there with the best of them.

Gjdm.

[nutsy54]

Why did you run away from your original post, where your LIES and irrational claims were exposed, only to start this a few hours later with nearly identical claims?

BRB - An all-INDIAN crew on a foreign-flagged ship is claimed to really be manned by Chinese illegal aliens from the US

https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=185140493

[chicagopizzaboy]

Why did you run away from your original post, where your LIES and irrational claims were exposed, only to start this a few hours later with nearly identical claims?

BRB - An all-INDIAN crew on a foreign-flagged ship is claimed to really be manned by Chinese illegal aliens from the US

https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=185140493

Who said anything about the make-up of the crew?

[chicagopizzaboy]

There are some absolute douchebag posters on this forum, OP, and you are right up there with the best of them.

Gjdm.

[OGfrom06]

CIA did not blow up the Nordstream

Did not try to blow up the Crimean bridge

[Skylinerd1]

CIA did not blow up the Nordstream

Did not try to blow up the Crimean bridge

GTFOH 100% CIA just like the latest terrorist attack on Russia was Ukraine/CIA.

[chicagopizzaboy]

GTFOH 100% CIA just like the latest terrorist attack on Russia was Ukraine/CIA.

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