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2024-12-24 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

A large portion of the Santa Cruz pier in California collapses into the water, taking multiple people with it

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Posted by Fred 2024-12-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10326 views ] Top

#1 Three people rescued as iconic California wharf collapses into ocean amid major storm swells

Posted by Skidmark 2024-12-24 00:23|| 2024-12-24 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 No maintenance?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-12-24 02:15|| 2024-12-24 02:15|| Front Page Top

#3
Given the pier has withstood, such wave for well over 100+ years. Why now?

Since the wharf was under repair, there was heavy equipment and materials on it at the time. Could that have placed it in a far greater state of stress?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-12-24 05:37|| 2024-12-24 05:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Three injured when Santa Cruz wharf collapses in heavy surf, California town orders evacuations

"They were helping to restore parts of the wharf that were damage from previous storms"

Posted by Skidmark 2024-12-24 09:03|| 2024-12-24 09:03|| Front Page Top

#5 The Ocean always wins.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-12-24 09:05|| 2024-12-24 09:05|| Front Page Top

#6 There will be idiots that take this warning as an invitation to bungee a surfboard onto the top of their Mystery Machine.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-12-24 11:09|| 2024-12-24 11:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Big, big surf in California this week. Surfers are having a Merry Christmas indeed. Yes, the ocean always wins if you try to go against it. But riding waves on a surfboard is working with the ocean for the purpose of getting stoked. I believe that G*d regards surfers with approval...at least when they're surfing.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-12-24 12:35|| 2024-12-24 12:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Awaiting explanatory commentary from Rantburg's resident civil engineers.

Posted by badanov 2024-12-24 13:26|| 2024-12-24 13:26|| Front Page Top

#9 Did rehab work on Crystal Pier and OB Pier (soon to be replaced). Structural members weaken over years (storm surge and boring worms) and need to be replaced or DENSO fiberglass wraps. If we'd have underwent 60' waves with equipment loads, we'd have been fooked. Can't replace fast enough to catch up. The ocean wins, inevitably.

Posted by Frank G 2024-12-24 13:47|| 2024-12-24 13:47|| Front Page Top

#10 At least wave action is a respectable way for a pier to be wrecked, unlike the fire that destroyed the far end of Oceanside's pier. They said the fire was accidental but never explained any more than that.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-12-24 15:17|| 2024-12-24 15:17|| Front Page Top

#11 ^ I understand it was old under-deck electrical wiring

Posted by Frank G 2024-12-24 15:18|| 2024-12-24 15:18|| Front Page Top

#12 *happy sigh* Ask and ye shall receive.

Happy Christmas Eve, guys!

Posted by trailing wife 2024-12-24 18:18|| 2024-12-24 18:18|| Front Page Top

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