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Old 20th Jul 2013, 01:23
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It's pretty obvious that from whatever condition it was in over the bridge, it can decelerate and descend quickly enough to put it at a speed of 103 before reaching and below the seawall, which I believe is 12 feet high.
If they had been asked to hold 210KTS until 5 miles, they would have made it...
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