Local captain says the ship captain chose the lowest span and hit it.

[powderman]

http://www.wave3.com/category/195955/video-landing-page?clipId=6682776&autostart=true
 
 
 
This explains a lot about the destroyed bridge in KY, another article says that part of the existing bridge may be shifting. POWDERMAN. 

[52bagman]

AH, the two words we all know well, HUMAN ERROR.

[BUGEYE]

my biggest boat was a 14' johnboat. at high-falls lake I had to go under a low bridge. I chose the middle so I didn't have to duck to low. common sense.

[williamlayton]

Water levels, Current, misreading the lights----Hummmm.
It is safe to safe, conclusively, the bridge went down and the Pilot did not want that.
Can't turn back the clock.
I believe that the facts will show that water levels and current were the culprits.
Thos boats are big and when they get to going sideways there is not a lot ANYBODY can do to change the direction.
Blessings

[Brett]

I have yet to hear/read the captains side of the story. 

[powderman]

BRETT. Thats been pretty hush hush. I'm curious how much of that bridge is dangling below the water off that ship. Seems like if there was very much of the 322 ft span it would have already pulled the ship under. POWDERMAN.