Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Collapses After a ‘Ship Strike’
Maryland officials are still conducting a search and rescue after a ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore at 1:30AM ET.
From WBAL:
Officials confirmed six people are still unaccounted and two people have been rescued Preliminary investigation shows this was an accident Gov. Wes Moore said the crew on the ship notified authorities that they had lost power. Moore said between a mayday call and the collapse, officials stopped the flow of traffic so that more cars were not on the bridge, potentially saving lives. Collapse reported around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday Officials have confirmed that a construction crew was on the bridge Two people rescued so far. One is seriously hurt, taken to trauma center Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency Baltimore BeltwayI-695 closed from Glen Burnie to Dundalk (traffic map here) The Dali sailed under a Singapore flag. It was headed to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Those on the Dali told authorities they lost power before the ship hit the bridge.
The alert gave the Maryland Transportation Authority Police enough time to prevent a lot of cars from going on the bridge.
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