A desperate search for survivors was underway in Baltimore after a huge cargo ship slammed into the city’s Key Bridge, causing it to dramatically collapse into the water within a matter of seconds.
Multiple workers and vehicles were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River when the Dali vessel ploughed into a support pillar at around 1.30 am ET local time.
The Dali reportedly “lost propulsion” as it was leaving the port, with crew warning Maryland officials they had lost control of the container ship, ABC News said, citing and unclassified Cyber security and Infrastructure Security Agency report. The crew warned the MD Department of Transportation that an “allision with the bridge was possible,” the report said. “The vessel struck the bridge causing a complete collapse.” Harrowing footage captured the bridge crumpling into the freezing waters. (Independent)
