2024-03-26 17:24:30
The governor of Maryland, Wes Moore, revealed that the crew of the cargo ship that hit the bridge in Baltimore and caused it to collapse last night (Tuesday) sent an emergency message about the problems with the electrical system, and as a result the traffic was stopped and thus a bigger disaster was avoided. Rescuers continue to search for at least six missing people.
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The unusual accident happened around 1:30 am (local time). The Dali ship, which carries the flag of Singapore and which was operated by the Maersk company, left the port of Baltimore on its way to Sri Lanka when it suddenly hit one of the pillars of the bridge. As a result, a section of the bridge that reaches a length of more than 2.6 km collapsed.
According to the authorities, there were several workers on the bridge repairing potholes in the road and they fell into the waters of the Patapsco River. Governor Moore declared a state of emergency and large forces began searching for the missing, when two were rescued, one unharmed and the other hospitalized in a very serious condition. Another six people are still officially missing and the search continues using boats and divers. Five vehicles were also identified under water, but it was reported that there were no victims inside the cars.
What we know about the bridge collapse in Baltimore
• Ship appeared to lose power before striking the support
• Work crews were on the bridge at the time of the collapse
• Sonar has detected multiple vehicles in water which is ~50 feet deeppic.twitter.com/eraMucSDzY
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In the photographs of the moments of the accident, the lights on the ship are seen to suddenly go out and the vessel began to change direction, and when they returned to action, it was already too late for the crew to stop the collision on the bridge. According to the governor, the team managed to send an emergency message to the officials about the electricity problem and thus helped save lives and prevent a more serious disaster. “We had people who were able to stop the flow of traffic so that there were no more cars on the bridge,” he said. “These people are heroes, they saved lives.”
The collapse of the bridge, which was opened in 1977 and is part of Interstate 695, is expected to stop until further notice the activity at the port of Baltimore, the most important in the US for export and import shipments of vehicles, mainly from the manufacturers Nissan, Toyota and General Motors. True As of today, there are more than 40 vessels that are still inside the port and cannot leave and at least thirty vessels have been informed that they are scheduled to arrive in Baltimore and will likely be diverted to other ports on the east coast where the load will increase.
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