Moment Bridge Francis Scott Key in Baltimore Collapses Hit by Cargo Ship, Vehicles Fall into River

"The Moment Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Collapsed After Being Hit by a Cargo Ship, Vehicles Fall into the River"

Dream - The Key Bridge, a 3-kilometer long bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, collapsed after being hit by a cargo ship sailing underneath it on Tuesday morning, local time, March 26, 2024. The incident caused several vehicles to fall into the water. According to The Guardian, the Baltimore Fire Department is currently searching for at least seven people who are believed to have fallen into the water. The search is being conducted following reports of a 948-foot container ship colliding with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Moment Bridge Francis Scott Key in Baltimore Collapses Hit by Cargo Ship, Vehicles Fall into River

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags: "Video circulating on social media shows the ship colliding with one of the central supports, causing most of the 2.6 km bridge to collapse. Subsequently, several vehicles on it fell into the Patapsco River."

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving the html tags: "The ship appeared to be on fire when a part of the bridge collapsed on it, causing thick black smoke to billow into the air. According to data, the temperature in the river at the time of the incident was around 8 degrees Celsius. "All lanes are closed in both directions due to an incident at Key Bridge I-695. Traffic is being redirected," wrote the Maryland Transportation Authority in X as quoted from The Guardian, Tuesday, March 26, 2024."

Kevin Cartwright, Director of Communications for the Baltimore Fire Department, said that an emergency call came in around 01:30 in the morning, reporting that a ship departing from Baltimore had collided with a column on the bridge, causing the bridge to collapse.

"The focus of our attention right now is to try to save and recover these people,"
say Cartwright.

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He conveyed, it is still too early to know how many people are affected. However, he described the collapse as "an ongoing event that continues to cause mass casualties." Cartwright said, there are "some loads or supports" that appear to be hanging on the bridge. According to him, it creates unsafe and unstable conditions that hinder rescue operations. "This is a terrible emergency situation," he said.

Matthew West, a small class one coast guard officer in Baltimore, told the New York Times that the coast guard received reports about the impact of a ship collision with a bridge at 1:27 am.

The ship departs from Baltimore

West said Dali, a Singapore-flagged cargo ship measuring 948 feet (29 meters), crashed into a bridge that is part of Interstate 695. The cargo ship Dali had departed Baltimore at 01.00 in the morning and was heading towards the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, according to the maritime data platform MarineTraffic.

Mayor of Baltimore, Brandon M. Scott, and county executive official, Johnny Olszewski Jr, said that emergency personnel are at the scene of the incident and rescue efforts are underway.

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"The Moment Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Collapsed After Being Hit by a Cargo Ship, Vehicles Fall into the River"

"The focus of our attention right now is to try to save and recover these people,"say Cartwright.

The ship departs from Baltimore

"The focus of our attention right now is to try to save and recover these people,"
say Cartwright.