At least six people are missing and two have been rescued, although the number of victims could be higher.
The cargo ship “Dali” notified authorities that it had lost control and propulsion as it left the port of Baltimore (east coast of the United States), shortly before colliding and causing the Francis Scott Key Bridge to collapse, according to a report declassified from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
The accident took place around 01:30 (local time), when the freighter collided with that bridge built in 1977 and caused its almost total collapse. At least six people are missing and two have been rescuedalthough the number of victims could be higher.
“The ship notified the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) that they had lost control of the ship and that a collision with the bridge was possible,” indicates the report cited by ABC.
Images of the collision from a camera installed in the Port of Baltimore show how the 300-meter-long freighter loses electricity and plunges into darkness several times before impact.
A large column of smoke, apparently coming from the ship’s chimneys, was expelled from the stern before the collapse, which occurred while the passage of trucks and vehicles was visible.
The Singapore-flagged cargo ship was leaving Baltimore en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, and has a cargo capacity of 95,000 tons.
He metal bridge 2.5 kilometers long and 56 meters highopened on March 23, 1977, and is part of Maryland’s Interstate 695, which surrounds Baltimore.
Source: Eitb
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