The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after a large ship collided with it, and local authorities were trying to rescue at least seven people. According to a video posted on X, for...
Baltimore bridge ship Dali returns to China THE 9,962-TEU Dali, that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March, has left Norfolk, Virginia after being at Norfolk International Terminal, reports the Virginian Pilot. The Dali, the containership that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge...
Image:Smoke can be seen rising from the container ship before it hits the Baltimore bridge. Credit - StreamTime The lights go out for a second time just over two minutes before it hits the bridge. Image:The power appears to have gone off on the conta...
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said at a news conference earlier today that he didn’t know of a bridge “that has been constructed to withstand a direct impact from a vessel of this size.” Just how big is the ship? The Dali, which was headed from Baltimore to Colombo, Sri Lanka...
"They had very little time from the start of the incident until the time they were upon the bridge," Post said. "I believe the pilots did what they could with the abilities that they had onboard the ship at the time to avoid the collision."...
Wes Moore said a large crane, which can lift up to 1,000 tons, would be one of at least two used to clear the channel of the twisted metal and concrete remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and the cargo ship that collided with it this week. Read More 2 of 5 | A ...
For a ship this size, there would typically be four people involved in maneuvering it under a bridge. Three would be crew of the ship, including its captain, and the fourth would be a local harbor pilot who would be advising the crew on navigating the shipping channel. “A harbor pilot ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months
However, Singapore's port authority on Wednesdaysaidthat the container ship had passed overseas inspections and carried certificates to cover its structural integrity and functionality at the time of the Baltimore bridge incident. The Dali underwent and passed two separate foreign port state inspections ...
The chart above illustrates the size of the Dali cargo ship and notable landmarks. (AP Digital Embed) Here's what to know about the cargo ship Dali that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and leavingsix br...