BALTIMORE — Two electrical blackouts on the Dali freighter sent members of its crew and the pilots on board scrambling to control the vessel as it approached the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. Their efforts — which would prove unsuccessful — are laid out in detail in a […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report Tuesday the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore while undergoing maintenance. The power outage was caused by a crewmember mistakenly closing an exhaust damper, […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews are expected to conduct a controlled demolition Monday evening to break down the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a major step in the cleanup as officials seek to fully reopen the port’s busy shipping channel by the end of the month. Engineers have […]
Rescue teams in South Africa have forged ahead with efforts to find any survivors still trapped under rubble a week after an apartment building that was under construction collapsed. Their hopes were boosted over the weekend when one of the construction workers was found alive after six days without food and water. Authorities said 24 […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams in South Africa forged ahead Monday with efforts to find any survivors still trapped under rubble a week after an apartment building that was under construction collapsed. Their hopes were boosted over the weekend when one of the construction workers was found alive after six days without […]
Body camera footage caught the moment first responders were left shocked by the Baltimore bridge collapse. “This is [expletive] bad,” one officer is heard saying in the footage. “Like, there is no bridge.” In the video, which was originally published by The Baltimore Banner, an officer is heard stuttering while standing on a boat as […]
Body camera footage caught the moment first responders were left shocked by the Baltimore bridge collapse. “This is [expletive] bad,” one officer is heard saying in the footage. “Like, there is no bridge.” In the video, which was originally published by The Baltimore Banner, an officer is heard stuttering while standing on a boat as […]
Body camera footage caught the moment first responders were left shocked by the Baltimore bridge collapse. “This is [expletive] bad,” one officer is heard saying in the footage. “Like, there is no bridge.” In the video, which was originally published by The Baltimore Banner, an officer is heard stuttering while standing on a boat as […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) -At least seven people were killed and 15 injured when a whole section of a multi-storey apartment block collapsed after a Ukrainian missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine, Russian officials said. Footage from the scene posted by Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the region, showed at least […]
After weeks of preparation, crews are scheduled to conduct a controlled demolition on Sunday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. The structure came crashing down under the impact of a massive container ship on March 26. The steel span landed on the ship’s bow after […]
A worker has been rescued from the debris of a collapsed building in the South African city of George after being trapped for nearly five days. Rescuers were able to make contact with the man and give him water after hearing someone inside the rubble. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said Saturday’s rescue was the […]
Port workers affected by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge can apply for cash grants from a local nonprofit’s fund starting Friday. Those who worked at the Port of Baltimore as of March 26, the day the bridge fell into the Patapsco River effectively closing the waterway to shipping traffic, are eligible for […]