Authorities are working to recover the remains of six people on Wednesday who are missing and are presumed dead after a cargo ship lost power and crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River. Eight workers were on the bridge fixing potholes at the time of […]
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Search resumes for 6 workers presumed dead in Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — The search resumed Wednesday morning for six people missing and presumed dead in the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge crumbled early Tuesday after a support column was hit by a large container ship that had lost power, sending people and vehicles into the Patapsco River. Search and rescue […]
6 presumed dead after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore: Here’s what we know
Early Tuesday morning a cargo ship apparently lost power and crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River. Eight workers were on the bridge at the time of the accident — two have been rescued, while six remain missing and are presumed dead. The United States Coast Guard […]
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore: Here’s what we know
Early Tuesday morning a cargo ship apparently lost power and , causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River. Eight workers were on the bridge at the time of the accident — two of the workers have been rescued while six remain missing. The United States Coast Guard was in charge of the initial search […]
Why did Francis Scott Key bridge collapse so catastrophically? It didn’t stand a chance.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge stood little chance: When the loaded container ship Dali destroyed one of the bridge’s main support columns, the entire structure was doomed to fail. “Any bridge would have been in serious danger from a collision like this,” said Nii Attoh-Okine, professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering at the […]
Who is missing in Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse?
BALTIMORE – The search continues for six construction workers following a collapse at Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by a cargo ship Tuesday morning. They were working for Brawner Builders, filling potholes on the center span of the bridge, at the time of the collapse. The missing men are from El […]
Ship traveling at high speed in Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore
With helicopter blades whirring overhead, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore addressed the media after a ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge near the Port of Baltimore in the early morning hours on Tuesday, causing the bridge’s collapse. The state’s Secretary of Transportation Paul Wiedefeld said six individuals, all related to construction work that […]
Video captures terrifying moment Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses after ship collision in Baltimore
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which has stood strong for nearly 50 years, collapsed into pieces in mere seconds early Tuesday after a cargo ship collided into one of its support pillars. Dramatic video shows the moment the 948-foot, Singapore-flagged container ship, named the Dali, hit the bridge, which carries Interstate 695 over the Patapsco […]
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
A view of the Dali cargo vessel, which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse in Baltimore. (Julia Nikhinson/Reuters) For Baltimore residents, the scene is difficult to believe: The Key Bridge collapsed. A large container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which spans 1.6-miles across Baltimore Harbor, early Tuesday […]
A livestream caught the moment a massive ship crashed into Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse
A large ship crashed into a bridge in Maryland early Tuesday morning, causing it to collapse. A livestream captured the moment at 1:28 a.m. when the vessel struck what appeared to be a bridge support beam. Per ship tracking data, the vessel is Singapore-flagged and is listed at 984 feet long. A YouTube livestream captured […]
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after being struck by a large ship, videos show
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early on Tuesday morning. BI viewed a livestream that appeared to show a massive ship striking a support beam. Vessel tracking maps as of 2:50 a.m. showed Coast Guard vessels moving toward the Dali, a Singapore-flagged cargo ship. Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on Tuesday morning after it […]
Vatican diplomats seek to defuse outrage over Pope Francis’ Ukraine ‘white flag’ comments
ROME (AP) — The Vatican secretary of state is seeking to defuse outrage over Pope Francis‘ latest diplomatic foray, insisting in media interviews that a primary condition for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine is an end to Russia’s aggression and that any peace must be a “just peace.” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s […]