Talk about Effective Communications. The MD governor reported the ship called a mayday and the traffic going onto the bridge was stopped before the collapse.
No sense of how much time passed or when the mayday was called in relation to the collapse, but it couldn't have been very long.
A major bridge in #Baltimore collapsed after being hit by a #freighter at about 1:30AM Tuesday, sending at least 8 people from a construction crew into the water as a large section of the #bridge crashed into the #PatapscoRiver. The container ship, traveling at a relatively rapid speed of about 8 knots, lost power in the moments before it struck the bridge, #Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said at a news conference.
Authorities are transitioning from a search & rescue operation to a recovery effort. The container ship, traveling at a relatively rapid speed of about 8 knots, lost power moments before it struck the Francis Scott #KeyBridge, #Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said at a news conference. There is no evidence the collapse was linked to terrorist activity, Moore said. He emphasized that #Baltimore will rebuild.
This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately. It will remain at half-staff until further notice. This is done in honor of the victims who tragically lost their lives as a result of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse that occurred today, Tuesday, March 26
Thinking about just how huge an impact it is for a cargo ship to hit a bridge. The ship that struck the Key Bridge weighed 135K tons loaded on recent stops DALI Shipments and Manifests - IMO 9697428.
For reference, the Empire State Bldg is 365K tons.
Body of third #Baltimore bridge victim has been recovered
Authorities said Fri they have recovered the body of another one of the construction workers presumed to have been killed in the Baltimore bridge collapse.
Dive teams recovered the body of 38-yr-old #MaynorSuazoSandoval at about 10:30 AM Fri, acc/to Unified Command, the group of agencies managing the response to the #KeyBridge collapse.
The cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been refloated and towed to port with the assistance of five tugboats. The ship, named The Dali, had been trapped under debris from the destroyed bridge since March, when the collapse killed six construction workers. CBS News has more on what’s next for the Dali and the bridge.