FOX News host Jesse Watters explains what he believes happened before the cargo ship crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in his opening monologue on Tuesday’s “Jesse Watters Prime Time” did.
Jesse Waters: Authorities called off rescue efforts in Baltimore after searching for survivors in cold, dark water for hours. All six missing persons are now presumed dead. 1:30am, A huge cargo ship crashed It crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending 1.5 miles of steel and concrete into the water.
How did that happen? State and federal officials aren’t saying much, but here’s what we can say: The ship left the port and headed for India. The ship’s lights started flashing and then the power went out. Then, as the ship makes a sharp turn, black smoke rises from the top of the ship. A desperate attempt to change direction. The ship lowered its emergency anchor, but it was too late. A mayday call was issued shortly before the crash, and ground crews blocked traffic on the bridge, but construction workers were unable to escape. They fell from a height of about 60 meters into a pitch-black river, along with tons of broken metal and debris.
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Two people were rescued.And the other thing is Six people are now estimated to have died. Rescue teams spent hours searching the river using sonar and underwater drones, and divers navigated the treacherous wreckage. 30,000 people cross this bridge every day. This could have been much worse. There are safeguards in place to prevent this, but for some reason they all failed. Anchors are designed to stop ships, and barriers surrounding pylons are designed to protect bridges. Although an active investigation is underway, the FBI almost immediately abandoned the possibility of a terrorist attack.
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Today was the agent’s first day as head of the Baltimore field office. And we hope he’s right. The governor said the bridge was structurally intact until the ship struck it.But the ship It has a bad track record. In 2016, the ship collided with a stone wall in a Belgian port, damaging its stern. Just last year, when the ship was being inspected in Chile, problems with her propulsion and auxiliary machinery were discovered.
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This cargo ship was chartered and operated by a foreign company. It flies under the Singapore flag and was commissioned by a Danish company. And if they are at fault, they owe us a new bridge. Biden wants to rebuild with our tax dollars.
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We must get to the bottom of this issue. No cargo ship has ever taken the bridge off in recent decades, and as far as we know, the bridge has never fallen after a ship suffered a power outage. I need an answer. Someone has to pay.
