Two more bodies were discovered in the frigid waters of the Patapsco River, and it is now believed that the remaining four victims may have been buried in a vehicle under the remains of the bridge.
A red pickup truck was recovered from 25 feet of water late Wednesday, and the bodies of two road repair workers who were working on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was hit by a container ship early Tuesday morning, were found. In the morning, a fatal failure occurred. The horrifying discovery brings the total number of workers brought from the water to four after two members were rescued alive shortly after Tuesday’s collapse.
It is believed there were eight maintenance workers on the bridge at the time of the engagement, and the bodies of a further four workers may still be in the water. But the vehicle they were traveling in is now believed to be trapped under the bridge’s debris, so rescue of the last repairman could take weeks or months.
Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Roland Butler said of the scans investigating what was beneath the Patapsco’s cold waters. ”.
The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge lies on top of the container ship Dali in Baltimore, Maryland, March 27, 2024. Baltimore authorities had planned to focus on ramping up recovery efforts on March 27, when a cargo ship crashed into a bridge and was badly damaged. It is believed that six people were killed in the collapse. All six were members of a construction crew repairing a hole in the bridge when it collapsed into the Patapsco River around 1:30 a.m. (5:30 GMT) on March 26. (Photo) (Courtesy of Jim Watson/AFP) (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
The two men taken from the red pickup truck are 35-year-old Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes from Mexico and 26-year-old Dorrian Lonial Castillo Cabrera from Guatemala. The deaths announced this week include Miguel Luna, a father of three from El Salvador, and Maynor Suazo Sandoval from Honduras.
The search for survivors officially ended Tuesday night, at which point potential victims would have been underwater in the frigid river for 20 hours. Attention is now focused on minimizing damage to the environment and restoring the site to reopen the port before construction of a replacement bridge begins.
The MV Dali was carrying about 4,700 containers when it crashed into the bridge’s south pier on Tuesday morning, but the ship’s manifest states that 56 of those shipping containers were labeled with so-called “dangerous goods.” It is stated that it contained. Some of these containers are damaged and the water has a slick sheen, but Vice Adm. Peter W. Gauthier, deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Operations, has called them “environmental hazards” and “not safe at sea.” He asserted that there was no danger of “threat.” public”.
He said after the Army Corps of Engineers managed to cut away the portion of the bridge that was still on the MV Davi’s bow, the ship will be refloated by a salvage company and removed from the bridge.
In a further development, it has been revealed that the crew of the Vadm. ship remained on board without being allowed to disembark. They are “cooperating” with authorities on “what is necessary” and are “engaged in dialogue and investigation.” Contrary to previous statements that all 22 crew members are Indian nationals, Vadom said. All but one Sri Lankan were Indian, Gauthier said.
Such compliments are not uncommon in the modern shipping industry. In recent memory, the world’s merchant navy has been dominated by British, American and Greek officers, but in recent decades there has been a shift towards Asia, with India and the Philippines in particular becoming major players.
It was announced yesterday that National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators boarded the MV Davi and took the ship’s “black box” type data recorder. This will give the US government a clearer picture of the final moments before destruction. A view of the Patapsco Bridge. A more detailed timeline is already emerging, confirming previous speculation gleaned from Port of Baltimore webcam footage and maritime traffic AIS data.
According to the Associated Press, multiple alarms sounded on the bridge of the MV Davi at around 12:25 a.m. ET, which coincided with the loss of power and the beginning of the ship’s course to starboard as seen from camera footage. is correlated with Approximately one minute later, a nearby tugboat was called for help, and at 01:27 the port anchor was dropped to reduce the ship’s speed. The ship and bridge collided catastrophically at around 01:29.
MARYLAND, USA – MARCH 27: View of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed after colliding with a cargo ship on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
