Crews are searching for people who fell into the water after a ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning, causing the bridge to collapse.
Breitbart News reported that the crash and subsequent collapse occurred around 1:30 a.m., sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
WATCH: ‘Mass Casualty Incident’ — 1.6-mile Baltimore Bridge collapses after being hit by cargo ship
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Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said crews were searching for several victims. He also noted that two people were rescued after the incident. people report.
“Right now, we’re still pretty well equipped for search and rescue, and that’s likely to remain the case for some time,” he said. There is a large area that you have to explore. This includes not only the deck of the ship itself, but also above and below the water. ”
“We think we may be looking for more than seven people at this point. That’s the latest information we have,” he said, adding that this was a “very large incident.” Ta.
video footage show The moment the ship crashed into the bridge and the structure fell into the river below.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after being struck by a ship.
Possibility of mass casualties. pic.twitter.com/1z9fMaJNod
— Postmillennial (@TPostMillennial) March 26, 2024
additional video show Search and rescue helicopters searching for people believed to be still in the water:
A search-and-rescue helicopter hovers low over the Port of Baltimore, feverishly searching the area for any signs of workers missing in the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster.
— Postmillennial (@TPostMillennial) March 26, 2024
According to Breitbart News, MV Dali reportedly had serious problems before the crash. The power went out a few minutes ago.
“The BBC reported that an ‘unclassified memo’ from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said it confirmed the ship had ‘lost propulsion’ before hitting the bridge.” said the report.
According to a video clip from WRAL, the ship’s lights appear to go off and on before coming back on. It hit me In the bridge section:
The ship was reportedly heading to Sri Lanka when the incident occurred. According to Fox 43, a People’s official said: Searching Because they were members of the construction crew who were working to repair the hole in the bridge.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (Democratic) posted on social media shortly after 5 a.m. Said,”My office works closely with the U.S. Department of Transportation @Secretary Pete buttigieg, baltimore @BMScott Mayor @BaltCoExecand @Baltimore Emergency crews are on the scene after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses. ”
My office works closely with the U.S. Department of Transportation @Secretary Pete buttigieg, baltimore @BMScott Mayor, @BaltCoExecand @Baltimore Emergency crews are on the scene after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses.
— Governor Wes Moore (@GovWesMoore) March 26, 2024
“I have declared a state of emergency here in Maryland and am working with an interagency team to quickly mobilize federal resources from the Biden administration.” Added In a later post.
