Baltimore Bridge accident injures 22 Indian crew members, shipping company says

An Indian crew member on the ill-fated container ship that collided with a bridge in Baltimore was slightly injured and 21 other crew members were reportedly safe, the owner of the ill-fated container ship said on Wednesday. A statement from shipowner Grace Ocean Pte Ltd and Dali ship manager said: “We confirm the safety of … Read more

Two bodies found at Baltimore bridge collapse site

Two people rescued from the water at the scene of a Baltimore bridge collapse have been identified. Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Roland Butler said Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorian Roniel Castillo Cabrera, 26, were A red pickup truck was rescued from being submerged in about 7.6 meters of water near the bridge’s mid-span. … Read more

Central American and Mexican families mourn missing bridge workers

Asaquialpa, Honduras— The construction workers missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse all came from Mexico or Central America before settling in Maryland. A cargo ship hit a support on the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing the bridge to plunge into the frigid Patapsco River, seconds before police managed to shut down the bridge … Read more

A minute to prevent an accident: What happened to Baltimore’s boat

A professor of marine technology said the ship’s crew Dali The cargo ship lost power before colliding with a bridge near Baltimore early Tuesday and had less than a minute to react in “challenging” conditions. CCTV video and ocean tracking data showed the ship lost power, changed course and began to smoke before hitting the … Read more

How the Baltimore Bridge tragedy drove up UK food and energy prices

The collapse of a bridge near Baltimore after it was hit by a container ship could have far-reaching economic consequences – affecting the price of goods and delaying UK deliveries. The Francis Scott Key Bridge tragedy is thought to have left six people dead. The Port of Baltimore is closed to ships and there is … Read more

Investigators recover black box from cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge

Federal safety investigators said they have recovered a black box recording data from a cargo ship that crashed into the Baltimore Bridge, and divers on Wednesday continued to search for the bodies of six workers who fell into the Patapsco River when the bridge collapsed. Investigators with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board hope the … Read more

Audio shows emergency calls during Baltimore bridge collapse, victims named

A newly released recording shows first responders making a tense, last-ditch effort to stop traffic on both sides of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore moments before it collapsed. Six construction workers are presumed dead after a cargo ship hit one of the support columns of the 1.6-mile-long building on Tuesday morning. The 985-foot-long … Read more

Baltimore bridge collapse: Joe Biden thanks Indian crew for alerting authorities

U.S. authorities said a preliminary investigation showed that the 2.57-kilometer-long Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was hit by a container ship. It was an accident and there was no evidence that it was a terrorist attack. US President Joe Biden thanked the Indian crew on board the ship for being able to alert authorities … Read more

Six workers missing, presumed dead after US bridge collapse

Six workers missing after a bridge collapsed in the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore on Tuesday are presumed dead, authorities said. The workers, a team of eight maintenance crews, were filling potholes and patching concrete on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when a cargo ship struck one of the bridge’s two main support columns, causing … Read more

Baltimore bridge collapse: Six missing people presumed dead, search suspended

Coast Guard suspends search 18 hours after Baltimore bridge goes missing The search for six people missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been suspended because they are presumed dead after an 18-hour search operation, CNN reports. “I want to announce tonight that based on the length of our … Read more