Baltimore bridge collapses after collision with container ship

A container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, around 1:30 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, March 26, resulting in a significant part of the bridge plunging into the water along with crossing vehicles.

Furthermore, this is still a developing story, but it has been made known so far by Baltimore officials that at least seven vehicles fell into the Patapsco River from the 1.6-mile (2.57km) long bridge’s collapsed spans.

The container ship that collided with the bridge is named Dali and was at the time chartered by a Danish company. It had shortly before the incident departed from the port of Baltimore, and was ultimately heading to Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Two people have been rescued so far, while one of them is in very serious condition.

The spokesperson for Baltimore City Fire Department, Kevin Cartwright, reported to Reuters that as many as 20 people could have fallen into the water, along with numerous vehicles.

He described the terrible incident as a “mass-casualty, multi-agency event”.

Finally, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was delivered to the public in 1977, after five years of construction.