{"id":2206357,"date":"2024-03-26T09:41:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapses-after-container-ship-collision\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T10:14:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:14:18","slug":"baltimore-bridge-collapses-after-container-ship-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapses-after-container-ship-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Container Ship Crash Causes Baltimore Bridge Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbaltimore-bridge-collapses-after-container-ship-collision%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206357&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A container ship collision caused \u200da bridge collapse in Baltimore, leading to cars and people falling into \u200dthe river. \u200dRescuers are searching for survivors. The <a title=\"FAA: SpaceX Must Fix Issues Before Next Rocket Launch.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spacex-cant-launch-its-giant-rocket-again-until-fixes-are-made-faa-says\/\">ship lost control<\/a> upon leaving port, resulting in the incident. Emergency\u2064 services \u200dare\u200b treating\u200d the situation\u200c as a <a title=\"Dozens Wounded In Four Weekend Mass Shootings Across Four Cities As Police Chiefs Brace For \u2018Bloody Summer\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-wounded-in-four-weekend-mass-shootings-across-four-cities-as-police-chiefs-brace-for-bloody-summer\/\">mass-casualty event<\/a>. State resources are mobilized as investigations continue at the port. The bridge collapse in Baltimore, triggered by a container ship collision, resulted in cars and individuals plunging into the river. Rescue efforts \u200bare underway to locate survivors. The ship&#8217;s loss of control upon departing the port initiated the tragic \u2062event. Authorities are treating it as\u2063 a mass-casualty incident, with state resources \u200bdeployed for ongoing investigations at \u2062the \u2062port.<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the U.S. port of Baltimore in darkness on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers pulled out two survivors, one in a &#8220;very serious condition,&#8221; and were searching for more in the Patapsco River after huge spans of the 1.6-mile Francis Scott Key Bridge crumpled into the water.<\/p>\n<p>The ship &#8220;lost propulsion&#8221; as it was leaving port, and crew on board notified Maryland officials they had lost control of the vessel, ABC News reported, citing an unclassified U.S. intelligence report.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore officials said at least seven vehicles plunged into the water but could not give an exact figure.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Cartwright, the spokesman for Baltimore City Fire Department, earlier told Reuters that as many as 20 people could be in the river along with &#8220;numerous vehicles, and possibly a tractor-trailer or a vehicle as large as a tractor-trailer, [that] went into the river.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a mass-casualty, multi-agency event,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This operation is going to extend for many days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A live video posted on YouTube showed the ship ploughing into the bridge in darkness. The headlights of vehicles could be seen on the bridge as it crashed into the water and the <a title=\"Iran\u2019s Largest Warship Catches Fire \u2018Under Unclear Circumstances,\u2019 Sinks In Gulf On Oman\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-largest-warship-catches-fire-under-unclear-circumstances-sinks-in-gulf-on-oman\/\">ship caught fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s disaster may be the worst U.S. bridge collapse since 2007 when the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing 13.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland governor Wes Moore declared a state of emergency to <a title=\"Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses following a ship collision, resulting in mass casualties\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-mass-casualty-event-after-ship-crashes-into-key-bridge\/\">quickly deploy federal resources<\/a> to deal with the emergency. The FBI in Baltimore said on X its personnel were &#8220;on scene.&#8221; At a news conference, Baltimore Police commissioner Richard Worley said there was no indication of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic was suspended at the Port of Baltimore until further notice, Maryland transportation authorities said. It is the busiest U.S. port for car shipments, handling more than 750,000 vehicles in 2022, according to port data.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear if any other vessels had been damaged or whether operations had halted to and from the port, shipping and insurance sources said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We received several 911 calls at around 1:30 am, that a vessel struck the Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the collapse,&#8221; Cartwright said.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore police said they had been notified of the incident at 1:35 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The ship was identified by LSEG ship tracking data as a Singapore-flagged container ship, the <em>Dali<\/em>. The registered owner of the ship is Grace Ocean Pte Ltd and the manager is Synergy Marine Group, LSEG data show.<\/p>\n<p>Synergy Marine Corp said the <em>Dali<\/em> collided with one of the pillars of the bridge and that all its crew members, including the two pilots, had been accounted for and there were no reports of any injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Dali<\/em> was chartered by shipping company Maersk at the time of the incident, the Danish company said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are horrified by what has happened in Baltimore, and our thoughts are with all of those affected,&#8221; Maersk said.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore port&#8217;s private and public terminals handled 847,158 autos and light trucks in 2023, the most of any U.S. port. The port also handles farm and construction machinery, sugar, gypsum and coal, according to a Maryland government website.<\/p>\n<p>The port handles imports and exports for major automakers including Nissan, Toyota, General Motors, Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover and the Volkswagen group &#8211; including luxury models for Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley.<\/p>\n<p>More than 40 ships remained inside Baltimore port including small cargo ships, tug boats and pleasure craft, data from ship tracking and maritime analytics provider MarineTraffic showed. At least 30 other ships had signaled their destination was Baltimore, the data showed.<\/p>\n<p>The port did not immediately respond to Reuters&#8217; request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge, named after Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner, opened in 1977.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a tragic incident, a container ship collided with a four-lane bridge in Baltimore, leading to its collapse. This resulted in cars and individuals plunging into the river below. Two survivors were rescued, with one in critical condition. 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