{"id":2206456,"date":"2024-03-26T11:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-people-were-on-baltimore-bridge-at-time-of-collapse-ship-issued-a-mayday-before-collision-authorities\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T11:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:48:28","slug":"8-people-were-on-baltimore-bridge-at-time-of-collapse-ship-issued-a-mayday-before-collision-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-people-were-on-baltimore-bridge-at-time-of-collapse-ship-issued-a-mayday-before-collision-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities report that 8 individuals were on the Baltimore bridge when it collapsed, with the ship issuing a mayday before the collision occurred"},"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\">46<\/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%2F8-people-were-on-baltimore-bridge-at-time-of-collapse-ship-issued-a-mayday-before-collision-authorities%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=2206456&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>Maryland Transportation\u2062 Secretary Paul Wiedefeld stated that eight people were on the\u2063 Francis Scott Key\u2064 Bridge in Baltimore when a container ship\u200d struck, leading to the bridge&#8217;s collapse into\u2064 the Patapsco River. Emergency responders have found two individuals, with a search ongoing for the remaining six. Authorities believe the incident was an accident, dismissing terrorism as a cause.\u200b Based on Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul\u2064 Wiedefeld&#8217;s statement, eight\u2063 people were\u2062 present on the Francis Scott \u200cKey Bridge in Baltimore during a collision with a container \u200dship, resulting in the\u2064 bridge&#8217;s collapse\u200c into the\u200d Patapsco River. While\u2063 two individuals \u200chave\u200c been located by \u2062emergency responders, efforts continue \u2063to find the \u200cremaining six. \u200dAuthorities have\u2064 ruled out terrorism, attributing the incident to an accident.  <\/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<p>Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld said Tuesday morning that eight people were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-mass-casualty-event-after-ship-crashes-into-key-bridge\/\" title=\"Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses following a ship collision, resulting in mass casualties\">container ship rammed<\/a> into one of its supports, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/baltimore-bridge-collapses-resulting-in-mass-casualty-event-after-its-struck-by-cargo-ship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">causing the bridge to collapse<\/a> into the frigid Patapsco River below.<\/p>\n<p>Wiedefeld <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-03-26-24-intl-hnk\/h_0c272e139b5763b2fc09ff64113d60e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> two of the eight people have been accounted for as emergency responders, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapses-resulting-in-mass-casualty-event-after-its-struck-by-cargo-ship\/\" title=\"Baltimore Bridge Collapse Leads to 'Mass Casualty' Incident Following Collision with Cargo Ship\">including dive teams<\/a>, continue their search and rescue operation for at least six others. State and federal authorities have maintained that all evidence in the bridge collapse \u201cpoints to an accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe preliminary investigation points to an accident. We haven\u2019t seen any credible evidence of a terrorist attack,\u201d Maryland Democratic Governor Wes Moore said.<\/p>\n<p>Moore confirmed that the container ship\u2019s crew issued a mayday and said the ship was experiencing issues with its power, Justin Fenton of the Baltimore Banner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justin_fenton\/status\/1772629105881632880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. Moore said the crew\u2019s mayday signal meant transportation officials were able to stop more traffic from crossing over the bridge before the ship struck it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people are heroes. They saved lives last night,\u201d Moore <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justin_fenton\/status\/1772629105881632880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 1.6-mile-long bridge is part of Interstate 695, also known as the Baltimore Beltway, and is a major crossing of the Patapsco River.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said two people were rescued from the water; one person was unharmed, while the second was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. Wiedefeld also confirmed in a press conference that contractors were working on the bridge at the time of the collapse but did not say how many workers were believed to be on the structure when it was struck by the container ship.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage of the bridge collapse appeared to show the container ship striking one of the bridge\u2019s supports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Ship collides with Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to collapse <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OcOrSjOCRn\">pic.twitter.com\/OcOrSjOCRn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BNO News (@BNONews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNONews\/status\/1772515766929097088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711286276343000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0fBaWjje6IONihcMZ4R_jT\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Singapore-flagged ship, called DALI is chartered by the Danish shipping company Maersk, the company told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-03-26-24-intl-hnk\/h_adc8016bd840aab5970dd0adb17c056b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>. The ship was carrying Maersk customers\u2019 cargo, according to the company, and was on its way to Sri Lanka from the Baltimore Harbor. Twenty-two crew members were onboard DALI, and there were no reports of any injuries. The container ship was being piloted by local pilots at the time of the collision, not its own crew, according to CNN. Local pilots, who are familiar with the harbor, are used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-announces-expanded-port-hours-to-address-global-supply-chain-bottlenecks\/\" title=\"Biden announces expanded port hours to address global supply chain bottlenecks\">move cargo ships<\/a> out to open water in hopes of avoiding accidents.<\/p>\n<p>Another video of the collision and bridge collapse showed the ship\u2019s lights going out before it hit the bridge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking News: Mass Casualty event declared in the US after a ship slams into a Bridge<\/p>\n<p>The full video can be seen here.<\/p>\n<p>Developing story<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Baltimore?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Baltimore<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bridgecollapse?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bridgecollapse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E5bWMovtjo\">pic.twitter.com\/E5bWMovtjo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Ferguson (@JimFergusonUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimFergusonUK\/status\/1772538786276053349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld revealed that eight individuals were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. A container ship collided with one of its supports, leading to the bridge&#8217;s collapse into the cold Patapsco River. Wiedefeld mentioned that emergency responders have located two of the eight people involved in the incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2206457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2107844158-e1711464299970.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2107844158-e1711464299970.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}