{"id":506327,"date":"2024-03-26T17:30:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=506327"},"modified":"2024-03-26T17:30:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:00:56","slug":"baltimore-francis-scott-key-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/world-news\/baltimore-francis-scott-key-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"US bridge collapses after being hit by ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Major portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, US collapsed on early Tuesday morning after it was hit by a large container ship. The incident occurred at nearly 1.30 am (US local time). The Baltimore City Fire department said the collapse is a mass casualty incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports many vehicles fell into the river below. The rescuers were searching for at least 7 people in the water. Some reports said upto 20 construction workers were there on the Baltimore Bridge at the time of the incident. A video of the incident which was widely shared on social media showed the moment the 3 km long bridge collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8BREAKING: BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE &#8211; POSSIBLE MASS CASUALTY EVENT<br><br>A large container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing significant parts of it to collapse.<br><br>Emergency services are searching for multiple cars and people who may have fallen into\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WujjcEOMc7\">pic.twitter.com\/WujjcEOMc7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/1772518995188465916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems the vessel had hit one of the supports of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the roadway to break apart in many places and plunge into the water. The ship caught fire and appeared to sink. Grace Ocean Pte Ltd, the registered owner of the ship, and the manager, Synergy Marine Group, said it is a Singapore flagged ship Dali which collided with a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the exact cause of the incident is yet to be determined; the Dali has now mobilized its qualified individual Incident response service. It added that all crew members, including the 2 pilots who were aboard, have been accounted for and there are no reports of injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local traffic police said all lanes on both directions of the bridge have been closed and the traffic is being de-toured. Maryland Governor Wes Moore also declared a state of emergency after the collapse of the bridge. The bridge was opened in 1977, spans the Patapsco River, a vital artery that along with the Port of Baltimore is a hub for shipping on the East Coast. 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