Footage: Ship Behaved Erratically Just Before Slamming Into Baltimore Bridge
A new report indicated that in the moments before a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Harbor, the ship appeared to be drifting and was not under control. Meanwhile, video of the 1:30 a.m…
A new report indicated that in the moments before a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 📍Baltimore Harbor, the ship appeared to be drifting and was not under control.
Meanwhile, 📹Video of the 1:30 a.m. incident showed that the ship’s power appeared to go off and then on multiple times as it drifted into a support beam, knocking the bridge into the water.
📹Videoposted to X showed that even before the cargo ship Dali struck the bridge, there appeared to be smoke coming from the ship.
The CISA report said the crew of the ship tried to warn authorities of what was taking place.
The crew notified officials that they had lost control, the report said.
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“The vessel notified MD Department of Transportation that they had lost control of the vessel and with the bridge was possible,” the report said.
“The vessel struck the bridge causing a complete collapse,” the report said.
The human toll of the collapse of the bridge is unclear, 📍Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski said, according to CNN.
“The conditions are difficult. We’re talking about a deep channel port. It’s 40, 50 feet of water, strong currents. The weather is windy, the water is cold. And so we certainly worry about those who are in the water, not to mention the fall from the bridge,” he said.
He said that in addition to individuals working on the bridge, “We’ve also identified, with side-scanning sonar, that there were cars on the decks.”
“It feels like a nightmare for all of us in the greater 📍Baltimore region,” he said.
The Dali, which is operated by Synergy Group and owned by Singapore-based Grace Ocean Pte., was chartered by Maersk and was bound for Sri Lanka, according to USA Today.
The Dali was scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka early next month, according to global ship tracking service MarineTraffic.
