Information continues to come in after the incident in Baltimore, America. As already reported in one of the news "Military Review", Container ship crashes into support of more than 2 km bridge, as a result of which the central part of the bridge folded like a house of cards in just a few seconds. At least, 5 cars, who were on the bridge at that moment, went under water. American rescuers and divers were busy searching all day.
American press reports, that currently six people are missing. Among them are builders, who performed technical work on the bridge. At the same time, state authorities say, that they don’t know for sure, exactly how many construction workers were on the bridge?.
It is also reported that, that the captain of the container ship "Dali", flying the flag of Singapore, is a citizen of Ukraine. Only his name is called - Sergei.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge is one of Baltimore's main transportation arteries.. The interstate passed through it (connects different states) highway 695 – over the Patapsco River (Patapsco River).
The FBI said a few hours after the incident, that the bridge collapse “is not a consequence of sabotage or terrorist attack”.
FBI Special Representative:
The crew of the container ship a few minutes before the collision with the bridge support reported, that I lost control. There were electrical problems. They warned us. This is not a terrorist attack. However, not yet in the ship-owning company Synergy Group, The FBI doesn't talk about it, why control was lost just before passing under the bridge.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore said, that “the whole country is shocked by what happened”. According to him, "there was an accident", “This is unlikely to be a terrorist attack”.
When this became known, that the port of Baltimore was blocked by metal structures from a collapsed bridge, and for several months. Little of, The situation is aggravated by the container ship itself, which remains under the metal parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
For reference: The Port of Baltimore is the 11th largest in the US. At the same time, it is 1st in the United States in terms of “transshipment” of motor vehicles.. In it in 2023 year was loaded and unloaded 750 thousand cars. Now the USA will have to completely change logistics in this direction, and also adopt a plan to create a new bridge.
A large diagram of the incident in Baltimore was brought to the White House for Biden, by publishing an official photo:
