A name in Could allowed officers to cease site visitors at each ends of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and attempt to evacuate individuals from the span earlier than it collapsed Tuesday, based on a number of federal and state officers. Maryland.
The crew of the massive container leaving the Port of Baltimore reported to Harbor Management that they misplaced energy and propulsion, officers stated.
The ship “went into the deck,” stated Chris Van Hollen, the junior Democratic senator from Maryland. “Earlier than hitting the bridge, he issued a Could Day warning, which gave individuals sufficient time to cease a few of the site visitors crossing the bridge.”
Mr Van Hollen stated the investigation was nonetheless in its early levels, however added that early indications urged that as a result of closure, no site visitors was crossing the bridge throughout the collapse. He stated autos utilized by a highway crew repairing potholes had been parked on the bridge and seemed to be submerged in water.
Mr Van Hollen and a US official briefed on the incident stated it was unclear how a lot time had handed between the mayday name and the ship's crash into the bridge.
Shortly after the crash, radio site visitors from emergency staff urged the crew was nonetheless struggling to steer the craft, based on audio launched by Broadcastify.
