It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Within about 90 seconds, police officers responded that they had managed to stop vehicle traffic over the Baltimore bridge in both directions. […]
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Cargo ship hits and collapses Baltimore bridge
A rescue effort is underway after a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning, causing it to collapse and send multiple vehicles into the Patapsco River. A large vessel apparently hit one of the supports of the the bridge at around 1:30 a.m., causing it to snap apart in […]