- Video shows the moment the ship struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the structure to collapse into the Patapsco River just before 1:30 a.m.
- There were no immediate reports of casualties, but there appeared to be traffic on the bridge at the time of the catastrophe.
A 10,000-foot bridge in Maryland collapsed after being hit by a container ship.
Stunning footage shows the moment the ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending the colossal steel structure plunging into the Patapsco River, shortly before 1:30 a.m. Eastern.
There were no immediate reports of any casualties, but there appeared to be traffic on the bridge at the time of the catastrophe.
Baltimore City Fire PIO confirmed that rescue teams were trying to save at least seven people believed to be in the river, according to the local radio station. WBAL.
A livestream showed the disaster unfolding, with the ship plowing into a pile supporting the central part of the bridge. The road and steel arches immediately fall into the water.
An explosion appeared to have occurred on the container ship when the bridge collided with the ship.
The ship is reportedly the Dali, a Singapore-flagged container that was seen on ship tracking websites quietly posted under the bridge after the crash.
Several boats, marked as Coast Guard search and rescue vessels, surrounded the ship around 3 a.m.
Stunning footage shows the moment the ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending the colossal steel structure plunging into the Patapsco River, shortly before 1:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
The moment the ship collided with the enormous steel structure, causing it to crash
The bridge collapses into the Patapsco River
There were no immediate reports of casualties, but there appeared to be traffic on the bridge at the time of the catastrophe.
A livestream showed the disaster unfolding, with the ship plowing into a pile supporting the central part of the bridge. The road and steel arches immediately fall into the water
The 2.6-mile bridge, part of I-695, crosses the Patapsco River at the Port of Baltimore. The main span of the truss bridge, built in 19777, is, at 4,000 feet, the third longest span of any continuous truss in the world
The Dali container ship is pictured in a file photo outside the Port of Felixstowe in the United Kingdom in September 2018
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maryland Transportation Authority confirmed the crash but provided no further details.
The 2.6-mile bridge, part of I-695, crosses the Patapsco River at the Port of Baltimore. The main span of the truss bridge, built in 1977, is, at 4,000 feet, the third longest span of any continuous truss in the world.
The structure transports approximately 12 million vehicles annually.
