Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: Ship ‘lost control’ as it was leaving port, warned of collision, unclassified report says.
(This is compiled from the original article plus several updates.)
Latest update says 6 people are missing. They are maintenance workers who were on the bridge when the collision occurred.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after being hit by a container ship — sending cars plunging into the water in what was quickly declared a mass-casualty event.
At least 20 people in seven vehicles are believed to be missing, according to authorities.
The same vessel that collapsed a major bridge in Baltimore Tuesday was also involved in a collision while leaving the Port of Antwerp, Belgium in 2016.
Port authorities confirmed to CNN that the Dali cargo ship was also involved in an "incident" in Belgium in 2016.
According to the maritime incident archive Shipwrecklog, the Dali was attempting to leave the container terminal to head to Bremerhaven when its bow reportedly swung around, causing the stern to scrape the side of the quay and damaging several meters of the hull.
Officials in Singapore, where the ship is from, said there were 22 crew members aboard the Dali at the time of the fiery crash.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore says it is working with the US Coast Guard following the incident.
Flight restrictions have been put in place around the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore following the bridge's collapse Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
No pilots are allowed to operate an aircraft within the affected area, which spans about 5 nautical miles, officials said.
The container ship that crashed into a vital Maryland bridge early Tuesday "lost control" as it was leaving port and warned state officials of a possible collision, security officials said in an unclassified report.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency report said the vessel, the Dali, had "lost propulsion" and officials in Maryland were notified about the situation, according to ABC News.
"The vessel notified MD Department of Transportation (MDOT) that they had lost control of the vessel and an collision with the bridge was possible," the report said. "The vessel struck the bridge causing a complete collapse."
A frightening video shared on X appears to show that the Dali had lost power twice moments before crashing into one of the bridge's supports.
As the ship approaches the bridge, the video shows its light dim and come back twice before the ship collides with the bridge and goes up in smoke.
Sonar has found vehicles submerged in the water under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said Tuesday.
"Our sonar has detected the presence of vehicles submerged in the water," Wallace said during an early morning news conference. "I don't have a count of that yet."
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