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Collapse of a bridge in Baltimore: a power outage in the cargo ship is believed to be the cause of the tragedy
Collapse of a bridge in Baltimore: a power outage in the cargo ship is believed to be the cause of the tragedy
(franceinfo)
The collision between a container ship and the Francis-Scott-Key Bridge, in Baltimore in the United States, is believed to be due to a breakdown that occurred on the ship during the night of Monday March 25 to Tuesday March 26.
Like a ghost ship, the 100,000-ton container ship is adrift in the port of Baltimore (United States). In the middle of the night from Monday March 25 to Tuesday March 26, the cargo ship hit the Francis-Scott-Key Bridge, the main bridge in the city in the state of Maryland. The building collapsed in seconds. Despite the SOS launched at the last moment by the crew, traffic could not be completely interrupted on the bridge.
Seven people missing
Two people who fell into the water were rescued, but seven were still missing as of Tuesday evening. On the morning of March 26, Patapsco Bay, the river crossed by the Francis-Scott-Key Bridge, presented a spectacle of desolation. The container ship with the Singaporean flag is embedded in the steel beams. According to the first elements of the investigation, a power outage on board caused the ship to spin out of control.
