Lost Power and Mayday Call Lead to Baltimore Bridge Collapse
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The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland was caused by a container ship, the Dali, losing power and crashing into the bridge. The ship, which was at the beginning of a 27-day journey from Baltimore to Sri Lanka, experienced a power failure and became adrift. Despite attempts to fix the issue, the crew was unsuccessful, and the ship never regained engine power. A local pilot onboard gave orders to steer the rudder hard to port and drop anchor, but it was too late to prevent the collision. The crew issued a mayday call, alerting authorities to the imminent crash and allowing them to stop traffic on the bridge. The ship collided with a concrete column on the bridge, resulting in its collapse into the Patapsco River .
The collapse of the bridge has had significant c...
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