Photos and maps show how Francis Scott Key Bridge snapped after a vessel collision
in the US state of Maryland collapsed after a container ship collided with it early on Tuesday, sending a number of vehicles into the chilly waters.after reports that a 948ft Singapore-flagged container ship leaving port on its way to Sri Lanka had crashed into the 1.6-mile Francis Scott Key Bridge, named after the author of the American national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
The temperature in the river was about 47F in the early hours of Tuesday, according to a buoy that collects data for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Several vehicles were on the bridge at the time of the crash, including one the size of a tractor-trailer.– a 290-metre cargo ship with a capacity of 10,000 containers – was at the location of the bridge where the accident occurred at about 1.30am ET on Tuesday.
in darkness, causing much of the bridge to give way as a number of vehicles fell into the Patapsco River below and the ship caught fire. Synergy Marine Group, the manager of the Dali, confirmed it hadThe bridge leads to the Baltimore port, one of the busiest in the country and an important hub for shipping on the US east coast, especially in transporting road vehicles.
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