Six construction workers on the bridge at the time of its collapse are thought to have died as a recovery operation is under way.
The second missing construction worker who fell into the river as the Baltimore bridge gave way below him has been named as Maynard Sandoval. The 37-year-old, a father of two, is one of six men on the Francis Scott Key Bridge fixing potholes when it collapsed after being struck by a 289m-long cargo ship - the Dali. The first missing person identified earlier was Miguel Luna, a 49-year-old father of six, from El Salvador.
and marine tracking data shows the ship, known as the Dali, lost power, adjusted its course and started smoking about 60 seconds before it hit the bridge. According to the timings on the , the vessel hit the structure at 1.28:44am - with the bridge collapsing four seconds later. All 22 crew members on board the ship, including the two pilots, have been accounted for and there were no reports of injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a news conference that its investigators will not board the Dali on Tuesday. The authority's chair Jennifer Homendy said the decision has been made to give 'some time to the search and recovery effort'.
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