'I need one of you guys on the south side, one of you guys on the north side, hold all traffic on the Key Bridge,' one person is heard saying.
This is the harrowing audio of Baltimore officials as they rushed to stop traffic on the bridge seconds before it collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship.
The ship - the Singaporean-flagged Dali - was 20 minutes into its journey when it slammed into a support column on the bridge 'There's a ship approaching that just lost their steering so until we get that under control, we've got to stop all traffic.' State officials are using sonar detection devices to search for the crew members who fell into the 47F water as they were working to repair potholes on the 185-foot bridge when it collapsed.
Biden added he has directed his team to work on rebuilding both the port and bridge 'as soon as humanely possible' and plans on visiting Baltimore as 'soon as he can.' 'Pilots move ships in and out of the Port of Baltimore,' said Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld at a news conference Tuesday
FBI special agent in charge of the Baltimore office William DelBagno said 'there is no specific or credible information to suggest there are ties to terrorism in this incident.' According to an early Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency report, the container ship 'lost propulsion' as it was leaving port.
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