Video shows the moment the vessel plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, sending the structure crashing into the Patapsco River, shortly before 1.30am Eastern.
Astonishing footage shows the moment the vessel plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, sending the colossal steel structure crashing into the Patapsco River, shortly before 1.30am Eastern.
A livestream showed the disaster unfolding, with the vessel plowing into a pile holding up the central part of the bridge. The road and steel arches immediately tumble into the water.The ship is reportedly the Dali, a Singaporean-flagged container which could be seen on ship tracking websites positioned stationary under the bridge following the crash.
There were no immediate reports of any casualties but there did appear to be traffic on the bridge at the time of the catastrophe
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