The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary findings into the accident.
Share on linkedin Salvage crew members work on the deck of the cargo ship Dali as they work to free it in the Patapsco River on May 10 in Baltimore . Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesDali had an electrical outage the day before the March accident that resulted in the collapse of Baltimore 's Francis Scott Key Bridge according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board .
This caused the engine to stall and caused at least two blackouts. The crew had to reconfigure the ship's electrical distribution system to recover from the outages, the NTSB said.The first outage on March 26, the day of the Key Bridge accident, was caused by two electrical breakers opening unexpectedly, which cut power to shipboard lighting and most equipment, including the main engine cooling water pumps.
The crew restored power but the ship again lost power from breakers tripping when it was just 0.2 miles from the bridge.The report said a seven-person road maintenance crew and one inspector were on the bridge when the Dali struck a support pier.
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