PinnedA cargo ship struck a bridge that crosses outer Baltimore Harbor early Tuesday, triggering a collapse, the authorities said.
The Coast Guard received a report of an impact at 1:27 a.m. Eastern time at the Francis Scott Key Bridge, said Matthew West, a petty officer first class for the Coast Guard in Baltimore.
“I-695 Key Bridge collapse due to ship strike,” the agency said on the social media site X.
Officer West of the Coast Guard said that a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, the Dali, had hit the bridge.
The bridge — named after Francis Scott Key, the author of the American national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner” — opened in 1977.
Persons:
Francis Scott Key, Matthew West, Niki Fennoy, Brandon M, Scott, “, Dali, Grace Ocean, Scott’s, —, Derrick Bryson Taylor
Organizations:
Coast Guard, Baltimore Police, Fire Department, Maryland Transportation, Grace, Maryland Transportation Authority, Maryland Port Administration, American
Locations:
Baltimore, ”, Singapore, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Maryland