CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. WELL, TONIGHT WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE EFFORTS TO CLEAR THE BRIDGE BEFORE THE COLLAPSE. AFTER THE MAYDAY CALL WENT OUT FROM THE SHIP, THE MTA DISPATCHED CREWS TO TRY AND GET ALL DRIVERS AND WORKERS OFF OF THAT BRIDGE. DESPITE THEIR EFFORTS, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME. TONIGHT, YOU CAN HEAR THOSE EFFORTS FOR YOURSELF. 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. THERE’S A SHIP APPROACHING IT. JUST LOST THEIR STEERING. SO UNTIL YOU GET THAT UNDER CONTROL, WE GOTTA STOP ALL TRAFFIC COMING OUT THE SOUTH SIDE. I’M. HOLDING TRAFFIC NOW. I WAS DRIVING WHEN WE STOPPED PRIOR TO THE BRIDGE, SO I’LL HAVE A WHOLE TRAFFIC STOPPED. 24. IS THERE A CREW WORKING ON THE BRIDGE RIGHT NOW? OKAY. ONLINE VIDEO. WHEN WE STOPPED TRAFFIC ON THEIR SITE RIGHT NOW. YEAH. IF WE COULD STOP TRAFFIC, JUST MAKE SURE NO ONE’S ON THE BRIDGE RIGHT NOW. I’M NOT SURE WHERE THERE’S A CREW UP THERE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO NOTIFY WHOEVER THE FOREMAN IS, SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM OFF THE BRIDGE TEMPORARILY. TIME FOR ONE OR THE OTHER UNIT GETS HERE. ALL RIGHT, UP ON THE BRIDGE. I HAVE ALL INTER-LOOP TRAFFIC STOPPED AT THIS TIME. ONCE YOU GET HERE, I’LL GO GRAB THE WORKERS ON THE KEY BRIDGE AND THEN STOP THE OUTER LOOP. SMASH THE WHOLE BRIDGE JUST FELL DOWN. START, START! WHOEVER. EVERYBODY. THE WHOLE BRIDGE JUST COLLAPSED. SIMPLE. DISPATCH IS DIRECT. IF YOU KNOW, FOR TRAFFIC. STOP. I CAN’T GET TO THE OTHER SIDE. SO THE BRIDGE IS DOWN. WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO GET SOMEBODY ON THE OTHER SIDE. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MSP TO GET UP HERE AND STOP TRAFFIC COMING NORTHBOUND. ON THE BRIDGE. C13 I’M HOLDING ALL TRAFFIC NORTHBOUND. IT’S ABSOLUTELY CHILLING. GOVERNOR WES MOORE HAS CREDITED THE SWIFT RESPONSE BY THOSE WORKERS FOR SAVING ADDITIONAL LIVES FROM BEING LOST IN THE COLLAPSE. TWO PEOPLE SURVIVED. CREWS AR
In the early hours of Tuesday, a 984-foot container ship collided with a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, causing the bridge to collapse. Six people are presumed dead.Ship traffic through the Port of Baltimore — the 17th largest U.S. port by total tonnage, or total weight of cargo entering and leaving the port, and fourth largest in the East Coast, according to 2021 data from the Bureau of Transportation — was suspended until further notice.Hundreds of large cargo and tanker ships pass under the bridge as they travel to and from the Port of Baltimore each month, and they typically pass through the same narrow channel under the bridge, according to a CNN analysis of shipping data released by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Dali appeared to be following the same pattern but clearly diverged moments before the collision with the bridge, causing the collapse, the records show.Video below: 2 bodies recovered from bridge, moving to ‘salvage operation’The ninth-largest U.S. port for international cargo is blocked by the remains of the bridge. Ships are still able to move through the Port of Baltimore — which handled $80.8 billion worth of foreign cargo in 2023, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics — but larger cargo items will have to wait until the bridge debris is cleared, Mark Conway, councilman for Baltimore’s 4th District, said on Wednesday.Traffic on the Key Bridge is heaviest during rush hour from 6 to 9 a.m. EST and 2 to 5 p.m., according to hourly traffic volume estimates from Inrix. The bridge collapsed around 1:30 a.m., when very few cars are using the road. Because the Dali sent a “mayday” signal before the impact, authorities were able to stop traffic, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said, likely saving lives by preventing more vehicles from exposure to the collision.While many of the 30,000 to 35,000 cars and trucks that used the Key Bridge daily can be rerouted through the tunnels, that will cause traffic delays.
In the early hours of Tuesday, a 984-foot container ship collided with a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, causing the bridge to collapse. Six people are presumed dead.
Ship traffic through the Port of Baltimore — the 17th largest U.S. port by total tonnage, or total weight of cargo entering and leaving the port, and fourth largest in the East Coast, according to 2021 data from the Bureau of Transportation — was suspended until further notice.
Hundreds of large cargo and tanker ships pass under the bridge as they travel to and from the Port of Baltimore each month, and they typically pass through the same narrow channel under the bridge, according to a CNN analysis of shipping data released by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Dali appeared to be following the same pattern but clearly diverged moments before the collision with the bridge, causing the collapse, the records show.
Video below: 2 bodies recovered from bridge, moving to ‘salvage operation’
The ninth-largest U.S. port for international cargo is blocked by the remains of the bridge. Ships are still able to move through the Port of Baltimore — which handled $80.8 billion worth of foreign cargo in 2023, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics — but larger cargo items will have to wait until the bridge debris is cleared, Mark Conway, councilman for Baltimore’s 4th District, said on Wednesday.
Traffic on the Key Bridge is heaviest during rush hour from 6 to 9 a.m. EST and 2 to 5 p.m., according to hourly traffic volume estimates from Inrix. The bridge collapsed around 1:30 a.m., when very few cars are using the road. Because the Dali sent a “mayday” signal before the impact, authorities were able to stop traffic, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said, likely saving lives by preventing more vehicles from exposure to the collision.
While many of the 30,000 to 35,000 cars and trucks that used the Key Bridge daily can be rerouted through the tunnels, that will cause traffic delays.
