It changed course just before hitting the pylon – The bridge was open to traffic just before the collapse – Up to 20 people are believed to have fallen into the water
Video from Security cameras recorded them last minutes before the ferry crashed into the pylon of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimorerecord a clear change of course of the ship.
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About 2.5 minutes before the collisionthe commercial (based on digital database for shipping is container ship named DALI, flag of Singaporewith a length of 300 m. and a width of 48 m.), seems to moves on a safe routea to pass under the bridge.
Then, begins to change course to the right, for about 1 minute and 15 seconds.
THE course change stops when it is now heading towards the pillar. In this new rota continues for over 1 minute before the collision occurs.
Her involvement of the particular ship in the incident the management company then confirmed Synergy Marine Group. As AMPE reports, according to the company “the exact causes of the accident have not yet been determined”. It is underlined that in the same announcement the presence of two navigators on board at the time of the collision with the pier of the bridge. The crew and navigators are in good health.
The video also shows, in the center of the bridge, headlights of non-moving vehicleswhile traffic is proceeding normally.
THE flow of vehicles (mainly trucks) it seems to stop at about the same time that the DALI starts to shift.
After the impact and during the collapse it is evident that there were at least 4-5 vehicles on the bridge.
THE Baltimore Fire Department Communications Chief Kevin Cartwright stated in his first statements among other things that at least 7 people and several vehicles fell into the waters of the river, while the police confirm that they are looking for people in the water. Then the number of possible missing or victims increased to 20.
See live image from the bridge after the collapse:
THE Francis Scott Key Bridge it was part of Baltimore’s outer ring road and was constructed of steel arches on two central piers within the Patapsco River at the southeast end of the city and its harbor.
He had total length 2,632 m. and its longest section from pillar to pillar reached 366 m. Its construction took 5 years, from 1972 until March 1977 when it was put into traffic.
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2024-03-27 17:27:09
