The freighter issued an emergency and traffic was stopped on the Baltimore bridge: governor

The governor of Maryland, Wes Moore, revealed this Tuesday that the freighter ‘Dali’, which caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge this morning, issued an emergency and the authorities were able to stop the traffic traveling on that important road before it the accident occurred.

“What we do know is that many of the vehicles were stopped before they reached the bridge, which saved lives in a very, very significant way,” the governor said in a press conference.

This Tuesday, Moore described as “heroes” the people who interrupted traffic towards the Francis Scott Key bridge that collapsed in the port of Baltimore after being hit by a large cargo ship.

At a news conference, Moore said the ship was “approaching at eight knots, so it was very fast speed.”

“I’m very grateful for the people who, once notification was given that there was a disaster, were literally able to stop cars from crossing the bridge,” he added.

“These people are heroes, they saved lives,” said Moore, who recalled that the investigation is underway and I cannot offer more details about the number of vehicles that were on the bridge at the time of the collapse, which occurred at 1 :30 in the morning, local time.

The governor confirmed that “the crew notified the authorities of a propulsion failure,” something that the images from the Baltimore port cameras seem to confirm.

Rescue teams are searching for at least six missing members of a bridge maintenance team, which is part of the I-95 road network, one of the most important on the eastern coast of the United States.

The freighter issued an emergency and traffic was stopped on the Baltimore bridge: governor