A container ship reported loss power and slammed into the Key Bridge bringing it down….
Workers wree doing maninatnce work when the crash occurred at 1:30AM this morning….
6 workers are missing….
2 were rescued….
The crew of the ship called in a ‘Mayday’ that allowed bridge crews to stop traffic…..
Moore said there is no evidence the collapse was linked to terrorist activity. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating and will hold a press conference around 1 p.m. EDT.
Moore said a preliminary investigation indicates “an accident” and that there is no evidence of a terrorist attack. The governor declared a state of emergency and said he was working with federal agencies to deploy resources for the response. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) announced that the city has deployed its emergency operations plan.
Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld said a construction crew was on the bridge at the time it collapsed. The workers were repairing potholes and masonry. Wiedenfeld said officials believe that eight members of that crew fell into the water. Two have been rescued.
Cold and murky waters made rescue conditions difficult overnight, said Kevin Cartwright, the Baltimore Fire Department’s communications director. He told The Washington Post earlier that up to 20 people could be in the water. The Fire Department described the collapse as a “mass casualty incident.”
Federal Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg offered the department’s support to Baltimore authorities, and the National Transportation Safety Board announced the launch of a “go team” to investigate the collapse. The freighter is a Singapore-flagged vessel, the 948-foot Dali.
Vessel traffic into and out of the Port of Baltimore was “suspended until further notice.” The Maryland Transportation Authority closed Interstate 695 in both directions…..
image….Jonathan Newton for The Post