Mayor says rescue efforts are under way after vessel crashed into Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending vehicles into water

A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a large boat collided with it early on Tuesday morning, sending multiple vehicles into the water.

At about 1.30am, a vessel crashed into the bridge, catching fire before sinking and causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water below, according to a video posted on X.

“All lanes closed both directions for incident on I-695 Key Bridge. Traffic is being detoured,” the Maryland Transportation Authority posted on X.

Matthew West, a petty officer first class for the coastguard in Baltimore, told the New York Times that the coastguard received a report of an impact at 1.27am ET. West said the Dali, a 948ft (29 metres) Singapore-flagged cargo ship, had hit the bridge, which is part of Interstate 695.

  • @CaptPretentious
    10•9 months ago

    So which version of RAIB you thinking? Because obviously, this has to be hardware, can’t do this with software. IMO, RAIB-5 is probably overkill but I think the locals would appreciate it.

    • @NegativeInf
      7•9 months ago

      I’m thinking RAIB-0. Not one problem there. No problems at all.

    • @quaddo
      2•9 months ago

      What sort of cabling, do you suppose?

      Strong Cable Support Infrastructure?

    • @TastyWheat
      1•9 months ago

      RAIB-0 would be interesting enough. Each car split into equal parts across multiple bridges.