Baltimore Bridge Crash: Tragedy Strikes Baltimore Port

Baltimore Bridge Crash: Quick Insight

Within a few minutes after the accident, Police officers stationed at both ends of the bridge were instructed to halt the flow of traffic crossing the bridge as informed by Marcel Muise, the NTSB investigator in charge of the collapse inquiry.

The Indian crew of Dali’s timely escalation was praised as the crew was able to save many lives even in such a calamity. Biden thanked the Indian crew and said “Undoubtedly saved lives”. However, a US-based webcomic’s racist cartoon ‘Foxford Comics’ shared a post on X captioned “Last known recording from inside the Dali moments before the impact” has created quite a stir.  

Indian Economist Sanjeev Sanyal condemned the post targeting Indians. Many people took to their X accounts and slammed the cartoon mocking the Indian crew how could one degrade the crew when the US officials themselves appreciated their efforts.

Victims of the Tragedy

The victims Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, Miguel Luna, Jose Mynor Lopez, and Carlos Hernandez are yet to be found (and the other 2 people’s names are unknown)— All 6 presumed to be dead.  

Moore assured financial security to the victims’ families. 

Recovery Efforts

US President, Joe Biden is to arrive next week as the massive cranes that could lift 1000 tons were prepared to remove the dangerous wreckage and clear the Francis Scott Key bridge. 

The crew cut the bridge into pieces and each part was carefully lifted. 

As the jagged steel parts make the search for debris difficult, the Army Corps of Engineers used sonar technology to locate debris.

Livelihoods Lost on the Port of Baltimore

“Our top priority is to get the shipping lane open because of the impact it has on our country and the global supply chain,” he added.

Dali – Flagged by Chilean Authorities

In 2023 Chilean authorities briefly held the Dali reporting a deficiency of unreadable pressure gauges related to propulsion and auxiliary machinery. 

The Baltimore Bridge disaster paved the way to reconsider the size of containers and the potential damage they could cause. 

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