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Cargo Ship Strikes, Collapses Key Bridge in Baltimore; Search On for Missing – HotAir

A bridge collapse in Baltimore this morning, caused by what appears to have been a disabled container ship, has left as many as 20 people missing and a major transportation corridor ruptured. Surveillance cameras caught the collision and the immediate collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at 1:30 this morning. The Dali had just left Baltimore for Sri Lanka when it appeared to lose power, catch fire, and then plow into a bridge pillar:

At least 20 people were believed to be in the water, and the container ship appeared to be billowing smoke, officials said.

They said at a press conference at about 6:40 a.m. that two people had…

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