According to Vietnamplus , on March 27, investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accessed and collected the black box of the cargo ship that crashed into a bridge in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) the day before.
Francis Scott Key Bridge before it collapsed. Photo cut from clip.
Francis Scott Key Bridge after being hit by a cargo train. Photo cut from clip.
NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy said investigators will analyze data from the black box, as well as clarify whether dirty fuel was the cause of the train's engine failure while moving and causing the tragic accident.
Close-up of the collision (Photo: Bloomberg).
The incident occurred early on the morning of March 26 local time, when the Singapore-flagged container ship Dali was leaving Baltimore harbor heading to Sri Lanka when it hit the support pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge (also known as the Key Bridge), causing the bridge to collapse, causing many people and vehicles traveling on the bridge to fall into the river.
Ship management company Synergy Marine Pte Ltd said the Dali had stalled before the incident. As a result, the ship was unable to maintain its desired course and collided with the bridge. The ship is believed to have dropped anchor, following emergency procedures to slow down, before colliding with the bridge.
According to the Baltimore Sun, six construction workers who were repairing potholes on the bridge fell into the water. Brawner Builders, the company that managed the six workers, said they are presumed dead in the incident.
Jeffrey Pritzker, executive vice president of Brawner Builders, called the news "a terrible, unforeseeable tragedy." Meanwhile, the US Coast Guard said it had ended its search and rescue operation for construction workers missing when the bridge collapsed.
According to authorities, based on the cold temperature of the river water and the search time, it is very unlikely that these 6 people are still alive if found.
The scene of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland (USA), after being hit by a cargo train, March 26, 2024. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Rescuers rescued two people, one of whom was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Dan Tri reported that the Coast Guard had previously said they had moved to a "different phase" because they now "don't believe we're going to find any of these (six missing people) alive," Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said.
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the agency is conducting an investigation. Homendy said a team of 24 experts will review all documents and evidence related to the incident. She added that the flight data recorder will be crucial to the investigation.
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg warned that the bridge collapse would have a serious impact on the supply chain because the bridge is considered to be on an important transportation route.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge will carry more than 12.4 million commercial and passenger vehicles by 2023, according to a Maryland state government report last November.
The bridge is not only important in the Baltimore area, but also plays a major role in the travel route between Washington and New York.
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