Baltimore Key Bridge collapse video shows terrifying moment after ship collision
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had stood strong for nearly 50 years, collapsed into pieces in mere seconds early Tuesday after a cargo ship collided into one of its support pillars.
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had stood strong for nearly 50 years, collapsed into pieces in mere seconds early Tuesday after a cargo ship collided into one of its support pillars.
Dramatic video shows the moment the 948-foot, Singapore-flagged container ship, named the Dali, hit the bridge, which carries Interstate 695 over the Patapsco River. The Coast Guard received a report at 1:27 a.m. that the vessel had made impact with the structure, triggering a response team.
The disaster unfolded in seconds.
At 1:24 a.m. the ship’s lights appeared to turn off and flicked back on a second later; dark black smoke appeared to billow from its chimney. At 1:26 a.m. the ship appeared to turn and its lights shut off and on again.
At 1:28 a.m. the ship made impact and, seconds later, the portion of the bridge above it crumbled and plummeted toward the Patapsco River.
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