(3-26-24) Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning around 1:20am after a support column was struck by a container ship, sending at least seven cars into the Patapsco River, launching a search-and-rescue operation and prompting Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of emergency.
Rescuers are searching for upwards of 7 people and numerous vehicles submerged in water.
Mayor Brandon Scott said
“This is a tragedy that you could never imagine … It looked like something out of an action movie.”
The U.S. Coast Guard said the 948-foot, Singapore-flagged cargo ship Dali struck the bridge at approximately 1:20 a.m. All traffic has been rerouted from the 1.6-mile steel bridge that is part of Interstate 695.
Mercer County Outlook 