Baltimore Bridge Collapses: In America, when a big cargo ship loaded with goods was moving in the Baltimore River, there was a sudden power cut in it, due to which the ship suddenly collided with the pillar of the bridge and due to this a major accident occurred. It is being told that all the crew members on board the ship are Indians. There were about 22 crew on board the ship. As soon as the ship hit the Francis Scott Key bridge, the bridge sank into the river within seconds. The relief and rescue team immediately reached the spot but when the accident happened, many people and vehicles were on the bridge, hence there is a possibility of loss of life and property on a large scale.
Fear of massive loss of life and property
According to the report, there is a possibility of massive loss of life and property in this accident. Till now there are reports of 6 people missing but many people have been seen floating in the river. The ship caught fire after hitting the pillars of the bridge. After this smoke started coming out of it. However, the good thing was that when the ship was moving towards the bridge without electricity, the authorities quickly managed to stop many vehicles on both sides of the bridge from moving forward. Maryland Governor Wes Moore said these people are diamonds. These people saved many lives.
The ship was going to Sri Lanka
According to the report, this accident happened on Tuesday night at around 1 o’clock local time. The name of the cargo ship is said to be Dali. This ship is 300 meters long. The ship is registered in Singapore and was going to Colombo with goods. It is believed that this ship was to reach Colombo on 22nd April but it met with an accident before then. It is also being told that the collapse of the bridge will affect the movement of cargo ships going from Patapsco River to many parts of the world and this route will remain disrupted for at least six months.
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Tags: America, India
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 27, 2024, 05:21 IST