(Image credit: Courtesy of Maxar Technologies)
Maxar Technologies recorded satellite pictures of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which was struck by a huge freight ship early on Tuesday (March 26). The majority of the 1.6-mile (2.57 km) long bridge collapsed within minutes, sending out individuals and lorries into the icy waters of the Patapsco River.
The 984-foot-long freight ship, called Dali, was simply 30 minutes into its 27-day journey to Colombo, Sri Lanka when it lost all power and rammed into among the bridge’s crucial pillars. 2 of the 8 employees who were repairing pits on the bridge at the time of its collapse were saved on Tuesday, after which rescue efforts were stopped due to unsafe river conditions.
Browse resumed early Wednesday early morning for the staying 6 individuals, who are presumed dead. They were residents from a number of nations, consisting of Honduras, Mexico and Guatemala, according to the Associated Press
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The #FrancisScottKeyBridge collapsed in #Baltimore, Maryland, around 1:30 a.m. ET today after being struck by a freight ship. About an hour back, 2 Maxar satellites gathered images of the collapsed bridge and ship. A May 2023 image is likewise in the gallery. #viewfromspace pic.twitter.com/UyUuxzDo9pMarch 26, 2024
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Colorado-based Maxar Technologies published their satellite images to X (previously Twitter), which reveal big pieces of the bridge in the river while search and rescue efforts can be seen underway around the crash website.
Maxar satellite images taken after the collapse on Tuesday reveal Dali still wedged under parts of the fallen apart bridge.
Another Maxar satellite picture taken in 2023 exposes how the bridge looked before the crash.
Prior to the crash, a mayday call from the ship indicating an impending accident assisted authorities stop traffic from both sides of the four-lane bridge. The reason for the vessel’s total blackout minutes before it struck the bridge stays uncertain.
Authorities with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) boarded the ship to gather the vessel’s information recorder, likewise referred to as the black box, which would assist them establish a timeline of occasions leading up to the crash, CNN reported.
Vessel traffic is stopped forever in and out of Baltimore’s port, which is the 11th biggest in the U.S. Officials have stated the event would affect the regional economy in Baltimore, which stays in a state of emergency situation.
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