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Baltimore Key Bridge collapse updates
Latest news and information on Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge which collapsed on 26 March, 2024 after Dali, a Singapore-flagged container ship, smashed into it.
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Ship that struck Baltimore bridge lost power twice before crash, NTSB preliminary report finds
The cargo ship Dali that crashed into Baltimore’s Key Bridge in March had a pair of catastrophic electrical failures minutes before the crash and had experienced two blackouts a day earlier, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
- NewsThe Telegraph
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Good evening. A massive manhunt is underway to catch “France’s most wanted man” after two prison officers were killed in an attack leading to his escape. Meanwhile, the first official portrait of the King since the Coronation has been unveiled.
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5 things for May 14: Ukraine, Gaza, Trump trial, Abortion, Baltimore bridge
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- NewsThe Independent
Crews detonate explosives to demolish part of Baltimore bridge and free stricken ship
All of the crew members of the Dali ship were on board when the operation took place
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Watch: Baltimore bridge explodes in controlled demolition
Part of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been destroyed in a controlled explosion.
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Incumbent Baltimore mayor faces familiar rival in Democratic primary
The 2024 Baltimore mayor’s race includes familiar faces and corruption allegations — two common themes in the city’s long history of political scandals. In the Democratic primary on Tuesday, incumbent Brandon Scott is facing off against former Mayor Sheila Dixon, whose tenure was cut short in 2010 after she took a plea deal for misappropriating gift cards meant for poor families. Both candidates also ran in 2020, with Scott ultimately beating Dixon by a narrow margin.
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As work continues to remove cargo ship from collapsed Baltimore bridge, what about its crew?
A crew of Indian and Sri Lankan men has spent the last 49 days confined to a hulking and motionless cargo vessel in Baltimore, its bow pinned by what's left of the shattered bridge it struck. Demolition crews set off explosives Monday to push broken bridge trusses away from the grounded Dali container ship, which lost power and struck one of the columns of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, causing the entire structure to collapse. Here's what we know about the Dali's crew, what they've
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Cargo ship will ‘hopefully’ be refloated this week after explosives remove some Baltimore bridge wreckage from vessel
The trapped cargo ship Dali will “hopefully” be refloated this week after authorities set off charges at a key portion of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Monday evening, an official said.
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Baltimore bridge blown up in controlled demolition
An explosion blasted away debris trapping a cargo ship in the Patapsco River.
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Demolition to remove part of Baltimore’s Key Bridge to free trapped ship postponed until Monday due to inclement weather
The planned demolition to remove a portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland has been rescheduled to Monday afternoon due to inclement weather conditions, according to the United States Coast Guard.