Baltimore Bridge Collapse:
The FBI is conducting a rapid investigation into the collapse. On March 26, the 984-foot-long Dolly ship collided with the 2.6-kilometer-long Francis Scott Bridge over the Patapsco River. 6 people died due to the collapse of the four-lane bridge. An NGO has told that 20 Indian crew members are still on the ship. The phones of these people have been confiscated.
These people are cooperating with the FBI in its investigation. Rev. Joshua Mesic, Executive Director of Baltimore International Seafarers Center, told that those people are constantly in touch with him, who are related to the case. No kind of coercion is being done on the crew members. They now, only those people’s phones have not been returned. They can be given permission to buy another SIM and go on a beach vacation, if they contact them.
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Till now these workers were not able to decide what the world will say about them after the accident? Mesic said that they should not be seen they can be called heroes. Mesic appealed to the crew. He described the accident as teasing humanity into pieces. Due to the collapse of the bridge, 6 workers of the construction team were killed. At the time of the accident these people were busy repairing the bridge. The accident was registered, and investigation was started.
A series of controlled explosions are to be used on Monday to separate the stricken Dali ship from the remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The 948 ft ship has remained at the scene since the accident and is covered in scrap from the bridge. @BBC pic.twitter.com/dFZhSY80KK
— Ved Nayak (@catcheronthesly) May 13, 2024
Did the crew know about the flaws of the ship?
According to Mesic, it is part of the investigation whether the crew knew about the flaws of the ship when it left the port? Losing control of the 600-ton ship comes under question. The workers were preparing for the exposing form several weeks to break the span of the bridge, but the operation was postponed due to bad weather. The ship came suddenly and collided with the pillars of the bridge. Let us tell you that the Baltimore International Seafarers Center is an NGO, which is known for providing facilities to the sailors coming to the Baltimore port from all over the world.