Highlights:
· At 6am ET the search and rescue operations transitioned to a recovery operation.
· A red pick-up truck was recovered with two victims inside.
· Because of the debris in the water, diving operations have transitioned to salvage operations.
· A unified command structure has been established:
o The first priority is to reopen the waterway to the Port of Baltimore.
· The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been making next of kin notification to family members outside of the United States.
· The Port of Baltimore handles $80 Billion in foreign cargo annually and directly employs 8,000 people in the port.
· The State of Maryland has requested Federal Highway Administration Emergency Funds.
· The investigation into this incident is still ongoing:
o The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) boarded the ship today and retrieved the ship’s data recorder.
· The cargo ship at the time of the incident was carrying 56 containers of hazardous materials. Some of these containers were breached and a sheen was observed in the water by the NTSB.
Sources:
· NTSB Media Briefing 2 - Francis Scott Key Bridge struck by Cargo Ship Dali
· Governor Wes Moore Twitter Page
· U.S. Department of Transportation Twitter Page
· Maryland Department of Emergency Management Facebook Page
· Port of Baltimore Twitter Page
· NTSB Twitter Page
Resources
U.S. Coast Guard, Key Bridge Response 2024 Website (New)
NTSB B-Roll - Investigators Aboard the Cargo Ship Dali- Video (New)
Maryland Transportation Authority Key Bridge News Website