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Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Early morning on Tuesday, March 26th, 2024, the Dali, operated by the Synergy Group while being chartered by Maersk, collided into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore (part of I-695) causing it to collapse. Video shows the vessel, owned by Singapore based group Grace Ocean, lost power, resulting in a loss of control, but a full investigation is ongoing. NTSB has recovered the vessel’s voyage data recorder which will play a vital role in the investigation. The search mission for the remaining victims has been called off by the Coast Guard on March 28th. 2 bodies were able to be recovered with 4 still missing. There is not currently a timeline for when the channel might be reopened, but it is dependent on both completion of the investigation as well as clearing the debris from the collapse.
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