Photos: Baltimore Key bridge collapses; Search and rescue efforts continue
By Grace Widyatmadja (NPR)
March 26, 2024 7:54 p.m.
The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed, Baltimore, Md., on March 26, 2024.
Jay Fleming
On early Tuesday morning, a part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after the Dali, a nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship heading to Sri Lanka, crashed into it.
The collision launched a search-and-rescue operation as it was unclear how many people were in the Patapsco River. Officials say that eight construction workers were repairing potholes on the bridge at the time of the collapse. Two people have been rescued with one of them seriously injured. Authorities are calling it a “developing mass casualty event.”
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First image: The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Md. Second image: Baltimore mayor Brandon M. Scott at the Maryland Department of Transportation campus near the bridge. Third image: A blocked road that leads to the now collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md. Fourth image: In an aerial view, cargo ship Dali is seen after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Fifth image: Governor Wes Moore speaks at a news conference at the Maryland Department of Transportation campus near the bridge. Sixth image: The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed, Baltimore, Md. Seventh image: People in Orchard Beach looking at the Dali container ship and collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge. Eighth image: Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a news conference at the Maryland Department of Transportation campus near the bridge.
First image: JAY FLEMING / Jay Fleming. Second, third, fifth, seventh and eighth images: Tyrone Turner/WAMU. Fourth image: Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images. Sixth image: Jay Fleming.
