Overnight in Baltimore, an almost unbelievable scenario played out, as the historic Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed like a house of cards.
The horrible accident was caused after a shipping freighter ran into one or more of the pillars—or legs holding up the bridge—sending at least eight people and several vehicles crashing down into the water.
Daylight shows damage after ship crashes into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge | Search and rescue underway Additionally, the United States Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service keeps a 24-hour watch and gives non-stop guidance to ship pilots navigating the Houston Ship Channel. “They are always on duty, telling pilots what other vessels are operating, at what speeds they are traveling, what direction they are traveling, what weather conditions are like, and what is coming, and they tell them how big the queue to get into the ship channel is,” Captain Donohue said.If you are wondering, however, if a cargo ship has ever collided with a bridge in the Houston Ship Channel, it has.
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