The bridge was compared to a ‘rollercoaster’
Footage has resurfaced online of someone driving across the ‘scary’ Baltimore Bridge, which collapsed after it was struck by a ship.
On Tuesday, a “mass casualty event” was declared after the 1.6 mile-long Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore.
The bridge had been struck by a Singapore-flagged container ship called DALI at around 1:35am local time.
People were on the bridge at the time, and the Baltimore City Fire Department said as many as 20 people are believed to have fallen into the Patapsco River.
Since the incident, footage has resurfaced online showing what it was like to drive over the bridge.
In a video shared on X, a woman and man drive over the bridge in a truck. Filming the experience from the passenger seat, the woman describes the bridge as “scary” and compares it to a “rollercoaster.”
A major search operation is still underway to locate individuals, with two people having so far been rescued from the water.
One of these is in a “very serious condition” police confirmed in a press conference.
Shipping giant Maersk has confirmed the ship involved in the incident was charted by Maersk and was carrying its customer’s cargo.
In a statement, the company said: “We are horrified by what has happened in Baltimore, and our thoughts are with all of those affected.
“We can confirm that the container vessel “DALI”, operated by charter vessel company Synergy Group, is time chartered by Maersk and is carrying Maersk customers’ cargo.”
The vessel had collided with one of the pillars of the bridge.
All of the crew onboard the DALI have been accounted for and there are no reported casualties or injuries amongst them.
Built in 1977, the Key Bridge is 3km (1.6 mile) long and is part of the 695 highway that circles Baltimore.
Upon its completion, it was one of the longest continuous truss bridges in the world, according to the National Steel Bridge Alliance.
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