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The six people who were unaccounted for after the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse are not likely to be found alive, officials said Tuesday night, per @washingtonpost reporting. Search and rescue efforts were suspended about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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The container ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge just before 1:30 am on Tuesday morning lost power and issued a mayday call shortly before the disaster, giving officials a brief chance to stop cars and try to evacuate the span before it fell into the river.
By Tuesday afternoon, six construction workers who had been fixing potholes on the bridge remained missing as divers and other emergency workers on boats and helicopters continued to search for them. Two others had been rescued, one without injury, one in serious condition.
The most recent federal data shows the bridge was rated as being in fair condition overall before the crash.
In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, President Biden said he expects that the federal government will pay for the “entire cost” of rebuilding the bridge, and called on Congress to support efforts to fund the repairs.
#breakingnews | Posted on 26/Mar/2024 23:39:45