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New video showing collapsed bridge and damaged container ship in Baltimore

Bad weather has hindered salvage operations at the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The Patapsco River is also very murky, severely limiting the visibility of divers. Viewed close up from the deck of a Coast Guard boat, the scope of the catastrophe emerged through heavy fog Wednesday afternoon: Massive steel bridge girders were twisted like ribbons while crushed metal shipping containers dangled perilously from the stalled cargo ship. Fallen street lights that once lined the bridge jutted like toothpicks from the water’s surface. Bad weather has hampered salvage operations at the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing delays in the operation. The Patapsco River is also murky, limiting the visibility of divers. A new video has emerged showing the collapse of the bridge and damaged cargo ship. Massive steel bridge girders were twisted like ribbons and crushed metal shipping containers were dangling from the stalled cargo ship above the water. Fallen street lights were once lined on the bridge.

New video showing collapsed bridge and damaged container ship in Baltimore

Published : 4 weeks ago by AP in World

New video showing collapsed bridge and damaged container ship in Baltimore

Bad weather has hindered salvage operations at the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The Patapsco River is also very murky, severely limiting the visibility of divers. Viewed close up from the deck of a Coast Guard boat, the scope of the catastrophe emerged through heavy fog Wednesday afternoon: Massive steel bridge girders were twisted like ribbons while crushed metal shipping containers dangled perilously from the stalled cargo ship. Fallen street lights that once lined the bridge jutted like toothpicks from the water’s surface.


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