Recovery efforts ceased, NTSB continues looking into Key Bridge collapse
State and federal officials provided updates on their efforts moving forward and their investigation into the cause of the crash. The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, has resulted in the death toll of six workers, two of whom were found trapped in a submerged pick up truck and two trapped with the vehicle. The six missing workers were from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Two of the workers were located by recovery teams and two others survived. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the cause of the crash. The vessel had 23 people on board, 21 crew and two pilots on board and 56 containers of hazardous material were impacted in the crash, which some of the hazmat containers were breached. The NTSB is still investigating the accident's cause and is focusing on preventing future accidents like this.
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State and federal officials provided updates on their efforts moving forward and their investigation into the cause of the crash.
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BALTIMORE — With the Dali cargo vessel sitting at a standstill and divers in the water, officials made a grim announcement Wednesday afternoon following Tuesday's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
"Shortly before 10 a.m., divers located a red pick up truck submerged in approximately 25 feet of water in the area the middle span of the bridge," Colonel Roland Butler, the Maryland State Police Superintendent, said during a press conference Wednesday. "Divers recovered two victims of this tragedy trapped with the vehicle.”
Two of the six missing workers were located by recovery teams. The were identified as Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26.
Diplomats confirmed that the six missing workers were from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Two other workers survived.
"Because of the super structures surrounding the vehicles, what we believe to be vehicles, and the amount of concrete and debris, divers are no longer able to safely navigate or operate around that," Butler said.
"We are going to move forward together because that's what we do," Maryland Governor Wes Moore said. "Because we are Maryland tough, and Baltimore strong."
NTSB officials also provided an update into their investigation into why the crash happened during a separate press briefing.
Homendy revealed the vessel had 23 people on board, 21 crew and two pilots. It also had 56 containers of hazardous material, and some were impacted in the crash.
"Some of the hazmat containers were breached," Homendy said. "We have sheen on the waterway, the federal state and local authorities are aware of that."
Marcel Muise is serving as the investigator in charge of this incident, and he provided a timeline of events that led up to the crash. This was the timeline, as he stated:
It's still early in the investigation, though crew members are being interviewed and data is being collected and analyzed.
"Right now we are just focusing on the facts, and on what occurred in this accident to determine what happen to prevent it from recurring," Homendy said.
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