The Indian team was present on the ship.
A bridge collapsed due to collision with a container ship in Baltimore, America. President Joe Biden praised the local authorities for the immediate action taken in this matter. The US President also made special mention of the Indian crew members present on the ship. Joe Biden said that “the crew on board alerted the Maryland Department of Transportation that they had lost control of their ship, as you all know and have reported it. As a result, local authorities closed the bridge to traffic.” We were able to shut it down, which definitely saved people’s lives.”
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The US President said, “We are grateful to the brave rescue workers who immediately arrived at the scene.” On Tuesday, a Singapore-flagged container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Dali, Baltimore. Within seconds of the ship’s collision, almost the entire bridge collapsed and according to officials it fell about 50 feet into the cold water below. Moments earlier, the ship had issued a mayday call warning that it had lost power - leaving authorities scrambling to shut down traffic on the bridge, potentially saving lives. CCTV footage shows that the plane went dark twice minutes before the accident. A plume of smoke can also be seen before the collision.
While all 22 crew members were safe, six repairmen on the bridge are missing. He was part of a construction crew that was repairing potholes on the bridge when it collapsed around midnight. Biden also announced that the government will cover the entire cost of rebuilding the bridge. Asked whether the government should keep an eye on if the ship and its operator are potentially convicted, he said, “It could happen but we’re not going to wait until that happens, we’re going to rebuild the bridge.” “We’re going to pay for it to build and open.”
Authorities have closed the port “until further notice” and traffic has been diverted away from the bridge as rescue efforts continue. There is a possibility of serious impact on the area due to bridge collapse. Damage to the bridge will impact traffic around Baltimore, while debris blocking waterways could also cause significant delays to shipping.
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