Baltimore, Maryland , United States

Mar 28, 2024 5:31 PM

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U.S. Coast Guard response boat crews arrive on scene after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. Coast Guard watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region command center received a report indicating that a 948-foot containership flying the Singapore flag had collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.Before its collapse on Tuesday, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was considered a seminal engineering accomplishment. The four-lane bridge, which collapsed into the Patapsco River after a vessel struck one of its main support columns early Tuesday morning, was was considered "a major milestone in Maryland’s transportation planning," according to the nonprofit Preservation Maryland. Six missing construction workers on the bridge at the time of the collapse are missing and presumed dead, according to U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath. Two others were rescued, one unharmed and the other in "very serious condition,” (POLARIS)