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submitted 2 years ago by Hugin@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a large boat collided with it early on Tuesday morning, sending multiple vehicles into the water.

At about 1.30am, a vessel crashed into the bridge, catching fire before sinking and causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water below, according to a video posted on X.

“All lanes closed both directions for incident on I-695 Key Bridge. Traffic is being detoured,” the Maryland Transportation Authority posted on X.

Matthew West, a petty officer first class for the coastguard in Baltimore, told the New York Times that the coastguard received a report of an impact at 1.27am ET. West said the Dali, a 948ft (29 metres) Singapore-flagged cargo ship, had hit the bridge, which is part of Interstate 695.

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[-] I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Time for a redundant array of inexpensive bridges?

(computer joke about backups and resilience.)

Or on a more serious note, maybe a tunnel?

[-] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

So which version of RAIB you thinking? Because obviously, this has to be hardware, can't do this with software. IMO, RAIB-5 is probably overkill but I think the locals would appreciate it.

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[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

They also have a tunnel and other Bridges

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[-] Willy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

will this close down one of the biggest ports on the East Coast? how will other ships get by?

[-] CptEnder@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Yeah DOT confirmed the port of Baltimore is closed to sea traffic, local truck traffic from port is still active so the closure won't be felt immediately. But it will be significant the longer it's closed. 9th largest port in the US.

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[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

That’s gonna cause some delays.

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago
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