Cargo ship issued mayday before hitting US bridge
Lea Skene
Updated
Baltimore | A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early on Tuesday, causing the span to buckle into the river below and plunging a construction crew and several vehicles into the dangerously cold waters. Rescuers pulled out two people, but six others were missing.
The ship’s crew issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span, Maryland’s governor said.
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