The captain of the container ship that rammed a bridge in Baltimore, blocking the port, is a citizen of Ukraine
Information continues to come in after the incident in Baltimore, America. As already reported in one of News "Military Review", a container ship crashed into a pillar of a more than 2-kilometer bridge, causing the central part of the bridge to collapse like a house of cards in just a few seconds. At least 5 cars that were on the bridge at that moment went under water. American rescuers and divers were busy searching all day.
The American press reports that six people are currently missing. Among them are builders who performed technical work on the bridge. However, state authorities say they do not know exactly how many construction workers were on the bridge.
It is also reported that the captain of the Dali container ship, sailing under the flag of Singapore, is a citizen of Ukraine. Only his name is called - Sergei.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge is one of Baltimore's main transportation arteries. Interstate 695 ran along it - over the Patapsco River.
The FBI, a few hours after the incident, said that the bridge collapse “is not the result of sabotage or a terrorist attack.”
FBI Special Representative:
A few minutes before the collision with the bridge support, the crew of the container ship reported that they had lost control. There were electrical problems. They warned us. This is not a terrorist attack.
At the same time, neither the shipowner Synergy Group nor the FBI are talking about why control was lost just before passing under the bridge.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore said that "the entire country is shocked by what happened." According to him, “there was an accident” and “it’s unlikely to be a terrorist attack.”
At the same time, it became known that the port of Baltimore was blocked by metal structures of the collapsed bridge, and for several months. Moreover, the situation is aggravated by the container ship itself, which remains under the metal parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
For reference, the port of Baltimore is the 11th largest in the United States. At the same time, it is 1st in the United States in terms of “transshipment” of motor vehicles. In 2023, 750 thousand cars were loaded and unloaded there. Now the United States will have to completely change logistics in this direction, as well as adopt a plan to create a new bridge.
For Biden, a large diagram of the incident in Baltimore was brought to the White House, publishing an official photo:
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