A BRIDGE COLLAPSED IN BALTIMORE, USA AFTER BEING HIT BY A CONTAINER SHIP

A ship collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday 26 March 2024, in the United States City of Baltimore and many people were thrown into the Patapsco River below. The container ship was less than 30 minutes into its 27-day voyage to Sri Lanka when things went horribly wrong. Reports say the crew warned port authorities of a possible coalition. The ship hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge a major transport bridge for Maryland on the US East Coast. The bridge and an unknown number of vehicles plunge into the river. The governor of Maryland has declared a state of emergency and said the response team is doing all they can to rescue victims, as a search operation continued hours later. Two people were rescued from the river one with severe injuries.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says "It is an unthinkable strategy and they should all pray for those who are impacted, for the families, and thank the first respondence for working together". The owner of the ship which is registered in Singapore says all Twenty Two (22) crew members are safe. The Baltimore Police and White House say the incident was not connected to any act of terrorism. The port and surrounding area has been closed. Several government agencies are working to get to the root of what happened. 

It should be noted that it took 5 years for the bridge to be built back in the 1970s and it is the second busiest sea port on the eastern seaboard of the U.S. A. A lot of vehicles, agricultural machinery, and everyday goods that people used come in through this bridge.  About 80 billion dollars of imports came through Baltimore in the last year so you can understand how this bridge is important to the American economy. If not repaired immediately will let to many jobs lost and it's going to hit supply lines.