The collapse, which has prompted the suspension of trade through the Port of Baltimore as investigations ensue, underscores the vulnerability of global supply chains and raises concerns about the resilience of critical infrastructure.
The Maryland state police on Wednesday said that the six people who were missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday in Baltimore, Maryland, have been presumed dead.
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg emphasised that the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed earlier on Tuesday, was not an ordinary bridge and was one of the cathedrals of American infrastructure and added that the path to normalcy will not be easy.
US National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said that she had heard conflicting information regarding the on-board crew and their nationality who were on the container ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore said that the container ship, before colliding with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, made a 'mayday' call, which prompted officials to stop traffic and try to evacuate people on the bridge, the New York Times reported citing several federal and Maryland
The Singapore-flagged vessel that collided with one of the pillars of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, leading to its collapse on Tuesday, had an all-Indian crew of 22 members, the ship company said.
All traffic is being detoured, said the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA), and It's unclear if anyone was injured. CNN has reached out to the Baltimore City Fire Department for additional information.