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Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapses after ship strikes it, sending vehicles into water

A major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for at least 20 people in the water. SUBSCRIBE and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos: https://bit.ly/3SS3Avs For more stories check out https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/ FOLLOW US for more! Like Atlanta News First on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3EcIseI Follow Atlanta News First on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3SQcVmV Follow Atlanta News First Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rdWMMg Follow Atlanta News First Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3RC8U4p

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5 days ago

breaking right now in what officials are calling a developing mass casualty event and a portion of a major bridge in Baltimore has collapsed a large boat hit it and sent several cars into the water along with it it is an awful situation Atlanta news first gra denza is Now tracking the story G what can you tell us okay so we know this happened in the we hours of the morning really in the overnight hours uh authorities saying that they got the call around 1:30 or so this morning I'm just reading t
he latest information right now uh authorities are saying they may be looking for as many as 20 people uh in the water this is uh happening at the Francis Scott Key bridge officials started getting those calls in the we hours last check again they're looking for about 20 people a boat said to be a a container ship some news outlets reporting that it's a 948 long ship container ship uh under the Singapore flag that perhaps is the one that hit this bridge it appears to have hit one of the support
the supports on that bridge causing that bridge to break apart in several places and literally just plunge into the water there were several vehicles on the bridge when it fell one is supposed to be the size of a tractor trailer truck the ship caught fired it appears to have sunk uh they're nearly 2 Mile Long Bridge opened back in 1977 it goes across the Patapsco River it extends into the Port of Baltimore uh this is a heavily traveled uh Bridge a lot of people not only the locals in Baltimore w
ho use this for their transportation but people going from Washington DC up to New York so again a very very busy bridge and again authorities saying they may be looking for as many as 20 people and the latest reports from officials saying that there's a big concern of freezing temperatures for them right now because the water may be below 30° there uh temperatures obviously much cooler in the eastern part of our country we'll be staying on top of this for you throughout the morning all right Ki
er thanks very much and of course we will be staying on top of any developing uh any details that we get around this story around the bridge collapse and the rescue efforts that are underway right now you can receive updates straight to your phone by downloading the free Atlanta news first app and we will certainly keep you posted on that

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@pageroo9644

Dear heavenly Father, may the innocent bystanders driving on the bridge at the time of the collapse feel your compassionate rescue from those freezing waters Father. Infuse their bodies with your divine healing so nobody gets sick, nobody suffers with extreme ailments and nobody suffers catastrophically Father. Reveal yourself and your mercy and your love within the waters and beyond the waters to every affected individual Father. In Jehovah Rapha's name I pray! Amen 🙌🎚🐑🕊❤

@Mfdoorway

People who have asked “what if the captain had a heart attack”… it shouldn’t ever matter. Captain isn’t the one with hands on controls even, and the rest of the crew should know what to do in that situation. The night was calm and the bridge was well lit.. something is up here

@TrusnoTV

Praying for the people in Baltimore! 🙏🏿🙏🏿

@AnthonyGolden-de5go

Praying for all the people involved!

@bengagliardo

that water is cold pray for thoes n the water

@joshberry66

God bring peace to this situation and to the families involved 🙏🏼 so sad

@jodyprice420

Something smells little fishy here guys. 🤔

@RYzE_B3Y0ND

Oh man this is so sad.

@michaelbrown386

Ships are piloted through the Patapsco River. There are large concrete barriers in front of the bridge pillars! It appears that the ship lost power, and although it came back on fairly quickly, it couldn't correct course fast enough. There were workers on the bridge, too. They are still looking for 7 people. Sonar shows multiple vehicles under water. The ship did not sink.

@user-st3vw6jr6h

Beware of the full moons!!!

@user-wi6fd6pn1r

О, боже!! Дай Бог , что бы все были живы. С поддержкой из России. Молимся.

@rain0450

So scary and sad! I hope that those in the water can be recovered safely! 🙏🏻

@hfvhf987

The bird in blue seems really happy about it. Why so smug?

@lowkeyr7585

Omg that’s so terrifying

@zeeqq105

It hit the bridge. Seems like the person didn’t know what they were doing or sleep/some kind of medical episode. You can see it wasn’t in the right position to clear the bridge. It hit one of the foundations…straight on. As slow as they were going how can you not see that coming.

@geel1866

God have mercy on the people involved. God bless then. Amen 🙏

@user-py7vw3cc5f

Omg😮😢

@raymondfelix3585

damn submerge in your car under the water...

@ashesr7

Jump to 44 seconds to see the bridge collapse. So sad.

@crea7ure613

They don’t even try to hide it anymore.