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Ship dropped its anchor as part of emergency procedure before impact, transportation agency says
From CNN’s AnneClaire Stapleton, Louis Mian and Sahar Akbarzai
The DALI container ship that struck Baltimore's Key Bridge dropped its anchor prior to impact as part of its emergency procedures after losing propulsion, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a statement Tuesday.
DALI is a Singapore-registered vessel that was chartered by Danish shipping company Maersk.
"The ship management company, Synergy Marine Pte Ltd, reported to MPA that just prior to the incident, the vessel, Dali had experienced momentary loss of propulsion," the statement from MPA said. "As a result, it was unable to maintain the desired heading and collided with the Francis Scott Key bridge."
The vessel is currently holding onto its position at the site of the collision and is in a stable condition. All 22 crew members are safe and accounted for. CNN has reached out to the Synergy Group, the ship’s managing company, for comment.
2 min ago
Danish shipping giant said it is "omitting" Baltimore on all its services following bridge collapse
From CNN’s Robert North and Sugam Pokharel in London
Danish shipping giant Maersk said in a statement on Tuesday that it is dropping Baltimore on all its services for the foreseeable future following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
“Due to the damage to the bridge and resulting debris, it will not be possible to reach the Helen Delich Bentley port of Baltimore for the time being," the company said in a statement. "In line with this, we are omitting Baltimore on all our services for the foreseeable future, until it is deemed safe for passage through this area."
The container ship that collided with a pillar of the bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning, the DALI, was chartered by Maersk and carrying Maersk customers' cargo, the company said earlier. It also said the DALI is owned by Grace Ocean and operated by Synergy Group.
No Maersk crew and personnel were onboard the vessel, the company noted.
Ships headed to Baltimore will divert to nearby ports, from which it will be possible for cargo to use other means of transportation to reach their final destinations, the company added.
For cargo set to be released in Baltimore, the company said to expect delays, as they look for other port alternatives.
34 min ago
A minute-by-minute timeline of the Key Bridge collapse
From CNN's Antoinette Radford
Authorities are continuing to search for six people who are unaccounted for after a cargo ship veered off course into a pillar of Baltimore's Key Bridge, causing the bridge to collapse.
Here's a timeline of how the incident unfolded. All times are ET:
1:24 a.m.: The DALI container ship's lights flicker as it travels down Patapsco River, according to video from the scene.
1:26 a.m.: The ship begins to change course toward the Key Bridge's pillar, CNN analysis shows.
1:26 to 1:27 a.m.: The ships lights continue to flicker on and off, video of the ship shows.
1:27 a.m.: The ship hits the Key Bridge, quickly causing it to collapse.
1:40 a.m.: The 911 center dispatches call to Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD) for reports of water rescue in the Patapsco River, according to Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace. As units were responding, fire officials started receiving calls of multiple people in the water.
1:50 a.m.: The first fire unit arrives on the scene and reports a complete collapse of Key Bridge, according to Wallace said. The fire department was given information that there were "likely multiple people on the bridge" and as a result, were now in the water, Wallace said.
Authorities are still working to establish exactly how the crash occurred. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told reporters the crew on the ship issued a "mayday" call before it collided with the bridge, but it is unclear exactly what time that call went out at.
Divers have also been scouring the water searching for victims of the crash since the early hours of the morning.
46 min ago
Emergency call from ship allowed authorities to close bridge and save lives, Maryland governor says
From CNN's Andy Rose
An emergency call from the container ship gave officials time to begin closing the Francis Scott Key Bridge to vehicle traffic before the ship slammed into it, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said on Tuesday.
“I'm thankful for the folks, once the warning came up and once notification came up that there was a mayday, who literally by being able to stop cars from coming over the bridge — these people are heroes. They saved lives last night,” Moore said.
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