CRIME & SAFETY
Driving along and the roadway vanishes under you. What it’s like to survive a bridge collapse
You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you.There are a few seconds of falling, with thoughts possibly racing about family or loved ones, followed by a jarring impact, and most likely injury.Tuesday's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore following a ship strike brought back jarring memories of their own ordeals to people who survived previous bridge collapses.Linda Paul, 72, survived a bridge collapse in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007. The Interstate 35W bridge collapsed without warning into the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis during the evening rush hour.Paul was 55 then, working as...
One body recovered after Baltimore bridge collapse, city official confirms
One body has been recovered from the Patapsco River after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on Tuesday, 26 March, a Baltimore city council member has said.City Council Member Phylicia Porter told CNN the body was recovered during the search for at least six people who have been missing since a container ship crashed into the bridge.“We did hear that one body was found,” Ms Porter said.The ship crashed into a pillar of the bridge around half an hour after setting sail at approximately 1:30am EDT (5:30am GMT) on a 27-day journey to Sri Lanka.
The Latest | Maryland governor takes a closer look at damage in Baltimore
The Latest on the ship crash that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore (all times local):. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is taking a closer look at the aftermath of the bridge collapse in Baltimore. Moore boarded a Coast Guard ship with federal and local officials Wednesday to better...
Baltimore bridge crash puts new focus on role of ship pilots
From the Puget Sound Pilots headquarters in downtown Seattle, with a view of Puget Sound as a backdrop, Capt. Ivan Carlson Jr. walks Scripps News' Vanessa Misciagna through an unfolding situation: A cargo ship loses power and a pilot is turning the boat around to safely dock. "I love ship-handling,"...
Lucky to be alive: Driver crosses bridge in Baltimore hours before disaster strikes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Investigators in Maryland are working to piece together what happened to a large container ship sending it careening into a bridge in Baltimore late Monday night. The crash caught on security camera is unbelievable, and hard to watch. First reports are the ship lost power and...
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