Did ‘dirty fuel’ play a role in Baltimore bridge collapse?
by Louise Boyle
Mar 28, 2024
3 minutes
Investigators are examining the possible role of “dirty fuel” in the cargo ship collision which destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The Dali collided with the four-lane road bridge at 1.28am on Tuesday as it sailed out of the Maryland harbour.
Minutes before the collision, the propulsion system on board the vessel went down, alarms sounded, and the vessel began veering towards a support for the bridge.
At 1.26am, the captain called for crew to try to restart
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