The US Coast Guard has suspended the search for the six missing people after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, which was hit by a passing cargo ship ( VIDEO ).
“The waters are too dangerous for divers,” explained Maryland Police Chief Roland Buttler. "Given the temperature of the water and the time that has passed since the collapse of the bridge , we do not believe that we will be able to find any of the six missing people who are still alive ," said the head of the local Coast Guard, Admiral Shannon Gilreath.
Meanwhile, investigations continue to reconstruct the dynamics of the accident. According to the Association of US Commanders, the Dali ship went into a "total blackout" shortly before impact.
According to initial reconstructions, the pilot "did everything he could do to slow the ship and prevent it from drifting towards the bridge," explained Clay Diamond, executive director and general counsel of the American Pilots Association. "A few minutes before the crash, however, there was a total blackout, meaning the ship lost engine power and electrical power ," Diamond told CNN.
(Unioneonline/lf)
