An extended shutdown is going to bring chaos for travelers just ahead of the Easter holiday weekend on the already clogged corridor between New York and Washington, DC.
A major commuter bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being rammed by a container ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water and threatening chaos at one of the most important ports on the US East Coast.
The Maryland Transportation Authority issued an alert on X telling drivers not to use Interstate 695. Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore City Fire Department described it as “a mass casualty, multi-agency incident” in an audio interview with CNN, adding as many as 20 people could be in the water. The vessel is the Dali, which sails under the flag of Singapore. The 32 000-ton ship was built in 2015. A London-based spokesman for Synergy Marine, its manager, said the Dali had around 4 900 containers on board at the time. Company executives were traveling to the site to assess the situation.
At least 21 ships are in waters to the west of the collapsed bridge. About half of them are tugs. There also at least three bulk carriers, one vehicles carrier and a small tanker.
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