Six people are presumed dead after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed.
At approximately 1:30 a.m., a 948-foot Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali crashed into one of the bridge’s support columns, causing it to collapse. Six people are missing, though U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath announced in a Tuesday news conference that they are presumed to be dead.
“Based on the length of time that we’ve gone on this search, the extensive search efforts that we’ve put into it, the water temperature, at this point, we do not believe that we’re going to find any of these individuals still alive,” he said.
The search for them was suspended at about 7:30 p.m. until Wednesday morning.
Kevin Cartwright, chief spokesman for the Baltimore Fire Department, said 50 divers and over 100 other rescue personnel are involved in the search.
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At least one of the victims of the bridge collapse is a Mexican national, a Mexican Embassy spokesperson reportedly told journalist Jose Diaz Briseno.
The bridge collapse blocks off one of the most vital U.S. ports indefinitely. Experts predict the rebuilding of the bridge could take over a year.
