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Dali hit the Key Bridge with the force of 66 heavy trucks at highway speed

The cargo ship Dali knocked down three main truss spans, constructed with connected steel elements forming triangles, on the Francis Scott Key Bridge just seconds after crashing into one of the bridge ...
NPR

Loss of ship's power and stiff current may have led to bridge collision, experts say

Details are still scant on what might have caused a giant container ship to collide with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, sending the span crashing into the water. While authorities ...
WBAL-TV

Hopkins research shows Chesapeake Bay Bridge has high risk for ship collisions

STUDY BEGAN ALMOST A YEAR AGO. YEAH, SOON AFTER THE DALI SLAMMED INTO THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE. PROFESSOR MICHAEL SHIELDS BEGAN WORKING TO FIGURE OUT HOW LIKELY BRIDGE AND SHIP COLLISIONS WERE ...
The Baltimore Sun

US-required bridge inspections don’t test for ship strike. Then, one hit the Key Bridge.

Twisted rebar protrudes from the remains of a support pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the catastrophic collapse. (Jerry Jackson/Staff) Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When the ...