Cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge suffered power blackout hours before leaving port

Published May 14, 2024 7:26pm ET



The cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge suffered four power blackouts before colliding with the bridge, two occurring hours before the incident.

A National Transportation Safety Board report found that the Singapore-flagged Dali cargo ship suffered two power blackouts 10 hours before leaving port, then suffered two more moments before colliding with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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