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it hit a column of the francis scott key bridge. the baltimore city fire department is currently at the scene, they've spoken to the bbc, saying people, and several vehicles, have fallen into the water. officers say the incident happened at about 1:30am local time. there is now a large multi—agency rescue and recovery operation under way. the baltimore mayor brandon scott says he is aware of the incident, and is in contact with local authorities. the latest we have just had from the coastguard is that they receive the report at 1:27am and that the 948 foot containership dali hit the francis scott key bridge and it subsequently collapsed as we know and the coastguard says it has multiple response units deployed for active search and rescue as there are reports of vehicles in the water, as we had. coastguard units on the scene include small boats from the station in annapolis and curtis bay and helicopterfrom curtis bay and helicopter from air station at atlantic city. there are also multiple state and local agencies on the scene ac
it hit a column of the francis scott key bridge. the baltimore city fire department is currently at the scene, they've spoken to the bbc, saying people, and several vehicles, have fallen into the water. officers say the incident happened at about 1:30am local time. there is now a large multi—agency rescue and recovery operation under way. the baltimore mayor brandon scott says he is aware of the incident, and is in contact with local authorities. the latest we have just had from the...
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in the early hours of a ship collided with the francis scott key bridge, bringing the structure down. rescuers have already taken two people from the water, one of whom is described as in a very serious condition. it is believed at least seven others have been unaccounted for. a witness close to the bridge gave me his reaction to the emergency. rating tina what reaction to the emergency. rating ting what mayor — reaction to the emergency. rating ting what mayor scott _ reaction to the emergency. rating ting what mayor scott said, - reaction to the emergency. rating ting what mayor scott said, it - reaction to the emergency. rating ting what mayor scott said, it is i ting what mayor scott said, it is absolutely terrifying. add 1:48am, one of our employees here, a former first responder, had heard it. he said it sounded like a very large, long rambling, like a train going through. hejust goes back long rambling, like a train going through. he just goes back off to sleep, and at the clock in at the morning he had got in phone calls from police department, telling him he needed to get u
in the early hours of a ship collided with the francis scott key bridge, bringing the structure down. rescuers have already taken two people from the water, one of whom is described as in a very serious condition. it is believed at least seven others have been unaccounted for. a witness close to the bridge gave me his reaction to the emergency. rating tina what reaction to the emergency. rating ting what mayor — reaction to the emergency. rating ting what mayor scott _ reaction to the...
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you can see the ship hitting a column of the francis scott key bridge on the left of screen. the bridge quickly collapsed. the collision happened about 1.30am local time. there is now a large multi—agency rescue and recovery operation in place. baltimore mayor brandon scott says he is in contact with local authorities. he described the incident as "an unthinkable tragedy". there are no reports of injuries to the ship's crew. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the live pictures. now the sun has come in much easier to see what has happened there. as the rescue services were saying, people were on the bridge at that time, and that there are sonar devices have found vehicles in the water. that is an aerial shot we can see now. extraordinary to see that the whole bridge hasjust extraordinary to see that the whole bridge has just collapsed. extraordinary to see that the whole bridge hasjust collapsed. you can see parts of the bridge on top of the ship there on the right of your screen. let's look at the very short journey of the ship from the moment it left baltimore with p
you can see the ship hitting a column of the francis scott key bridge on the left of screen. the bridge quickly collapsed. the collision happened about 1.30am local time. there is now a large multi—agency rescue and recovery operation in place. baltimore mayor brandon scott says he is in contact with local authorities. he described the incident as "an unthinkable tragedy". there are no reports of injuries to the ship's crew. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the live...
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you can see the ship hitting a column of the francis scott key bridge on the left of screen. the bridge quickly collapsed. the collision happened about 1:30am local time. there is now a large multi—agency rescue and recovery operation in place. baltimore mayor brandon scott says he is in contact with local authorities. he described the incident as "an unthinkable tragedy". there are no reports of injuries to the ship's crew. it was on its way to colombo in sri lanka. the white house says federal agencies are on hand to offer support if it's needed. this is where it happened. baltimore is in the eastern state of maryland, and the francis scott key bridge crosses the patapsco river. the bridge is a key transport route in the city and traffic is being diverted throughout baltimore. here is baltimore city fire chief, james wallace. so, at approximately 0140 hours this morning our 911 centre dispatched a call to the baltimore city fire department for report of a water rescue in the patapsco river in the area of the key bridge. as units were responding and they began to receive n
you can see the ship hitting a column of the francis scott key bridge on the left of screen. the bridge quickly collapsed. the collision happened about 1:30am local time. there is now a large multi—agency rescue and recovery operation in place. baltimore mayor brandon scott says he is in contact with local authorities. he described the incident as "an unthinkable tragedy". there are no reports of injuries to the ship's crew. it was on its way to colombo in sri lanka. the white house...
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the us coast guard says six people still missing after a container ship brought down the francis scott key bridge in the city of baltimore are now presumed dead. at a press conference earlier, coast guard officials told reporters they are now moving from a rescue to a recovery mission. these are live pictures of the scene where poor visibility and debris in the water are making those efforts extremely challenging. the missing are reported to be construction workers who were working on the bridge when the collapse happened. these are live pictures of the scene where poor lighting and debris in the water making recovery efforts challenging. so why did the ship go off course? and how did the bridge come crashing down so easily? rebecca morelle has been looking at the sequence of events. well, what do we know about what action happened in baltimore? data analysed by bbc verify shows the ship set off from the port at a quarter to 1am local time. the dali is a 300m—long container ship, and on board were two pilots. mariners from the local port with the specialist knowledge to guide the ves
the us coast guard says six people still missing after a container ship brought down the francis scott key bridge in the city of baltimore are now presumed dead. at a press conference earlier, coast guard officials told reporters they are now moving from a rescue to a recovery mission. these are live pictures of the scene where poor visibility and debris in the water are making those efforts extremely challenging. the missing are reported to be construction workers who were working on the...
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he represents communities around the eastern end of the francis scott key bridge. thank you forjoining us on bbc news and our condolences to you and the rest of the individuals in baltimore there on this tragic incident that has happened. we have been hearing the coastguard confirming the six missing individuals are presumed dead. some of those people were living in your district, i believe. yes, thank you, thank you for your kind words. yes, as i understand, three of the six that are — that are still missing did live in my district in southeastern baltimore county. and three others lived in a neighbouring community, not in baltimore county, but right across the city line in baltimore city. a very tragic day here for all of us. we have seen a huge community effort, small boats out taking part in the search, everyone rallying around the first responders. how is this recovery effort going to continue? there is a massive effort now focused on recovery and, of course, at some point the investigation and mustering resources together to reopen the port of baltimore and
he represents communities around the eastern end of the francis scott key bridge. thank you forjoining us on bbc news and our condolences to you and the rest of the individuals in baltimore there on this tragic incident that has happened. we have been hearing the coastguard confirming the six missing individuals are presumed dead. some of those people were living in your district, i believe. yes, thank you, thank you for your kind words. yes, as i understand, three of the six that are — that...
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six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead and rescue efforts have turned into a recovery operation. these are live pictures from the scene — where it is sam local time. as well as the recovery operation, the other focus is the investigation into what went wrong. the vessel, the dali, is registered in singapore and the port authority there says it passed two inspections last year. the container vessel lost power after departing from baltimore's port, causing it to crash into the bridge. let's discuss more now the implications of the bridge collapse on trade in the region and beyond. we can now speak to guy platten... he's secretary—general of the international chamber of shipping — a global trade association for shipowners and operators. baltimore is a very big port so let's talk about the implementations for baltimore and that region festival. . ~' , ., , for baltimore and that region festival. ., ~ , ., , . festival. thank you very much. of course, festival. thank you very much.
six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead and rescue efforts have turned into a recovery operation. these are live pictures from the scene — where it is sam local time. as well as the recovery operation, the other focus is the investigation into what went wrong. the vessel, the dali, is registered in singapore and the port authority there says it passed two inspections last year. the container vessel lost power after departing...
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this is the moment the collision happened — you can see the ship hitting a column of the francis scott key bridge on the left of screen. the bridge quickly collapsed. the collision happened about 1:40am local time. there is now a large multi—agency rescue and recovery operation in place. there are no reports of injuries to the ship's crew. all shipping in and out of the port of baltimore, one of america's busiest, has been suspended until further notice. the white house says federal agencies are on hand to offer support if it's needed. this is where it happened. baltimore is in the eastern state of maryland, and the francis scott key bridge crosses the patapsco river. the bridge is a key transport route in the city — traffic is being diverted throughout baltimore. here's baltimore city fire chief, james wallace, at a news conference a little earlier. so, at approximately 0140 hours this morning our 911 centre dispatched a call to the baltimore city fire department for report of a water rescue in the patapsco river in the area of the key bridge. as units were responding and they beg
this is the moment the collision happened — you can see the ship hitting a column of the francis scott key bridge on the left of screen. the bridge quickly collapsed. the collision happened about 1:40am local time. there is now a large multi—agency rescue and recovery operation in place. there are no reports of injuries to the ship's crew. all shipping in and out of the port of baltimore, one of america's busiest, has been suspended until further notice. the white house says federal...
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i have been speaking to a council man who represents the communities around the francis scott key bridge. our condolences to you and the other individuals in baltimore on this tragedy. as we have been hearing, the coastguard is confirming that the six individuals who are missing and are presumed dead. some of those living in your district? thank you for your kind words. yes, as i understand, three of the six that are still missing, they didn't live within my district in southeastern baltimore county and the others lived in a neighbouring community, not in baltimore county but across the city lines in baltimore city. very tragic day for all of us. we have seen _ tragic day for all of us. we have seen a _ tragic day for all of us. we have seen a huge - tragic day for all of us. we have seen a huge community effort, small boats out there taking part in the search. how is this recovery effort going to continue?— is this recovery effort going to continue? , ., ., , , to continue? there is a massive effort now _ to continue? there is a massive effort now focusing _ to continue? there is a ma
i have been speaking to a council man who represents the communities around the francis scott key bridge. our condolences to you and the other individuals in baltimore on this tragedy. as we have been hearing, the coastguard is confirming that the six individuals who are missing and are presumed dead. some of those living in your district? thank you for your kind words. yes, as i understand, three of the six that are still missing, they didn't live within my district in southeastern baltimore...
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you can see the ship hitting a column of the francis scott key bridge on the left of screen. the bridge quickly collapsed. the collision happened about 1:30am local time. there is now a large multi—agency rescue and recovery operation in place.
you can see the ship hitting a column of the francis scott key bridge on the left of screen. the bridge quickly collapsed. the collision happened about 1:30am local time. there is now a large multi—agency rescue and recovery operation in place.
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six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead and rescue efforts have turned into a recovery operation. these are live pictures from the scene — where it is 10am local time. as well as the recovery operation, the other focus is the investigation into what went wrong. the vessel, the dali, is registered in singapore and the port authority there says it passed two inspections last year. the container vessel lost power after departing from baltimore's port, causing it to crash into the bridge. we arejust we are just hearing that one of those missing, presumed dead construction workers is a honduran citizen. it is thought that the six men were all migrants. the governor of maryland has been speaking in the last hour and says it's imperative that the bridge is rebuilt to support the us economy — but his current focus is the recovery efforts. the top priority for me right now is recovery, we have to bring these families closure. i promised to these families that i would instruct every single asset that we have to focus on that
six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead and rescue efforts have turned into a recovery operation. these are live pictures from the scene — where it is 10am local time. as well as the recovery operation, the other focus is the investigation into what went wrong. the vessel, the dali, is registered in singapore and the port authority there says it passed two inspections last year. the container vessel lost power after departing...
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the container ship that crashed and brought down the francis scott key bridge was carrying more than seven—hundred tons of hazardous materials. with more on the police operation here's our north america correspondent, david willis: 25 feet beneath the surface, near what had been the centre of the bridge, divers recovered a red pickup truck with two bodies inside it. maintenance workers, who'd been repairing potholes at the time the structure collapsed. four of their colleagues are still missing and their bodies may never be found. today, we transitioned from search and rescue to recovery. we need to bring a sense of closure and comfort to the families, and we take that very seriously. the missing include miguel luna, a father of three from el salvador, and maynor suazo sandoval from honduras. like the rest, migrant workers from central america. the containership, dali, piled high with cargo, lost power shortly before smashing into a support column, causing the entire bridge to collapse. the whole bridge just fell down. raining steel on to the bow of the ship and blocking one of the
the container ship that crashed and brought down the francis scott key bridge was carrying more than seven—hundred tons of hazardous materials. with more on the police operation here's our north america correspondent, david willis: 25 feet beneath the surface, near what had been the centre of the bridge, divers recovered a red pickup truck with two bodies inside it. maintenance workers, who'd been repairing potholes at the time the structure collapsed. four of their colleagues are still...
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six maintenance workers who fell into the water when the francis scott key bridge collapsed are now presumed dead. here's our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. before dawn, beneath the frigid waters of the patapsco river, the gruesome task of searching for the bodies of the six missing construction workers began. all hope of now finding them alive abandoned. they had been working the night shift fixing potholes on the bridge when authorities were alerted the ship was veering off course. yeah, if we can stop traffic, just make sure no one is on the bridge right now. i'm not sure where there's a crew out there. see if you can identify who the foreman is and see if we can get them off the bridge temporarily. but the ship hitjust moments later. the whole bridge just collapsed! all those who died are believed to be from mexico and central america. two names have so far been released. manuel suazo from honduras and miguel luna, originally from el salvador and a father of three. meanwhile, at least two dozen investigators have been on the ship securing its data recorder and ensuring the
six maintenance workers who fell into the water when the francis scott key bridge collapsed are now presumed dead. here's our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. before dawn, beneath the frigid waters of the patapsco river, the gruesome task of searching for the bodies of the six missing construction workers began. all hope of now finding them alive abandoned. they had been working the night shift fixing potholes on the bridge when authorities were alerted the ship was veering off...
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six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead. these are live pictures from the scene. the focus is turning to the investigation into what went wrong. as well as the recovery operation. president biden has promised all available resources to teams on the ground and plans to travel to baltimore as soon as possible. let's speak to our us special correspondent, katty kay. other key stories in the us at the moment too. good to see you. what more help than the federal government provide to baltimore, both in terms of the immediate need and then helping the area, because so much trade, so manyjobs depend on the effective functioning of that port? on the effective functioning of that ort? , ., on the effective functioning of that art? , ., ., on the effective functioning of that port? first of all, there is the focus on _ port? first of all, there is the focus on the _ port? first of all, there is the focus on the families - port? first of all, there is the focus on the families of- port? first of all, there is the focus on the fam
six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead. these are live pictures from the scene. the focus is turning to the investigation into what went wrong. as well as the recovery operation. president biden has promised all available resources to teams on the ground and plans to travel to baltimore as soon as possible. let's speak to our us special correspondent, katty kay. other key stories in the us at the moment too. good to see you....
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six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead and rescue efforts have turned into a recovery operation. these are live pictures from the scene — where it is 9am local time. as well as the recovery operation, the other focus is the investigation into what went wrong. the vessel, the dali, is registered in singapore and the port authority there says it passed two inspections last year. the container vessel lost power after departing from baltimore's port, causing it to crash into the bridge. the governor of maryland has been speaking in the last hour and says it's imperative that the bridge is rebuilt to support the us economy — but his current focus is the recovery efforts. the top priority for me right now is recovery, we have to bring these families closure. i promised to these families that i would instruct every the authorities knew he was at risk, and so he was taken into care shortly after birth. for his first nine months, he thrived. he was safe and looked after. he died on christmas day 2020, just weeks after bein
six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead and rescue efforts have turned into a recovery operation. these are live pictures from the scene — where it is 9am local time. as well as the recovery operation, the other focus is the investigation into what went wrong. the vessel, the dali, is registered in singapore and the port authority there says it passed two inspections last year. the container vessel lost power after departing...
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six maintenance workers who fell into the water when the francis scott key bridge collapsed are all presumed dead. here's our north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue. we've heard from the local authorities that about ten o'clock this morning they found a red pick—up truck under the central span of where the bridge was in the water. they confirmed and released the names of two people who were in the names of two people who were in the red attack of the truck. they were part of the construction crew as we know that were on the bridge at the time, filling potholes. despite the may a warning from the ship, and the action of the authorities to try to prevent other vehicles, these people were already on the bridge and sadly we now know they have lost their lives. it's been an intense day of searching, an intense day of discussion about what to do next and the effects on baltimore and the united states more generally. let's take a look at how the events did unfold. throughout the day, the gruesome task of recovering the bodies of those who died has continued, as their identities have begun to
six maintenance workers who fell into the water when the francis scott key bridge collapsed are all presumed dead. here's our north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue. we've heard from the local authorities that about ten o'clock this morning they found a red pick—up truck under the central span of where the bridge was in the water. they confirmed and released the names of two people who were in the names of two people who were in the red attack of the truck. they were part of the...