FBI launches criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse
Al Jazeera
Probe will examine circumstances leading up to cargo ship’s collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, sources say.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has opened a criminal investigation into the collapse of a Baltimore bridge last month, the United States law enforcement agency announces after its agents raided the Dali cargo ship.
The Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26. The FBI said on Monday that it had boarded the ship to conduct “court-authorised” law enforcement activity regarding the crash, an agency spokesperson told the Reuters news agency.
There is no other public information available, and the FBI will have no further comment, the spokesperson said.
The cargo ship crashed into the bridge about 1:30am (05:30 GMT) on March 26 and caught fire. In a spectacular moment of destruction caught on video, the bridge buckled and collapsed into the water and onto the ship.
Six people who were working on the bridge at the time of the collision were killed. Divers have recovered three of the six bodies.
