Ninety seconds could have saved lives on Baltimore bridge: probe

Washington: Six workers who died when a container ship struck a bridge in Maryland 20 months ago might have survived the disaster if they d been alert...

Washington: Six workers who died when a container ship struck a bridge in Maryland 20 months ago might have survived the disaster if they'd been alerted immediately, US safety officials said Tuesday.

One minute and 29 seconds elapsed between the time police were told to block bridge-bound traffic and the moment the bridge collapsed, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials said, as investigative findings were presented and endorsed at a public meeting.

Had they been notified at about the same time police were, "the highway workers may have had sufficient time to drive to a portion of the bridge that did not collapse," officials said.

On March 26, 2024, the Dali, a 984-foot Singapore-flagged container ship, suffered a series of electrical problems and crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River in Maryland, which collapsed like a house of cards.

Six workers on the deck of the bridge, all Latin American immigrants, fell to their deaths.