‘Extremely Simple’: Expert Explains SWOC Protocol to Escape Submerging Vehicles

Published on March 28, 2024

Fortunately, there were no reported vehicles on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed on Tuesday at 1:28 a.m., after container ship Dali struck a support tower. At the time of writing, rescuers are still searching for construction workers who were working on the bridge when it fell into the Patapsco River. Many agree that this tragedy could have been much worse had it taken place during the peak rush hour traffic when vehicles would have been thrown into the river. Had this been the case, what then, do the people in the vehicles do when they find themselves entering the water?...

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