Ship That Hit Baltimore Bridge Had Electrical Failures Before Leaving Port, NTSB Says

Published on May 14, 2024

A May 14 preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) appears to confirm claims by shipyard workers that the 95,000-ton cargo ship lost power repeatedly before crashing into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, killing six and shutting down the ninth-busiest port in the United States. The 24-page report states the 947-foot-long Singapore-flagged containership, named the Dali, went cold iron at least twice in port from blackouts and was “transiting out of Baltimore Harbor … when it experienced a l​​​​​oss of electrical power and propulsion” and knocked down the 1.6-mile, 45-year-old bridge. NTSB investigators say electrical failures the day before the massive ship was to leave port forced the crew to “adjust the configuration of the electrical system” about 10 hours before pulling out of Baltimore Harbor....

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