- A bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a cargo ship crashed into one of its support beams.
- The vessel that crashed with the Francis Scott Key Bridge is the Dali, a container ship.
- Wes Moore, governor of Maryland, declared a state of emergency early on Tuesday.
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on Tuesday morning after a large cargo ship hit one of the bridge’s support beams.
The vessel that crashed into the bridge is the Dali, a Singapore-flagged container ship, according to a listing on VesselFinder.
Authorities are calling the incident, which was captured on a livestream and shared online, a “mass causality event.”
Maryland Governor Wes Moore, declared a state of emergency early on Tuesday, while The White House said it is “closely monitoring” the situation.