With the 95,000-ton cargo ship Dali powerless and hurtling helplessly toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the harbor pilot commanding the vessel had just minutes to make his last, desperate attempts to avoid disaster. He declared distress, dropped anchor and, notably, called for help from nearby tugboats. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Two 5,000-horsepower tugs, which only minutes earlier had helped guide the ship out of its berth at the Port of Baltimore and peeled off, quickly turned back and raced toward the Dali.
Could Tugboats Have Helped Avert The Bridge Collapse Tragedy In Baltimore?
JOSHUA GOODMAN and RICHARD LARDNER / AP, Time
Fri, 03/29/2024 - 11:13am
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With the 95,000-ton cargo ship Dali powerless and hurtling helplessly toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the harbor ... said that given the Dali tragedy, she expects regulators to look closely ...
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With the 95,000-ton cargo ship Dali powerless and hurtling helplessly toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the harbor ... which only minutes earlier had helped guide the ship out of its berth ...
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