Rescuers are searching for at least 7 people in the water after Baltimore bridge collapse, official says

Baltimore bridge disaster: Could it happen in the Bay Area?

The ship collision that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge raised the question: Could it happen here?

Coast Guard ends search for bridge collapse victims - National Zero

The US Coast Guard called off the search and rescue effort for the six migrant workers missing after a cargo ship hit the Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River, the New York Times reports.  A recovery effort, including divers from the state police, will begin in the morning. The six men, all in their 30s and 40s, were migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico working for a state contractor to fil…

Could a major bridge disaster like Baltimore's happen in the Tri-State?

Six people are still missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed overnight.The collapse was caught on video early Tuesday morning after a nearly 1,000-foot-long cargo ship crashed into it. Authorities in Maryland said the container ship lost power and rammed into the bridge, sending vehicles plunging into the water. Rescue teams pulled two people from the river after the collapse. One of them is in serious condition. Presid…

Rightwingers say the bridge collapsed because Pete Buttigieg is gay

A bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapsed after it was hit by a 100-ton cargo ship early Tuesday morning, and conservatives are already looking for ways to politicize the disaster, including blaming it on out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for… having children with his husband and being concerned about racism. At 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a cargo ship leaving the port of Baltimore and headed for Sri Lanka hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge fo…

The Baltimore bridge disaster puts the worst of the internet on show

A 948-foot cargo ship hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland at 1:27 a.m. this morning, causing it to collapse. Within minutes, all of X/Twitter suddenly became experts on cargo and supply chains. As rescue workers plunged into the chilly waters in the early morning darkness, accounts were driving clicks from the comfort of their beds with rumors of engine failure, foreign intrigue and Pete Buttigieg’s incompetence.  Some on the…