US EditionLoose wire led to power outage before March 2024 Baltimore ship crash, NTSB says
Maryland Transportation Authority now estimates the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild will cost $4.3-$5.2 billion and open two years later due to rising material costs and design updates.
- On Nov 18, the National Transportation Safety Board said a loose wire caused a power failure aboard the cargo ship Dali, which struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, killing six construction workers.
- Investigators found the Dali had suffered repeated power losses, including a blackout during in-port maintenance and a second caused by a fuel-flushing pump requiring manual restart down two decks.
- NTSB staff showed the ship’s inspection limits as the 947-foot Dali lacked infrared thermal imaging, which the wiring inspection protocol did not require despite its frequent maritime use.
- Authorities and state lawyers are pursuing probes and litigation; officials raised the replacement bridge project cost to $4.3 billion to $5.2 billion and delayed opening to late 2030, with Moore saying, `We remain committed to rebuilding...as possible`.
- Board staff recommended periodic inspections of high-voltage switchboards and changes to speed power recovery, the NTSB urged urgent assessments of 68 bridges in 19 states, and the NTSB board is scheduled to vote later Tuesday on probable cause findings and safety recommendations.
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Cargo ship initially lost power due to loose wire before crashing into Key Bridge: NTSB
In this aerial view, salvage crews continue to remove wreckage from the Dali six weeks after the cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge May 08, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (BALTIMORE) — The cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Key Bridge in March 2024, shortly after experiencing two blackouts, initially lost power due to an improperly installed wire, the National Transportation Safety B…
Ottumwa Courier
NTSB finds 2 blackouts struck huge cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore bridge
Federal investigators say two electrical blackouts, one caused by a loose wire and another by problems with a fuel pump, disabled the controls of a huge cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to…
LA Daily News
NTSB: Key Bridge collapse was ‘entirely preventable,’ citing ship failures and missing worker warning system
The NTSB detailed breakdowns both on board the Dali container ship that crashed into it and a lack of a warning system.
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