Search and rescue efforts suspended for six people following Baltimore bridge collapse
The US Coast Guard says it is suspending search and rescue efforts in Baltimore, after a cargo ship lost power and hit a bridge – causing it to collapse. State Police say the rescue mission has now changed to a recovery operation, to find the six people who are still missing. Two people were rescued, after they were thrown into the river. Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou-Castro is monitoring the latest developments near that collapsed bridge in Baltimore. Colin Caprani is a bridge engineering expert and head of structural engineering at Monash University. He explains why and how the bridge collapsed the way it did. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #US #UnitedStates #Maryland #Baltimore #BaltimoreBridge #KeyBridge #FrancisScottKeyBridge #MVDali #Maersk #PatapscoRiver #BridgeCollapse #BreakingNews
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