March 26, 2024 - Baltimore Key Bridge collapses after ship collision

By Helen Regan, Kathleen Magramo, Antoinette Radford, Alisha Ebrahimji, Maureen Chowdhury, Rachel Ramirez, Elise Hammond, Aditi Sangal, Tori B. Powell, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Kathleen Magramo, CNN

Updated 2:04 a.m. ET, March 27, 2024

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Two of the six construction workers who were missing after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed are from Guatemala, the country's Foreign Affairs Ministry said late Tuesday.
The US Coast Guard has ended the rescue operation for the six workers, who were on the bridge when it collapsed. "We do not believe that we are going to find any of these individuals still alive," Commander Shannon Gilreath said.
Ahead of the collision, the ship's crew notified officials with a "mayday" call that allowed authorities to stop traffic before impact and likely saved lives, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said.
The collapse that has indefinitely halted the flow of ships in and out of Baltimore could hurt the local economy, strain supply chains and scramble deliveries along the US East Coast.

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4:33 a.m. ET, March 26, 2024

Video shows moment the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed

From CNN's Helen Regan

Video footage shows the moment the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after it was struck by a large ship.

The footage shows a towering boat headed directly toward one of the bridge’s support columns before colliding with it, sending a massive stretch of the bridge crashing into the water below in mere seconds.

The crash sent large plumes of smoke and fire into the air and part of the bridge appeared to collapse over the front of the boat, the footage showed.

Dark smoke continued to rise into the air for several minutes.

3:39 a.m. ET, March 26, 2024

Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after being stuck by large ship

From CNN's Melissa Alonso

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday morning after it was struck by a large ship, according to video obtained by CNN.

It is unclear if anyone was injured.

Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) says all traffic is being detoured.

CNN has reached out to Baltimore City Fire Department for additional information.

The 1.6-mile, four-lane bridge extends over the Patapsco River and serves as the outermost crossing of the Baltimore harbor and an essential link of Interstate-695, or the Baltimore Beltway.