On Monday (May 13), a controlled explosion rocked the Dali, a 948 ft (289 m) container ship that was on a 27-day journey from Baltimore, USA, to Sri Lanka when it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26,leading to its entrapment under the collapsed structure.
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However, it is currently still unclear when the crew will be able to disembark and return home, prolonging their isolation and uncertainty.
On May 13, a controlled explosion rocked the Dali container ship that was on a 27-day journey from Baltimore to Sri Lanka when it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26
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Joshua Messick, the executive director of the Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center, a non-profit organization that works to protect the rights of mariners, told theBBC: “They can’t do any online banking.
“They can’t pay their bills at home.
“They don’t have any of their data or anyone’s contact information, so they’re really isolated right now.
“They just can’t reach out to the folks they need to, or even look at pictures of their children before they go to sleep. It’s really a sad situation.”
The controlled explosion aimed to demolish and remove debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridgein an effort tofree the stranded Dali
The bodies of the six construction workers who were fixing potholes on the bridge when it collapsed, killing them, have been pulled from the water.
Some of the workers have been reportedly worrying they’ll be held personally liable for the disaster.
“While some crew members are coping,moralehas understandably dipped,” two unions representing the seafarers said in a statement, theAPreported.
It is currently still unclear when the crew will be able to disembark and return home
A preliminary (NTSB) report found that two electrical blackouts disabled equipment ahead of the incident and noted that the ship lost power twice in the 10 hours leading up to the crash, the BBC reported on Wednesday (May 15).
Ahead of the controlled demolition, US Coast Guard Admiral Shannon Gilreath said that the crew would remain below deck with a fire crew at the ready, theBBCreported.
“They’re part of the ship. They are necessary to keep the ship staffed and operational,” Adm. Gilreath said. “They’re the best responders on board the ship themselves.”
On March 26, 2024, at 1:28 a.m. EDT, the Francis Scott Key Bridge across the Patapsco River in theBaltimoremetropolitan area of Maryland collapsed after the Dali struck one of its piers.
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