The Dali container vessel that collided on Tuesday with a bridge in Baltimore was chartered by shipping company Maersk at the time of the accident, the Danish company said in a statement.
“We are horrified by what has happened in Baltimore, and our thoughts are with all of those affected,” Maersk said.
The Dali was set to depart Baltimore early on Tuesday and arrive at Colombo on April 22, according to a schedule on Maersk’s website.
What actually happened to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore? Well, let’s first just review the timeline of events:
- 12:39am, the ship departed
- At 1:07am (kek) the ship entered the channel
- At 1:24am, VDR Sensor Data CEASED recording… — the VDR Audio continued recording being on a redundant power source.
- 1:26am, VDR resumed recording sensor data. No redundancy?
- 1:26am, the pilot made a general VHF for tugs in the vicinity to assist
- 1:27am, pilot ordered the DALI to drop the port anchor and ordered additional steering commands.
- 1:27am, the pilot issued a radio call reporting the DALI had lost all power
- At this time, MDTA duty officer radioed two of their units that were already on the bridge, due to construction, and order them to close traffic.
- 1:29am, the ship made contact with the bridge
- 1:29am, the DALI Pilot made contact with the Coast Guard to report the bridge down
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