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Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses after disabled cargo ship runs into pillars. Search and rescue underway

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Important Takeaways:

  • ‘Mass Casualty Event’: 1.6 Mile Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Being Struck by Cargo Ship
  • The major Beltway Bridge over the Patapsco River has collapsed after being hit by a large cargo ship, sending vehicles travelling on the bridge tumbling into the water.
  • Now the BBC notes “an unclassified memo” from the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) states it has confirmed the ship “lost propulsion” before hitting the bridge.
  • So evidently the ship was, as nautical parlance has it, ‘not under command’, meaning “at the mercy of winds and seas” — and in this case, inertia. What we do not know is whether this state of having “lost propulsion” means the engine ceased to function, or if the coupling taking the energy from the engine to the propeller was damaged. In either case the ship was disabled at a critical moment and in a critical place and collided with enormous force.
  • The search for survivors continues, but the cold water presents a serious challenge. One person is in hospital and two others are said by the Baltimore fire department to have been rescued. Up to a dozen others — mainly from the road repair crew working on the bridge at the time of the strike — may still be in the water.

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Suspicion as US owned container ship hit by missile from Yemen: Fingers pointing at Houthis

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Important Takeaways:

  • U.S.-owned ship hit by missile from Yemen in Gulf of Aden
  • The condition of the ship and the extent of the damage caused by the missile strike are still undisclosed
  • A missile fired from Yemen struck a U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, according to reports from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations and private security firms.
  • Ambrey and Dryad Global identified the vessel as the Eagle Gibraltar, a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier owned by Eagle Bulk, a firm based in Stamford, Connecticut, and traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • While no group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, suspicion is firmly pointed at Yemen’s Houthi rebels, known for their recent involvement in almost daily maritime incidents in the region.
  • U.S. Central command said on X that the ship has reported no injuries or significant damage and is continuing its journey.

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