The US Coast Guard has assured there's no threat to the public from materials on a container ship that crashed in Baltimore
The US Coast Guard has assured there's no threat to the public from materials on a container ship that crashed in Baltimore
28 March 2024
The ship was leaving the port on Tuesday night, when it lost power and crashed into a bridge's support, which collapsed shortly after.
Six construction workers are presumed dead, and another person badly injured.
US Coast Guard vice admiral Peter Gautier says the ship is stable, but still has millions of litres of fuel oil and lube oil on board.
He says from close to the five thousand containers onboard -- 56 contained hazardous materials, and a further two fell overboard -- but don't contain hazardous materials.
Gautier says around 13 containers were damaged when the bridge collapsed.
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