USA: Divers find bodies of two victims of Baltimore Bridge collapse

Authorities have recovered the bodies of two individuals from a crimson pickup truck that was submerged underneath the water the place the Baltimore bridge collapsed after a ship hit it on Tuesday.

The authorities recognized the boys as Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, a 35-year-old initially from Mexico and dwelling in Baltimore, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, who was from Guatemala and was dwelling in Dundalk, Maryland, reported The Guardian.

The bodies have been recovered from the van situated in Patapsco River over which the bridge was current.

Four different lacking individuals couldn’t be situated and are presumed lifeless.

The staff on the bridge, six in whole, got here from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, authorities instructed The Guardian.

The ship was carrying 22 Indian crew members

The crew members of the ship which hit the 47-year-old Francis Scott Key Bridge have been Indian.

The Singapore-flagged container ship “Dali”, which is owned by Grace Ocean Private Ltd, was on its strategy to Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo.

A Singapore authorities press launch issued yesterday stated: “The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) confirms the incident of a Singapore-registered vessel’s collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, on 26 March 2024 at about 1:30pm (Singapore Time). The vessel, Dali, is a 95,000 GT container vessel working with 22 crew on-board on the time of the incident. MPA is involved with the US Coast Guard and the ship administration firm to supply the mandatory help. As the flag state, MPA will present full cooperation to the US Coast Guard in its investigations. MPA will even be investigating the incident.”

Crowdfunding

Latino Racial Justice Circle, a non-profit organisation serving the Baltimore space, initiated a crowdfunding marketing campaign to help the households of the victims of the bridge collapse tragedy.

“WOW! We can’t consider the response we bought as we speak. Thank you to everybody who donated to this fundraiser. This morning we set a aim of elevating $18,000, and inside lower than 9 hours we raised greater than greater than $98,000. The neighborhood response was actually superb, and this is the reason we love Baltimore,” learn the Gofundme web page.

How did the incident hit jobs?

Describing the incident as a ‘international disaster’, Maryland Governor Wes Moore stated 8,000 jobs could possibly be affected as a result of bridge collapse.

“The nationwide financial system and international financial system is determined by the port,” he was quoted as saying by BBC, noting that $80bn (£63.4bn) of cargo moved by means of there final 12 months.