The Coast Guard has said they no longer believe there to be any survivors from the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore earlier and are calling off the search. They are now moving into a recovery operation:
“At this point, we do not believe that we’re gonna find any of these individuals still alive. … We’re going to suspend the active search and rescue efforts.”
“At this point, we do not believe that we're gonna find any of these individuals still alive. … We're going to suspend the active search and rescue efforts.”
— U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath on the Baltimore bridge collapse pic.twitter.com/H8sT60dYBN
— The Recount (@therecount) March 27, 2024
A chief engineer who said he’s worked on ships like this for a long time weighs in on what happened – and why it happened:
— (@RightWingDad) March 27, 2024