Baltimore bridge collapse recovery team finds victims' likely vehicles

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

Divers recovered the bodies of two construction workers who died when a massive cargo ship struck and collapsed a Baltimore bridge, as investigators revealed Wednesday that hazardous material was leaking from breached containers on the stranded vessel and state and federal lawmakers rushed to begin the recovery from the disaster that crippled the Port of Baltimore.

Rescue crews found the victims shortly before 10 a.m. trapped in a red pickup truck in about 25 feet of water in the Patapsco River near the mid-span of the hulking wreck of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland State Police Secretary Roland L. Butler Jr. said at a news conference.

The conditions were treacherous for the divers, so Butler said they were suspending the search for the bodies of four other construction workers who plunged to their deaths when the container ship in distress struck the bridge shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, causing it to fall. The workers are believed to be the only victims in the disaster.


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/27/baltimore-bridge-collapse-bodies-missing-workers/

[SunSeeker]

1. So sad. Their families must be devastated. Hope the ship owner pays them a lot of money. nt

[Aussie105]

2. There had better be compensation.

For the families of the deceased workers and the bridge itself.
And some rapid compensation from their employer - who sent these workers out during the night and in bad weather.
I didn't know this was a common practise until now.

Forensic examination of the black box will show if this accident was due to neglectful risk taking, or just an unfortunate series of mishaps.

[onenote]

3. Bad weather?

The reports I've seen indicated there were no weather issues apart from it, not surprisingly, being chilly at 1:20 in the morning in March in Baltimore.