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Mayday Call From Ship Shortly Before Bridge Collapse Released

The ship’s crew made a mayday call to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police channel moments before it rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Mayday Call From Ship Shortly Before Bridge Collapse Released
Workers continue to investigate and search for victims after the cargo ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Baltimore on March 27, 2024. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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The mayday call issued by the container ship’s crew to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police channel moments before it hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early hours of March 26 has been released.

The audio reveals what sounds like calmness before the panic as the 47-year-old bridge collapsed. It shows an effort to stop traffic on the bridge and get the contractors working on the bridge’s deck to get off it.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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