For example, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) described four power failures ... Professor Gallagher said cargo ships do not routinely lose power. "This is kind of a perfect storm ...

The NTSB is making the recommendation after the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by a cargo ship, killing six people. The review focuses on bridges ...

The safety board issued recommendations as part of its ongoing investigation into the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge last year after it was hit by a ship.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the assessment ... led to the bridge's demise when a massive cargo ship lost power, veered off course, and struck a support pier ...

The Dali cargo ship was passing under the bridge at night ... they did not provide -- nor were they able to provide -- the NTSB with the data needed to conduct the assessment," Homendy added.

The NTSB identified 68 other bridges in 19 states spanning waterways frequented by cargo ships that, like the Key Bridge, were built before 1991 and do not have a current vulnerability assessment.

The NTSB identified 68 other bridges in 19 states spanning waterways frequented by cargo ships that, like the Key Bridge, were built before 1991 and do not have a current vulnerability assessment.

Federal officials identified 68 bridges across the U.S. that should undergo reviews to determine their vulnerability to ...

Baltimore’s Key Bridge fell apart on March 26, 2024, after a cargo ship passing underneath in the ... according to the NTSB. Baltimore's bridge was also built before 1994, when new bridges ...

authorities recommend evaluating bridges for their risk of collapsing if hit by a cargo ship—including several in the Philadelphia area. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB ...