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Authorities have suspended their search for six people missing after a packed cargo ship slammed into a Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse and blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbours.
US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath told a press conference that based on the length of time that they have gone in their search, they do not believe that they are going to find any of the individuals still alive.
All six people were members of a nighttime construction crew who were repairing potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when disaster struck not long after midnight.
He said the temperatures and currents were making it difficult for divers to continue working underwater, but that boats would continue patrolling.
Video footage showed the packed container ship slamming into one of the bridge’s supports, causing the 1977-built steel structure to collapse like a deck of cards.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore said earlier that quick thinking by authorities, once the ship issued a mayday call, allowed them to stop vehicles from driving onto the bridge.
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