Biden all praise for prompt action of Indian crew of ship that hit Baltimore bridge
US President Joe Biden hailed the prompt action of the 22-member Indian crew of the cargo ship that struck and demolished a key bridge in Baltimore for saving lives by alerting local authorities before the dramatic collision.
“Personnel on board the ship were able to alert the Maryland Department
of Transportation that they had lost control of their vessel…As a result, local
authorities were able to close the bridge to traffic before the bridge was
struck, which undoubtedly saved lives,” Biden said.
He stressed that “everything so far indicates” that this
was a terrible accident. Maryland
Governor Wes Moore remarked “We can confirm that the crew
notified authorities of a power issue.”