In an accident in which a large cargo ship collided with a bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, in the eastern United States, the Coast Guard announced that it was discontinuing rescue operations as it was unlikely that the six people missing were alive. Meanwhile, the port, one of the nation's leading shipping hubs, is out of service due to a collapsed bridge, and President Biden has indicated his intention to deploy the military to secure shipping lanes.
In an accident that occurred in the early hours of the 26th in Baltimore, the largest city in the eastern US state of Maryland, a large cargo ship collided with the piers of a bridge, causing most of the bridge to collapse and killing eight workers on the bridge. Six of them are missing.
On the night of the 26th, the Coast Guard announced that it was discontinuing rescue operations because it was unlikely that the six people were still alive because a certain amount of time had passed since the accident.
In this accident, the entrance to the Port of Baltimore was blocked by a collapsed bridge, making it impossible for ships to enter or leave the port.
The Port of Baltimore is a leading shipping hub, ranking No. 1 in the U.S. for the 13th consecutive year in terms of the number of cars handled, and President Biden held an emergency press conference on the 26th, saying, ``We are doing everything possible to protect the jobs and workers involved at the port.'' In order to secure the ship's route, he said, he would dispatch an Army engineer unit to the site and quickly work to remove the debris from the sea.
American media have reported that many ships will be forced to use other ports on the East Coast, such as New York, for the time being, raising concerns about the impact on the local economy and logistics.