EFE.- The ship that demolished the bridge Baltimore (Maryland, USA) transported 56 containers with hazardous chemical materials and some of them fell into the water after the impact, the researchers explained this Wednesday.
The authorities estimate that in the containers there are 764 tons of corrosive and flammable materials, such as lithium-ion batteries, he explained in a press conference. Jennifer Homendypresident of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSBin English).
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He added that some of the containers They were broken by the shock and that shine was found in the waters of the river.
According to Homendythe area is “dangerous” due to the amount of debris and the bad weather, which makes diving impossible so that the teams can verify the condition of the containers that fell into the water.
The freighter dali He is still at the scene of the accident, where he crashed into the bridge early Tuesday morning. Francis Scott Keynear the port of Baltimorecausing its collapse.
Investigators also concluded that there were 23 people on board the freighter, two of them pilots of the ship who will be interviewed in the coming days.
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The authorities also revealed a timeline of events according to which the ship left the port of Baltimore at 12:39 at night and several alarms sounded on the ship at 1:24 in the morning.
The pilot issued a first warning to the tugboats from the area at 1:26 in the morning and one minute later he dropped anchor and warned by radio that they were going to collide with the bridge, something that happened three minutes later.
Homendy He predicted that the investigation into the crash and bridge collapse will take between one and two years.
“We have an incredible team of people who are focused on very specific areas of expertise, so I have no doubt that we will be able to achieve this together in 12 to 24 months,” he said.
The rescue teams paused the search for the deceased this Wednesday until further notice after finding the bodies of two of the six workers of the construction who died in the collapse.
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