The crash resulted in the deaths of six construction workers who were filling potholes on the bridge before its collapse.
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The cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March after experiencing a power outage had two separate blackouts 10 hours before the incident took place, according to a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report published Tuesday, revealing there were more power issues before the crash than previously known.Key Facts
The 24-page NTSB report found the cargo ship, known as the Dali, lost power twice before departing the Port of Baltimore, with the first blackout occurring after a crew member mistakenly closed an exhaust damper during maintenance, causing the engine to stall.
The second power outage occurred after a generator, which started when the ship’s system first detected a loss of power, experienced a loss in fuel pressure.
