The cargo ship “Dali” notified the authorities that had lost control and propulsion while leaving Baltimore Harbor (east coast of the US), shortly before colliding and causing the collapse ofFrancis Scott Key Bridgeaccording to a declassified report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

The accident took place around 01:30 local time (05:30 GMT), when the freighter “Dali” crashed into that bridge built in 1977 and caused its almost total collapse and at least 7 missing.

“The ship notified the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) that they had lost control of the ship and that a collision with the bridge was possible,” indicates the report cited by ABC, which indicates that The impact of the huge freighter with one of the pillars of the Francis Scott Key Bridge caused “a complete collapse.”

The freighter lost power

Footage of the collision from a camera installed at the Port of Baltimore shows as the freighter, 300 meters long, loses electricity and plunges into darkness several times before impact.

A large column of smoke, apparently coming from the ship’s chimneys, is expelled from the stern before the collapse, which occurred while the passage of trucks and vehicles was visible on this bridge of more than 2 kilometers in length on the highway. I-695.

The freighter Dali, flying the Singapore flag, It was leaving Baltimore on its way to Colombo (Sri Lanka) and has a cargo capacity of 95,000 tons.

The collapsed bridge is part of the I-95 freeway system, one of the most important and busiest land transportation routes in the United States.

At least 7 people are missing and two have been rescueds, although the number of victims could be higher.