Six workers are feared dead after a bridge collapse in Baltimore Harbor early Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred when a massive cargo ship, experiencing a power loss, collided with the structure, leading to the closure of one of the busiest ports on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard.
Dive teams faced hazardous conditions as they suspended active search-and-rescue operations about 18 hours after the accident, citing treacherous waters strewn with wreckage.
Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath of the U.S. Coast Guard stated that due to the frigid water and the elapsed time, there was little hope of finding the missing workers alive.
Authorities, including Maryland State Police Colonel Roland Butler, planned to resume search efforts at sunrise on Wednesday to recover the remains of the workers.
The collision occurred around 1:30am (0530 GMT) when the Singapore-flagged container vessel named Dali struck a support pylon of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing a section of the span to collapse into the Patapsco River.
Rescue efforts managed to retrieve two survivors, one of whom was hospitalized. Both survivors and the missing workers were part of a crew working on road maintenance on the bridge.
