A bakery worker who was one of the last people to have crossed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore before its collapse last week is telling his story, saying in recent interviews he is “really lucky” not to have been a victim of the disaster. Larry Desantis told ABC News he believes he crossed the bridge early Tuesday between …
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Crews at the site where Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last week after being hit by a container ship cut and lifted away a 200-ton chunk of the mangled structure as the work of removing steel and concrete at the site continues, officials said Monday. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said the piece was the size of the Statue of …
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore stated Saturday that conditions remain “unsafe” for rescue divers due to weather and debris following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. “Conditions in the water make it unsafe for rescue divers. And we’re not just talking about weather and wind,” Moore said during a press conference, appearing alongside Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, state …
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Officials at an animal shelter in Maryland are confident that one of their residents will be adopted soon into a loving home after a Facebook post about his plight went viral overnight. Mr. O, a white-and-orange cat, age 2, was surrendered recently at St. Mary’s Animal Adoption & Resource Center in California, Maryland, after his original family moved and could …
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has handled a number of transportation crises since assuming the role, is facing his biggest challenge yet with the deadly collapse of a major bridge in Baltimore. Almost immediately after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Buttigieg was again thrust into the spotlight as he was forced to begin …
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A senior House Republican is predicting that a funding package to help with the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore would begin to take shape “in a matter of weeks.” House Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., who also leads the House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on transportation, spoke with Fox News Digital days after a barge struck the bridge, …
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A powerful floating crane that played a role in what the CIA says was one of the “greatest intelligence coups of the Cold War” has arrived at the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site in Baltimore to start removing debris. The Chesapeake 1000, which Unified Command tells Fox News Digital can “carry up to 1,000 tons,” arrived late last night …
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House Republicans are divided over how to approach rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge as federal and state officials race to assess the deadly collapse and make plans to restore the Port of Baltimore. A Singapore-linked container ship collided with the bridge early on Tuesday, sending the structure into the water. Officials have not given a timeline when they expect …
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The collapse of theFrancis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimoreon Tuesday has raised serious questions about what safety or protective mechanisms might have prevented the disaster and the loss of six lives. It is still unclear what caused a massive 985-foot long cargo vessel to apparently lose control and strike a pier, also known as a pylon, a critical part of …
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A former U.S. Army and Marine veteran who spoke with Fox News Digital said Thursday that the Dali cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, leading to its collapse, was likely suffering electrical issues soon after it left the port. “For a vessel to have some sort of power outage would imply that there was an electrical systems …
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