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Article: The Container Ship, Dali left the Port of Baltimore at 12:44 am EDT (04:44 UTC) on March 26, 2024,[23] bound for Colombo, Sri Lanka[24] carrying 3,000 containers.[25] At 1:26 am[25] the ship suffered a "complete blackout" and began to drift out of the shipping channel (a backup generator did not power the propulsion system).[14] The ship dropped her anchors as part of its emergency procedures.[26] At about 1:26 am (05:26 UTC), a mayday call was made from the ship,[25] notifying the Maryland Department of Transportation that control of the vessel had been lost and that a collision with the bridge was possible, citing loss of propulsion.[1] Further traffic was immediately stopped from crossing the bridge at the request of one of the pilots.[5][27][28][29] The ship's lights went out and came on again some moments later; the lights then went off again and powered back on immediately before impact as renewed smoke spewed from her funnel.[10][30]
At 1:28 am (5:28 UTC),[31] the ship struck a support column of the bridge, beneath its metal truss and at the south-west end of its largest span, at 8 knots (15 km/h).[13] The bridge strike and partial collapse were recorded on video.[32] AIS data shows the ship traveling at a speed of 8.7 knots (16.1 km/h) at 1:25 am before departing the channel and slowing to 6.8 knots (12.6 km/h) by the time of the collision two minutes later.[30][33]
Within seconds of the collision, the bridge broke apart in several places,[34] leaving sections protruding from the water and the roadway's approaches cut off.[11] The main span fell onto the ship's bow and a section of it came to rest there.[3][35]
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* www.equasis.org this is the site where you can see all the specs for the ship, like their past inspections etc.
* Dali's IMO Number: 9697428. Call Sign 9V5283
* Marine Traffic (FlightRadar24 type) Software www.marinetraffic.com
* Dali on Marine Traffic Map: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-76.528/centery:39.218/zoom:14
* Port of baltimore map https://mpa.maryland.gov/Documents/2021TerminalMap.pdf
* Update from owners of the ship https://www.synergymarinegroup.com/dali-imo-9697428/
* Dali's IMO Number: 9697428. Call Sign 9V5283
* Marine Traffic (FlightRadar24 type) Software www.marinetraffic.com
* Dali on Marine Traffic Map: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-76.528/centery:39.218/zoom:14
* Port of baltimore map https://mpa.maryland.gov/Documents/2021TerminalMap.pdf
* Update from owners of the ship https://www.synergymarinegroup.com/dali-imo-9697428/
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In the footage we see the cargo ships lights go out for a moment just before the strike. That's not normal, right?
(footage is the lower left screen)
Source: https://youtu.be/qOdH96N5UAA?t=417
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