Indian Crew Emerged Heroes As Their Mayday Call Saved US from Major Disaster after Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Six workers were missing and presumed dead in Baltimore Bridge collapsed on Tuesday at the entrance point to the Port of Baltimore when a huge cargo ship collided with the main support column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the second-longest continuous truss bridge span in the world.
Maryland authorities in a press conference in the afternoon confirmed that two bodies of the six missing construction workers were recovered Wednesday. The primary report said that the massive cargo ship damaged Scott Key Bridge as it hit the main structure due to a power loss problem.
Indian crew boarded the ship ‘Dali” became heroes after the revelation of US authorities that their (Indian crew) mayday call/warning to the Maryland Department of Transportation helped the authority to take immediate action to close the bridge before the accident. On Tuesday, when a Singapore-based shipping vessel faced a sudden problem of a crucial power loss or power supply failure, rammed into the structure of Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge and dipped into the Patapsco River.
Immediately after the collapse, US officials started a search operation to rescue eight construction workers reported missing. The rescue team worked hard and recovered the bodies of two workers, but the remaining six were missing and presumed dead until Wednesday morning.
Joe Biden’s office and the US officials praised Indian crew members who boarded the Ship ‘Dali’ for their immediate report and mayday call to the Maryland Department of Transportation about the collapse. The concerned authority, the Maryland Department of Transportation, issued an immediate alert and closed the bridge quickly to save traffic from accidents. The Maryland Department of Transportation exposed the truth that the Indian crew reported it very quickly and their mayday call saved many lives. They emerged as heroes.
