*Originally published on March 26, 2024, at 4:56 a.m.
Updated on April 12, 2024, at 11:58 a.m. (MT):

The U.S. Coast Guard is suspending its rescue efforts following a horrific incident in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26. The Francis Scott Key Bridge plunged into the freezing waters of the Patapsco River after being hit by a container ship.

Eight total construction workers were working on the bridge when it collapsed. Two were pulled from the water on Tuesday; one was not injured, and the other was in "very serious condition" and taken to a local trauma center. A patient being treated at the University of Maryland Medical Center was discharged later Tuesday, the hospital said in a statement.

The six victims have been identified:

  • Miguel Luna
  • Dorlian Cabrera
  • Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes
  • Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval
  • Jose Mynor Lopez
  • Carlos Hernandez

The bodies of Jose Mynor Lopez, Miguel Luna, and Carlos Hernandez remain missing.

The State of Maryland has created a website dedicated to the Key Bridge collapse, which includes updates, relief and donation efforts, and more.

The Baltimore City Fire Department said multiple vehicles plunged from the bridge at the time of the collapse. Five vehicles—three passenger vehicles, a cement truck, and another of "undetermined nature"—have been found in the water.

Reports indicate that the container ship Dali, a Singapore-flagged vessel, struck the bridge at about 1:30 a.m. (ET) on March 26. The 984-foot ship had departed Baltimore and was heading for Sri Lanka.

No crew members on the ship were injured, ship management company Synergy Group said in a statement.

Thirteen damaged containers, "some with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] and/or hazardous materials [HAZMAT] contents," are being investigated by a U.S. Coast Guard team, according to an unclassified memo from the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CNN reports.

A YouTube livestream captured the moment the ship struck the Key Bridge.

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