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Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port

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The cargo ship Dali was reported in good condition before it left the Port of Baltimore but had experienced an electrical blackout while undergoing maintenance...

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  1. Portland Press Herald

    Ship had multiple blackouts before striking Baltimore bridge, investigators find (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The preliminary report offers the first explanation of the problems that caused the Dali container ship to destroy the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26.

  2. NBC4 Washington

    Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    The cargo ship Dali was reported in good condition before it left the Port of Baltimore but had experienced an electrical blackout while undergoing maintenance...

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Ship that struck Baltimore bridge lost power twice before crash, NTSB preliminary report finds (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The cargo ship Dali that crashed into Baltimore’s Key Bridge in March had a pair of catastrophic electrical failures minutes before the crash and had experienced two blackouts a day earlier, according to a preliminary report released Tu…

  4. Forbes

    Cargo Ship That Struck Baltimore Bridge Had 2 Blackouts Day Before Incident, Report Says (opens Forbes)

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    The crash resulted in the deaths of six construction workers who were filling potholes on the bridge before its collapse.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackout hours before leaving port (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report Tuesday the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore while undergoing maintenance.

  6. ABC 7 Chicago

    Ship that struck Baltimore bridge had blackouts day before crash, NTSB report finds (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    The NTSB released a new report detailing its investigation into the shipping container that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26.

  7. NBC News

    Ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse lost power twice before slamming into pillar, NTSB finds (opens NBC News)

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    Two blackouts triggered by the unexpected tripping of electrical breakers caused a container ship to slam into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, sending it tumbling into Baltimore Harbor and killing six people, federal investigators said in a preliminary report released Tuesday.

  8. Daily Journal

    Investigation continues into 4 electrical blackouts on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse (opens Daily Journal)

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    BALTIMORE (AP) — The electrical blackouts experienced by the container ship Dali before it left Baltimore’s port were “mechanically distinct from” those that resulted in the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge hours later, according to congressional testimony Wednesday.

  9. Fortune

    Ship that collapsed Baltimore bridge had blackouts both 10 hours before leaving port and shortly before fatal collision (opens Fortune)

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    The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary assessment of just what happened to the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    Cargo ship had multiple blackouts before striking Baltimore bridge, investigators find (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The preliminary report offers the first explanation of the problems that caused the Dali container ship to destroy the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge suffered power blackout hours before leaving port (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge suffered a power blackout hours before leaving port.

  12. WUSA9

    Dali cargo ship had several blackouts before hitting Key Bridge in Baltimore, Federal investigators say (opens WUSA9)

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    The US Coast Guard has classified the collapse as a major marine casualty.

  13. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Ship that struck Baltimore bridge had 4 blackouts before disaster. Here's what we know (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The Dali container ship experienced a near-perfect storm of calamities before it struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people. But Tuesday's preliminary report by federal safety investigators leaves many questions unanswered.

  14. New York Post

    Cargo ship that caused Baltimore Key Bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port (opens New York Post)

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    The cargo ship Dali experienced electrical blackouts about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and yet again shortly before it slammed into the Francis Key Bridge.

  15. FOX 5 DC

    Ship that caused Key Bridge collapse had power blackouts before leaving port: NTSB report (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    The cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and yet again shortly before it slammed into the Francis Key Bridge and killed six construction workers, federal investigators said Tuesday, providing the most detailed account yet of the trage…

  16. WSVN Miami

    Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackout hours before leaving port - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report Tuesday the cargo ship

  17. Politico

    Ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge had electrical blackouts the day prior to collision (opens Politico)

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    The Dali suffered a series of electrical blackouts just a day before leaving the Port of Baltimore, federal investigators said.

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