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Dali cargo ship had 'routine engine maintenance' in port before crashing into Francis Scott Key Bridge

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The Baltimore region has reeled from the sudden loss of a major transportation link that's part of the highway loop around the city.

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  1. Dali ship that collided with Baltimore bridge previously hit a port

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    Dali cargo ship had 'routine engine maintenance' in port before crashing into Francis Scott Key Bridge

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  1. Newsweek

    Dali ship that collided with Baltimore bridge previously hit a port (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The container vessel had a collision incident in Belgium

  2. The Guardian

    Cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge was involved in Antwerp collision in 2016 (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather

  3. Gizmodo

    Cargo Ship That Collided With Baltimore Bridge Was Involved in a Previous Collision (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Tuesday's crash, which led to a catastrophic bridge collapse, wasn't the first time that the Dali suffered a serious collision.

  4. Military.com

    Coast Guard Boats, Aircraft Search for Victims of Massive Bridge Collapse in Baltimore (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    From a webcam focused on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Dali appeared to lose power twice before striking the bridge.

  5. Insider

    The Baltimore bridge disaster is what happens when 95,000 tons of modern cargo ship meets America's aging infrastructure, experts say (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Much remains unknown about why the Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Experts say the bridge was never designed for such an impact.

  6. FOX Business

    Boxship that struck bridge in Baltimore previously reported collision in Antwerp (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    DALI, the massive container ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, was previously involved in a collision with a stone dock in Antwerp, Belgium.

  7. Triblive

    What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    BALTIMORE — A cargo ship rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Bridge early Tuesday, causing the span to collapse and rescuers to launch a massive search for at least six people who are missing. Here’s what we know so far about the disaster: What exactly happened? The operators of the Dali

  8. Newsweek

    Dali container ship "lost control" before Baltimore bridge collapse (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The ship is reported to have "lost propulsion" as it was leaving port and warned Maryland authorities of a possible collision with the bridge.

  9. Quartz

    The cargo ship in the Baltimore bridge collapse had a previous collision (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The crash that led to a catastrophic bridge collapse wasn't the first time that the Dali suffered a serious collision

  10. Newsweek

    Why did Dali ship crash into Baltimore bridge? Theories flood internet (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The bridge collapsed in the early-morning hours after it was struck by a container ship.

  11. The Columbian

    What we know about the Dali, the cargo vessel that crashed into the Baltimore´s Key Bridge (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    BALTIMORE — A 948-foot-long cargo vessel pulling out of the Port of Baltimore struck a support column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, sending cars and eight people into the Pata

  12. Blaze Media

    Ship that obliterated Baltimore bridge was involved in a previous collision; managed by DEI-captive company (opens Blaze Media)

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    Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is apparently not the first structure that the Dali has left its mark on in recent years. The Singapore-flagged container ship that obliterated the bridge and effectively closed the second-busiest port in the mid-Atlantic Tuesday morning previously had an incid..

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    What to know about the cargo ship Dali, a mid-sized ocean monster that took down a Baltimore bridge (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Here’s what to know about the cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and leaving six construction workers presumed dead.

  14. NBC4 Washington

    What to know about the cargo ship Dali, the ocean monster that took down a Baltimore bridge (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Here’s what to know about the cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and leaving six construction workers...

  15. Fortune

    Dali cargo ship had 'routine engine maintenance' in port before crashing into Francis Scott Key Bridge (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The Baltimore region has reeled from the sudden loss of a major transportation link that's part of the highway loop around the city.

  16. WSVN Miami

    What to know about the cargo ship Dali, a mid-sized ocean monster that took down a Baltimore bridge - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    Here’s what to know about the cargo ship Dali that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and leaving six bridge

  17. Insider

    The Baltimore bridge cargo ship asked nearby tugboats for help just before it crashed. It was too late. (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The NTSB described data retrieved from the Dali's 'black box' in the minutes before it crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge early on Tuesday.

  18. PBS NewsHour

    What to know about the cargo ship that took down Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    If stood upright, the Dali would reach almost to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris or about two-thirds of the way up the Empire State Building in New York.

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