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PHOTOS: Key Bridge Collapses After Ship Strike, Search For Survivors

Early Tuesday morning a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Rescuers search for survivors in the harbor.

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Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remain after a container ship collided with one of the bridge’s supports, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Baltimore. The major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday.
Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remain after a container ship collided with one of the bridge’s supports, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Baltimore. The major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner via AP)

BALTIMORE, MD — Early Tuesday morning, a cargo ship lost power and rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Rescuers are currently searching for six road workers who are missing; they were on the highway patching concrate.

Shortly after the ship made contact with one of the bridge's pillars, the main section of the structure fell into the Patapsco River. Several cars on the bridge fell into the icy waters below. Two survivors have been rescued.

As rescuers and officials work to clear up the collapse, a timeline for rebuilding the bridge has yet to be announced. The bridge destruction is sure impact traffic for the next few years in the Baltimore and Washington area.

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Federal, state and local officials pledged Tuesday to move quickly to reopen the busy shipping port, which is closed to all traffic now, but warned the rebuilding process will be long.

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See photos below of Tuesday's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remain after a container ship collided with a support Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. The major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for multiple people in the water. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
The sun rises over the collapse, showing the full scope of the damage. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
From the distance you can see the main section of the bridge that has fallen into the river. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren)
Another angle from the collapse in the early morning hours. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner via AP)
A distance shot of the collapse. The destruction is about a mile long. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren)
FILE - The vessel Zhen Hua 13, carrying four giant shipping cranes for delivery and installation at the Port of Baltimore, passes under the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a large boat collided with it early Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in the morning, and multiple vehicles fell into the water. Authorities were trying to rescue at least seven people. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
An up close image of the cargo ship amidst the wreckage of the bridge. (WJLA via AP)
An aerial shot of the wreckage.(WJLA via AP)
From this angle you can see where the cargo ship crashed into the bridge. (WJLA via AP)
Parts of the bridge sprawl over the cargo ship after it had crashed into it early Tuesday morning. (WJLA via AP)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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