Hazardous materials stored in 56 containers on cargo ship that toppled Baltimore Key Bridge: Coast Guard
Francis Scott Key Bridge,Water And Oceans,Environment,Pollution
Dozens of containers onboard the cargo ship that toppled the Baltimore Key Bridge have hazardous materials inside, Coast Guard officials said Wednesday. The Dali tanker ship was carrying 56 containers with hazardous materials out of the total 4,700 containers atop its deck when it smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Gautier said during a White House Briefing. But the official stressed that there is “no threat to the public” as most of the potentially dangerous containers were unaffected by the collision, according to Fox...
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