Baltimore bridge collapse: search for missing people ‘top priority’ as authorities recover ship’s black box – live

Divers were resuming recovery efforts in Baltimore after authorities said six people still missing are presumed dead

A retired Coast Guard officer has said he expects the focus in Baltimore to shift to two main objectives: investigating what happened and reopening the channel as quickly and safely as possible.

Divers and remote equipment will likely be used to survey debris on the channel floor both as part of the investigation and in preparation for clearing the channel, Aaron Davenport, a senior researcher with the Rand corporation, told AP.

We have this big, giant ship. You don’t want the ship to sink. You don’t want it to leak fuel oil all over the port.

My friends were working on that bridge.

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