Ship that caused Baltimore Key bridge collapse suffered two electrical blackouts: NTSB

The ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore experienced two blackouts before it hit the bridge, according to a new preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

The report, released Tuesday, found that the container ship Dali that crashed into the bridge was 0.6 miles away from it when “when electrical breakers… that fed most of the vessel’s equipment and lighting unexpectedly opened.” 

“This caused the first blackout...