Total power failures like the one the Dali experienced before hitting the Key Bridge are rare, possibly caused by faulty equipment or contaminated fuel, experts said.
Maryland lawmakers may consider whether to create a new form of a state of emergency to handle long-term infrastructure emergencies like the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this week.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has fueled fears of nationwide supply-chain disruptions, but guarded optimism might be justified, says a Johns Hopkins Carey Business School professor who specializes in operations management and business analytics.
Recovery efforts at the bridge collapse site are underway, while federal transportation safety investigators were boarding the ship and collecting evidence.
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be catastrophic for the thousands of workers in the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 333, said president Scott Cowan.
Some engineers believe adding protective structures around the bridge’s support columns could have prevented the tragedy that killed six construction workers.
An “all hands” mobilization to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be coming. But engineers stress the need to get it done right as opposed to just fast.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board boarded the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge and retrieved its black box, sending the data to a lab for analysis.