Today, BBC News announced the release of a documentary that “reveals new details” about the March collapse of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Currently, the program itself is viewable exclusively on BBC iPlayer, which is not available to users outside the UK. However, the news article includes an overview of the documentary’s findings.
Among other things, BBC reports:
- A loose cable and a lack of fuel pressure to generators may have disrupted the power supply of MV Dali and caused the blackouts that prevented the vessel from avoiding its collision with the bridge.
- “Previously unseen bodycam footage taken after the collapse shows first responders and officials struggling to come to grips with the enormity of what they faced in the confusing hours after the crash.”
- Newly obtained video footage reveals the scale of infrastructure damage and the complex and dangerous nature of the debris cleanup mission.