The governor declared a state of emergency and a search-and-rescue operation is underway after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed overnight as a result of a ship strike.THE LATEST RIGHT NOW:• Officials confirmed six people are still unaccounted for; search and rescue continues• Two people were initially rescued, one declined treatment and another was taken to, and subsequently discharged from, Shock Trauma• Preliminary investigation shows this was not intentional• Gov. Wes Moore said the crew on the ship notified authorities that they had lost power.• Moore said between a mayday call and the collapse, officials stopped the flow of traffic so that more cars were not on the bridge, potentially saving lives.• Baltimore BeltwayI-695 closed from Glen Burnie to Dundalk (traffic map here)The 1.6-mile bridge carried the Baltimore BeltwayInterstate 695 over the Patapsco River. Its collapse was reported around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after the cargo ship “Dali” crashed into a …
