On March 26, 2024, the world collectively gasped as a massivecontainer ship, the Dali, lost control and plowed into thelandmark Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The busyfour-lane bridge suffered a catastrophic collapse and crashedinto the Patapsco River. Six highway workers were killed, andthe Port of Baltimore – a crucial link in the global shippingchain on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States – wasblocked by thousands of tons of twisted steel and concrete. Howdid a modern ship lose all power and propulsion? And why didthe bridge fail so catastrophically? Follow the high-stakesrescue and recovery, the efforts to reopen the port, and theinvestigations into what went wrong and how many other crucialbridges are at risk.
