The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck which was submerged under the waters where the Baltimore bridge collapsed
An operation to recover the bodies of four more people presumed dead continues, after a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city
Two victims of the collision have been named as construction workers who were filling potholes on the bridge when it was struck
Investigators have boarded the Singapore-flagged Dali and recovered its data recorder - similar to a black box, officials say
The US Coast Guard says more than 1.5 million gallons of fuel oil and cargo containing hazardous materials are on the ship, but there is no danger to the public
All 21 crew members, who are all Indian nationals and were not hurt in the crash, are still on board
The bridge snapped and plunged into the Patapsco River on Tuesday, about 01:30 ET (05:30 GMT), after the Dali container ship crashed into it
The vessel had lost power and issued a distress call moments before - but could not change course in time to avoid crashing into the bridge
President Biden has said the US government would cover the entire cost of rebuilding the bridge, but it's not clear how long this will take
We are just hearing that the planned press conference with Maryland Governor Wes Moore may be delayed.
As is often the case with moving stories, we are waiting for the latest updates - but stay with us and we will bring you updates live if and when it begins.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore will update the media at 12:00 GMT (08:00 ET) with the latest on the recovery efforts at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
You can watch the press conference live by clicking Play at the top of this page, and we'll bring you text updates right here.
As we get the news that the data recorder has been recovered from the Dali, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPAS) says the ship was inspected twice last year at foreign ports, in June and September 2023 - and passed the inspections.
During the June inspection in Chile, a faulty gauge which monitors fuel pressure was detected and fixed, before the ship left the port.
In September, the West Coast Guard inspected the vessel in New York, and it was found to have "no deficiencies", shipping database Equasis stated.
Certificates covering the structural integrity of the vessel and functionality of the vessel's equipment were valid at the time of the incident, according to the MPAS.
The exact cause of the crash is still being established, but officials have said the ship suffered a "power issue".
Crews have found the voyage data recorder of the ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, federal investigators tell CBS News.
The US National Transportation Safety Board confirms the data recorder has been recovered from the Dali ship.
This map shows the route of the container ship that collided with the bridge.
It left the Port of Baltimore at 00:44 local time (04:44 GMT) on Tuesday before straying off course and hitting a column at 01:30.
It was beginning a journey to Sri Lanka at the time of the crash.
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A short time ago we heard from CBS News correspondent Jarred Hill, who's in Baltimore.
He says one of the real concerns for locals and officials is the closure of the Port of Baltimore, which provides "countless" jobs and "brings in tens of billions of dollars a year" in commerce.
"That economic activity is now essentially shut down, so they're really working on getting the port back open, but that won't happen until the debris is cleared up and the beginning stages of the investigation have wrapped up," he says.
"The bridge itself is a pretty significant piece of infrastructure and not just for Baltimore but along the Eastern coast, Washington DC, the Baltimore areas as well as Pennsylvania."
The Port of Baltimore is one of the largest on the east coast, and prior to its collapse around 34,000 vehicles were estimated to travel across the Key Bridge each day.
The container ship that collided with the bridge is nearly as big three American football fields, at 985ft (300m) long.
The cargo vessel, called the Dali, was built in 2015 and sails under the flag of Singapore.
The ship - which was destined for Sri Lanka - is owned by Grace Ocean Investment and operated by Synergy Group.
The vessel, which was carrying Maersk cargo containers, had two pilots on board at the time of the crash, according to Grace Ocean. One of the pilots was reportedly an apprentice.
There were also 22 crew members on the ship, the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore said in a statement. CBS News, the BBC's US partner, has reported the 22-person crew are from India.
The Indian Embassy in Washington DC has set up a hotline for any citizens involved, which has been shared on social media here, external.
Image source, ReutersWe've just heard reports of the audio of the first responder call when authorities decided to block traffic from entering the Key Bridge before it collapsed.
"Hold all traffic on the Key Bridge. There's a ship approaching that's just lost their steering, so until they get that under control, we've got to stop all traffic," one says over the the radio after receiving the mayday call from the Dali crew.
Another identifies that there are construction workers on the bridge, and suggests the foreman be notified and workers be escorted off the bridge.
But before anyone has the chance to act, a panicked call comes through next: "The whole bridge just fell down. Start, start, whoever, everybody. The whole bridge just collapsed."
"I can't get to the other side, sir, the bridge is down," another officer says.
US Coast Guard: Six people missing presumed dead
US Coast Guard officials explained yesterday why recovery efforts were so difficult for divers.
The water temperature as well as debris from the bridge floating in the water all make recovery extremely challenging, one official said.
Shannon Gilreath from the US Coast Guard told the media last night that his team didn't expect to find anyone else alive and would "transition to a different phase".
The six workers who were on the bridge when it collapsed were employed by Brawner Builders, a local contractor that carries out maintenance work on bridges in Maryland state.
The company's executive vice-president, Jeffrey Pritzker, told the New York Times: "They were wonderful family people." He said that the six men who are missing had "spouses, children".
"It's just a very, very bad day," Pritzker said.
Image source, Getty ImagesJesus Campos works for Brawner Builders and knows the workers
Jesus Campos has previously done construction work on Baltimore's Key Bridge for local contractor Brawner Builders, and knows members of the crew who were on the bridge yesterday.
He says he was told that the crew were on a break when the bridge collapsed, and some were sitting in their trucks.
"I know that a month ago, I was there, and I know what it feels like when the trailers pass," Campos told the Associated Press.
"Imagine knowing that is falling. It is so hard. One would not know what to do."
Six people remain missing as officials carry out a recovery operation in Baltimore after a bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River when it was struck by a container ship.
US President Joe Biden has committed to rebuild the bridge with federal funds.
The BBC's Tom Bateman explains how the collapse unfolded.
Image source, FacebookMiguel Luna is one of the six men presumed dead in the bridge collapse
One of the missing workers from El Salvador was identified as Miguel Luna by the non-profit organisation Casa, which provides services to the immigrant community in Baltimore.
He is among the six construction workers who fell into the Patapsco River, all of whom are presumed dead.
The men were working for Brawner Builders filling potholes on the road bridge at the time of the collapse. Reports suggest they are from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. The BBC has not independently confirmed this and has contacted consular authorities for comment.
"He is a husband, a father of three, and has called Maryland his home for over 19 years," Casa executive director Gustavo Torres said in a statement.
Two of the men were confirmed as being Guatemalan nationals by their Ministry of Foreign Affairs., external
Natalie Sherman
New York business reporter
The issues at the port due to the collapse of the bridge will add to the strains facing global sea trade, which has been buffeted by attacks in the Red Sea and low water levels in the Panama Canal.
Analysts said it was possible that disruption could eventually arrive in the form of higher prices for the wider public.
But the biggest economic impact will be felt in the Baltimore region, where the port has served as a bright spot in an economy still struggling to regain jobs lost in the pandemic.
The port supports about 15,000 jobs directly and nearly 140,000 indirectly, according to state estimates.
Companies are already diverting business to other east coast ports in New York and Virginia, which experts say likely have the capacity to absorb new shipments.
"The major thing is how long does it take to clear the shipping channel," said Anirban Basu, chief executive of Sage Policy Group, an economic and policy consultancy based in Baltimore. "If it's for a protracted period, then all of a sudden you might have shippers choosing to turn a temporary diversion into a permanent one."
He said he was hopeful that there would not be significant loss of business over the long term, but warned it would still be a severe blow to the region.
"The longer term outlook might be quite bright but the near-term one is associated with almost pure pessimism," he said. "This is really a hit to blue collar Baltimore."
Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, also known locally as the Key Bridge, is a steel arch continuous truss bridge that is 2.6km (1.6 miles) long.
It is a toll bridge that carries part of the I-695- an interstate highway that loops around the city of Baltimore in Maryland.
The bridge opened in 1977, making it 47 years old.
It was named after Francis Scott Key, the author of the US national anthem The Star Spangled Banner.
According to reports by the state of Maryland cited by local newspaper the Baltimore Sun, the bridge carried more than 12.4 million commercial and passenger vehicles in 2023 - or about 34,000 vehicles a day on average.
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Image source, EPASearch divers are expected to return to Baltimore Port to search the waters where the Key Bridge collapsed, where six workers are still missing and presumed dead.
Maryland police said yesterday that they are moving from a search and rescue operation to a recovery operation.
"The changing conditions out there have made it dangerous for the first responders, the divers in the water. We will still have surface ships out overnight," said Col Roland Butler Jr.
He said at 06:00 local time (10:00 GMT) police are hoping to put divers in the water, and begin a more detailed search "to do our very best to recover those six missing people".
Authorities in Baltimore say they are still investigating what caused the crash. Here's what we know so far:
A Baltimore County councilman tells the BBC that his community has a way of “bouncing back".
Todd Crandell says that people in the area have a reputation as hard-working and that has seen them come through the loss of both steel and automotive industries in the past.
Crandell says: “We have a way, after a tragedy like this, [people] are really coming together and supporting each other.”
He praises those who helped the crews that first attended the scene.
“Within sight of the cargo container and twisted metal, that community groups, local restaurants, were trying to contact anyone they could to supply food, anything that the first responders would need.”
Natalie Sherman
New York business reporter
Just a few weeks ago, Maryland officials were celebrating new cargo records at the Port of Baltimore, which helped to put the city on the map in the 1800s and remains an important economic driver for the region.
But the collapse of the bridge will severely disrupt business.
While not one of the biggest ports in the US – it ranked 17th last year for total tonnage handled , external- it plays a key role in car shipments, handling more than 800,000 last year.
That made it the country’s top port for car shipments for 13 year in a row, according to Maryland officials., external
Disruption will force firms to re-route to other ports on the east coast. Ford said the company had already developed "workarounds" while GM said in a statement that it expected "minimal impact" from the port closing.
Mirko Woitzik, global director of intelligence for Everstream Analytics, said the disruption was likely to “strain labour and handling capacities at other ports such as Philadelphia and Norfolk” and cause “spill-over congestions and delays that could last months”.
The focus now shifts to recovering the six missing people who are presumed dead - all thought to be construction crew on the bridge when it collapsed.
Marine specialist, Jim Bellingham, tells the BBC that the bodies may either be trapped under wreckage in murky water at the bottom of the river, or a high current environment may have carried them up or down stream.
While the water is shallow, he says they could be stuck under a lot of infrastructure and recovery efforts could include divers and sonar mapping systems.
Investigations into what went wrong with the ship will also be key.
“An enormous advantage is that the ship didn’t sink so they’ll get access to bridge records and hopefully recordings of what was going on,” he adds.