US Bridge Collapse: Here's A Minute-By-Minute Timeline

Here is a timeline of the collapse on Tuesday of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was hit by the Singapore-flagged container ship Dali. All times are EDT:

01:04 am (0504 GMT). - Loaded with shipping containers, Dali departs from Baltimore's port, headed to Colombo, Sri Lanka.

01:24 am - Dali slowly approaches the Key Bridge, according to video captured by StreamTime Live.

1:24:33 am - Dali appears to suffer a total power failure as all its lights go out.

1:25:31 am - About a minute later, the ship's lights flicker back on. Black smoke starts rising from somewhere aboard the ship.

1:26:37 am - The ship's lights go dark again.

1:27 am - Dali appears to be colliding with one of the Key Bridge's piers. The U.S. Coast Guard receives first report of collision.

1:27:10 am - The ship's lights come back on.

1:28:48 - The roadway of the Key Bridge begins collapsing.

1:29:00 - Most of the bridge's span has plunged beneath the water

1:40 am - Baltimore City Fire Department has dispatched rescue teams for the Patapsco River, with reports of multiple people in the water.

1:50 am - The first fire unit arrives on the scene.

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