Financial Times – The Baltimore bridge disaster

This map and infographic, created by the Financial Times, illustrating the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after being struck by the container ship Dali. Key elements include:

An overlay of the bridge configuration, this shows the original configuration of the bridge before the collapse.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge:
This bridge centres a span measured 366 meters across and is used by more than 30,000 vehicles daily. It is carried Interstate 695 over the Patapsco River.

Container Ship Dali:
The ship departed from Baltimore for Colombo at 12:45 am local time. The ship is approximately 300 meters long and 48 meters wide, with a capacity of 10,000 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units).

A comparison scale is included in the form of the shape of the Statue of Liberty to provide a scale comparison for the bridge and ship.

The map of Baltimore shows the route of the container ship Dali along the Patapsco River lined in pink. It also highlights key areas, including the Port of Baltimore and the bridge collapse location. Extra statistics of Port of Baltimore are mentioned, that it handled $80 billion worth of foreign cargo in 2023 and supported about 140,000 jobs.

The map shows that a portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after the container ship Dali crashed into it around 1:30 am local time, marked with a red explosion icon.

This detailed visual representation provides an overview of the incident, the bridge’s specifications, the ship’s journey, and the significant impact on the Port of Baltimore.

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