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Two pilots were at the helm of the cargo ship Dali on Tuesday when it lost power and, minutes later, crashed into a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the bridge to collapse and kill six construction workers
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Two pilots were at the helm of the cargo ship Dali on Tuesday when it lost power and, minutes later, crashed into a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the bridge to collapse and kill six construction workers. That is putting the highly specialized role — in which a pilot temporarily takes control of a ship from its regular captain — under the spotlight. So far, there is no indication the lead pilot on the Dali did anything wrong. Maritime experts say there was likely nothing the pilots could have done to stop the 95,000-ton ship from ploughing into the bridge.
Pilots—not captains—are the ones who maneuver massive cargo ships. But experts say they couldn't have done anything to stop the 95,000-ton ship from ploughing into the Key Bridge this week.
A maritime expert is shedding light on what likely happened aboard the massive cargo ship that collided with a Baltimore bridge early Tuesday morning.