Cargo ship initially lost power due to loose wire before crashing into Key Bridge: NTSB

In this aerial view, salvage crews continue to remove wreckage from the Dali six weeks after the cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge May 08, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

November 18, 2025 at 6:55 p.m. UTC

By Ayesha Ali, Sam Sweeney, and Meredith Deliso, ABC News

(BALTIMORE) -- The cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore's Key Bridge in March 2024, shortly after experiencing two blackouts, initially lost power due to an improperly installed wire, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed on Tuesday.

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