Why Bridges Collapse: The Baltimore Disaster

BBC One North West

9:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Thursday 5 December

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The March 2024 collision of 100,000-tonne container ship MV Dali into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Just four minutes after its departure for Sri Lanka, the vessel suffered a series of blackouts that caused the engine and steering to shut down. Despite attempts by the crew to regain power, the ship was set on a collision course with one of the bridge's main supports. With exclusive access to the investigators and the salvage operation, this documentary follows the inside story of what happened next, in the words of the people who were there