“ WTOP has received word from petty officer Matthew West from the Coast Guard in Baltimore that it was a container ship flying under a Singapore flag that crashed into the bridge. The vessel, called “Dali,” was headed through Baltimore to Colombo, Sri Lanka, as its final destination, according to Marine Traffic and Vessel Finder maps and data.”
https://wtop.com/baltimore/2024/03/key-bridge-in-baltimore-collapses-after-hitting-large-boat/
From Baltimore City Fire scanner feed: Coast Guard has been notified and are on the way.
More likely mechanical, damaged propeller, stuck rudder, engine failure. That’s a lot of mass even under fill control can be slow to manage, out of control it’s going to go wherever it wants.
Sri Lanka? Some of the WORST drivers in the world...guess they aren’t much with piloting ships, either.