News / Second bridge disaster averted, as Baltimore prepares to reopen shipping channel

A container ship approaches the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston© Mariusz Bugno

As a runaway ship threatened a second US bridge this week, Baltimore authorities announced that the Patapsco River was set to re-open at the weekend, following the removal of the last large piece of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Shortly after midday on Wednesday, South Carolina Harbour Pilots Dispatch informed the coast guard (USCG) that MSC Michigan’s crew had lost control of its engines, leaving the vessel at “nearly full throttle” as it left the port and approached the Arthur Ravenel ...