INFOGRAPHIC: From the power outage to the shock, the nine minutes before a ship crashed into a bridge in the USA | World

The shock caused the bridge to collapse during the early hours of the morning, in an accident recorded by a monitoring camera, and at least six people were missing until the last update of this report.

The camera also recorded that the vessel, a Singapore-flagged container ship that was to begin a trip to Sri Lanka, began to show problems nine minutes before the collision.

See below, in the infographic, how the minutes before the shock were recorded in the images:

He also warned that the thrusters were not working. At this point, however, it was already too late: the vessel was already heading towards the bridge and collided with the construction two minutes later.

Bridge collapses after being hit by ship in the USA

According to the chief of the local fire department, James Wallace, two people were pulled from the water alive, one of whom is in serious condition.

Until the last update of this report, divers were searching for at least six people in the river, according to the local Fire Department. Initial information indicated that up to 20 were missing, but firefighters said they still did not know the exact number of people who fell into the water after the bridge collapsed.

“We’re still in a search and rescue situation right now, and we’ll be in it for some time,” Wallace said. “It’s a terrible emergency,” Baltimore Fire Department communications director Kevin Cartwright told the AP.

Rescue teams race against time. The temperature in Baltimore this morning was around -1ºC, according to the American network CNN. The water temperature is around 9ºC — capable of causing death from hypothermia, depending on the individual’s exposure time. The channel has a depth of up to 15 meters and strong currents.

Firefighters also used drones with infrared cameras and sonars in searches.

The ship involved in the accident is a Singapore-flagged container ship and was destined for Sri Lanka.

The freighter, named Dali, has 300 meters long and 48 wideaccording to the MarineTraffic website.

The ship was operated by the company Synergy and was in service with the Danish company Maersk, according to CNN. According to the operator, no crew member was injured in the collision.

To facilitate the work of firefighters, the Maryland Transportation Authority blocked all roads in the area of ​​the Francis Scott Key Bridge — a important connection between two points in the citycrossing the Patapsco River.

Naval traffic in the port of Baltimore was also suspended and was not expected to resume this Tuesday. The agency that controls aviation in the US also restricted airspace and asked that private drones not fly over the region.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore declared a state of emergency. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he is in contact with the governor and Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott.

According to the FBI and the national secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, there is no indication of a terrorist act in the incident, nor that it was intentional. According to the ABC News TV network, the ship lost propulsion while maneuvering to leave the port.

Opened in 1977, the bridge was almost 3 kilometers long and had four lanes, which were approximately 55 meters above the water. The structure also had a lift bridge that provided access to the port of Baltimore.

The bridge was named after the author of the poem that gave rise to the United States anthem. According to scholars, Francis Scott Key wrote the verses after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry, in 1814, in the Baltimore region.