REPORT: Cargo Ship Had “Severe Electrical Problem”

The Daily Beast reports:

Dali, the ship behind the fatal bridge collapse in Baltimore on Wednesday, had suffered from a “severe electrical problem” for days before it lost power during its ill-fated trip out of the Maryland harbor, a port worker told a CNN affiliate on Thursday.

Julie Mitchell, co-administrator of Container Royalty, a company tracks the tonnage on container ships coming in and out of Baltimore, said the massive container ship had sat in the port for two days suffering from “total power failure, loss of engine power, everything.”

Now Mitchell is pointing a finger at those who gave the ship an OK to leave port despite its alleged issues.

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Dali, the ship behind the fatal bridge collapse in Baltimore, had suffered from a “severe electrical problem” for days before it lost power during its ill-fated trip out of the Maryland harbor.https://t.co/AacmQHCoTA

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