Posted on May 16, 2024
The ship that struck the Key Bridge had electrical problems in port, the NTSB says
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The Dali experienced a "blackout" during maintenance about ten hours before leaving the port, the NTSB wrote in its report, when "a crewmember mistakenly closed an inline engine exhaust damper," causing the engine to stall.
The crew was able to restore power before the ship suffered a second blackout, investigators said. That prompted the crew to change the configuration of the ship's electrical system while still in port on March 25th.
The Dali experienced a "blackout" during maintenance about ten hours before leaving the port, the NTSB wrote in its report, when "a crewmember mistakenly closed an inline engine exhaust damper," causing the engine to stall.
The crew was able to restore power before the ship suffered a second blackout, investigators said. That prompted the crew to change the configuration of the ship's electrical system while still in port on March 25th.
The ship that struck the Key Bridge had electrical problems in port, the NTSB says
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If the ship was not sea worthy it should have never left port until the problems were fixed by the crew or an outside maintenance crew! 6 lives were lost that night and if this had been during the day! It could've been a major catastrophe with hundreds of lives lost! The shipping company is the only one to blame in this whole ordeal!
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