Search and rescue efforts were halted Tuesday evening for six people presumed to be dead after a container ship collision caused a major bridge in Baltimore to collapse earlier in the morning.
The big picture: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) declared a state of emergency following the incident. Video captured the moment the large cargo vessel slammed into a support column at 1:28 am ET, causing the entire span to fall into the water below.
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard before the search for the missing construction workers was called off patrol near the cargo ship Dali following the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26. Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26 in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Part of the bridge's steel frame landed atop the container ship after the collision. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Large sections of the 1.6-mile bridge are visible in the Patapsco River on Tuesday morning. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
Baltimore Fire Department Chief James Wallace speaks at a press conference about the ongoing search and rescue efforts on Tuesday, March 26. Two people had already been pulled from the water, he said. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
A helicopter flies near the site of the bridge collapse. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
A close up shows stacks of containers toppled on the cargo ship's deck after the bridge crashed down following the collision. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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Editor's note: This article has been updated with more photos and with details on the search for the missing construction workers being called off.
