Patrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital.
The disbelieving voice of a police officer witnessing the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore in the early hours of Tuesday summed up the shock about to be felt across the country. 'The whole bridge just fell down!' the officer says on the dispatch radio, published by Broadcastify, which posts emergency service audio clips from major incidents.
The ship entered the channel at 1:07 and by 1:24 had reached a speed of 8 knots, or 9.2 mph. At 1:24, multiple alarms can be heard on the ship's audio. Two minutes later, the ship's pilot called for any nearby tug boats to assist and called the Maryland Transport Authority to report the loss of control. At 1:27, the pilot ordered the boat to drop its port anchor and continued to make steering commands.
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