Baltimore Bridge tragedy likely caused by contaminated, low-quality fuel. A scandal unknown until now
An investigation into the tragic collapse of a bridge in Baltimore will determine whether contaminated fuel played a role in the accident in which a large container ship lost power and crashed into a bridge , causing it to collapse.
Initial investigations suggest that the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Dali was departing the Port of Baltimore for Colombo, Sri Lanka, when it apparently lost power and crashed into a support pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The lights on board the Dali, a 320-metre long container ship capable of carrying 95,000 tonnes of cargo, began flickering about an hour into the voyage, prompting the port pilot and assistant to report power problems and a loss of propulsion.
The bridge collapsed upon impact and fell into the Patapsco River, with the crew managing to place a last-minute emergency call to police, just in time to stop traffic. Rescuers rescued two people from the water, while six others are missing.
An oil industry executive told Fox News that there is some merit to reports that contaminated fuel potentially caused the ship's engine to fail and triggered the accident.
“This is just a massive scam on the part of the companies that sell the fuel. If nobody watches closely enough, they give them contaminated fuel,” United Refining Company CEO John Catsimatidis said in response to an aide. who asked how dirty fuel could get onto the ship.
“Contaminated fuel is sold to [New York] schools and sold to the MTA when the MTA or schools don't monitor closely enough. You give them 80% real fuel and 20% junk. And the FBI should investigate this,” he added. In this way, the veil was lifted on a scam that few knew about outside the USA.
Supply chain management firm Flexport has warned of a feedback loop and supply chain disruptions following the Baltimore bridge collapse.
“It won't just be the Port of Baltimore that will be affected,” said Ryan Petersen, the company's CEO. According to Petersen, the closure of the port of Baltimore, Maryland, is just one of the factors that will contribute to delays in shipments of various goods, including, for example, coal, while making the logistics of many companies in North America very complex.
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