27 march 2024 — 18:00
The head of the department, Pete Buttejadge, noted that it is too early to assess "what will be required to clear the canal and resume the port's operation."
- There is no doubt that this will have a serious and lasting impact on the supply chain. It is still too early to give estimates of what will be required to clear the canal and resume the port's operation," he said on CNN.
Earlier, the network published footage of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland after a cargo ship that lost control crashed into one of the pillars. The structure collapsed into the water along with several cars that were passing over the bridge, and the ship itself caught fire and sank.