Video posted to social media appears to show a cargo ship exploding in the Baltimore Harbor, near where the Baltimore Key Bridge collapsed in March 2024.
Witness Jay Steinmetz told FOX 5 that the name of the ship is the MV W Sapphire.
According to VesselFinder , the W-Sapphire is a bulk carrier headed to Mauritius.
Baltimore Fire could not confirm the explosion.
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The backstory:
The March 26, 2024, disaster occurred when the massive container ship Dali lost power and collided with a supporting column of the bridge. Six construction workers, who were repairing potholes at the time, died when the structure crumbled. The collapse brought months-long closures at Baltimore's port and caused severe traffic congestion, issues tha