The National Transportation Safety Board revealed Tuesday that an improperly placed wire label caused a power outage on a cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge last year.

At a public meeting Tuesday, NTSB officials said the small label on the container ship’s wiring was placed when it was built roughly 10 years ago. The label was incorrectly placed on the wire’s metal ring cap — its ferrule — possibly preventing a good connection and causing it to lose power, officials said.

The crash in March 2024 prompted the bridge, considered the crown jewel of Baltimore, to collapse, killing six construction workers .

"The fact is, none of us should be here today,” Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the NTSB, said in her opening remarks. "This tragedy should have nev

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