LONDON (Reuters) – At least 10 commercial ships that were sailing to the U.S. port of Baltimore have dropped anchor in waters nearby, data from ship tracking and maritime analytics provider MarineTraffic showed on Tuesday.
The vessels included container and bulk carrier ships that were signaling their destination as Baltimore, the data showed.
A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the port on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below.
Port traffic was suspended until further notice, Maryland transportation authorities said.
Baltimore port’s private and public terminals handled 847,158 autos and light trucks in 2023, the most of any U.S. port.
The port also handles farm and construction machinery, sugar, gypsum and coal, according to a Maryland government website.
(Reporting by Jonathan Saul; editing by Kirsten Donovan and Jason Neely)
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