Baltimore Native Mike Rowe Honors Victims Of Deadly Bridge Collapse
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“I don't know how many times I've driven across the Francis Scott Key Bridge. A thousand, at least."
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Proud Baltimore native Mike Rowe is offering his “deepest condolences” to those impacted by the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge this week.
The 1.6-mile bridge, which spanned the Patapsco River and outer Baltimore Harbor for 47 years, collapsed after a shipping vessel collided with one of its support columns early Tuesday. The bodies of two men were recovered from the site Wednesday. Four people currently remain missing and are presumed dead.
“I don't know how many times I've driven across the Francis Scott Key Bridge,” Rowe wrote on Twitter. “A thousand, at least. Probably as many times as I've sailed beneath it.”
The former Dirty Jobs host shared a photo of himself with the bridge in the background from an episode of his series, Somebody's Gotta Do It.
“Last time I laid eyes on it, I was standing on the ramparts at Fort McHenry, getting a history lesson from Ranger Vince,” Rowe wrote. “I suspect his heart is broken this morning, like so many others. My deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones.”
I don't know how many times I've driven across the Francis Scott Key Bridge. A thousand, at least. Probably as many times as I've sailed beneath it. Last time I laid eyes on it, I was standing on the ramparts at Fort McHenry, getting a history lesson from Ranger Vince. I suspect… pic.twitter.com/BPbvsIbx4A
— The Real Mike Rowe (@mikeroweworks) March 26, 2024
Eight men who were part of a construction crew were on the bridge when the 213-million-pound container ship lost power and slammed into it just before 1:30 a.m. Two of the men were rescued shortly after and sustained only minor injuries.
Experts say that the death toll was greatly minimized by the two Maryland Transportation Authority police officers who stopped traffic moments before the freighter hit.
“They didn’t hesitate. They didn’t think about it. They just did it. Their quick actions, without a doubt, saved lives,” Jim Kruszynski, president of FOP Lodge 34, the union representing Maryland Transportation Authority officers, told The Washington Post. “There are people alive today that most likely would have perished when that bridge came down if they hadn’t stopped traffic.”
This is a developing story.
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