Dali cargo ship suffered ‘severe electrical problem’ while docked in Baltimore days prior to bridge collapse crash that saw it suffer ‘total power failure, loss of engine failure’, port worker says

The Dali cargo ship which smashed into the Key Bridge suffered a ‘severe electrical problem’ while docked in Baltimore days before, according to a port worker. 

Julie Mitchell, co-administrator of Container Royalty, a company which tracks cargo, told CNN the ship was anchored at the port for two days before. 

She said refrigerated boxes tripped breakers on several occasions, and mechanics had been trying to fix the issue.