The pilot of the ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge did “everything that he could have done” to slow the vessel and keep it from drifting towards the structure. That’s according to the American Pilots Association (APA) about what unfolded on the Singapore-flagged container ship Dali in the moments leading up to the crash … Read more
One body has reportedly been recovered during the ongoing search for at least six people missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, according to Baltimore City Council Member Phylicia Porter. “We are hearing one body was found,” she told CNN. Porter added the body had been pulled from the water after the … Read more
Two crew members died on board a Holland America Line (HAL) cruise ship in the Bahamas over the weekend. The men were in the engine room of the Florida-based ship Nieuw Amsterdam, anchored at private resort island Half Moon Cay, when there was an “accidental steam release”. While officials provided limited details, one maritime lawyer … Read more
An Australian engineer has revealed his shock at the collapse of a major bridge on North America’s east coast, saying it appeared that immense force on an important pillar was enough to bring the crossing down. There are grave fears for about 20 people after a cargo ship collided with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge … Read more
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday morning after it was struck by a large ship, according to video obtained by CNN. All traffic is being detoured due to an “incident”, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) said on social media. It is unclear if anyone was injured. Watch the latest News on … Read more
A teenager has died and another has been seriously injured in a car crash in the NSW Central West. The ute they were driving in left the road and rolled near Burcher, 50km south of Condobolin, in the early hours of Sunday. The teenage boys were found off The Gipps Way just after midnight, after … Read more
A rookie police officer has been hailed a hero for pulling a woman from a sinking car after she crashed into a lagoon in Sydney’s north early Sunday. The 60-year-old driver’s VW Golf sedan was travelling on Pittwater Rd when it crashed through bushes and into at Dee Why Lagoon, entering the water just after … Read more
Long-time local Sidney Marstella, 53, has been identified as one of the three people killed in a fiery truck crash at Queensland’s Maryborough West late Friday. On Sunday, the Maryborough man was on Sunday remembered by loved ones as funny and well-liked. Five vehicles were involved in the crash at the intersection of Bruce Hwy … Read more
NSW Police senior constable Beau Lamarre-Condon has been fired from the force after he was charged over the alleged murder of Sydney couple Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, last month. Lamarre-Condon was off-duty when police allege he shot the pair at Baird’s Paddington sharehouse and then disposed of the bodies on a rural … Read more
The discovery of a man’s body in bushland on the NSW south coast is being treated as suspicious. A person on a morning walk made the grim discovery near George Bass Dr in Lilli Pilli just after 10.30am and called police, triggering a large emergency response. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Man’s body found in NSW … Read more
