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1 Abr 2024

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By Bernd Debusmann Jr, BBC (UK)

Baltimore bridge collapse: What will happen to the 21 sailors stranded on the Dali?

… In total, 21 crew members were on-board the Dali at the time of the accident, which happened just minutes into the ship's 27-day journey to Sri Lanka.

India has confirmed that 20 of them are Indian citizens….

One crew member is from Sri Lanka, according to the US Coast Guard.

An Indian official said last week the crew are all in good health, including the one member with the minor injury, which required stitches.

Little else is known publicly about the crew, their background or their experience….

He described them as "rattled" and largely keeping quiet about their situation as the investigation unfolds.

"They're not saying much at all to anyone who has been in touch with them," Mr Messick [executive director of the Baltimore International Seafarers' Center] said.

"They didn't have WiFi until Saturday and they didn't really know what the perception of the rest of the world was…

Authorities have said that - for now - there is no plan to disembark the Dali's crew, who are still working to maintain the ship. It is unlikely they will leave the vessel until it is moved - a complicated and potentially long process….

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