Cargo Ship Explodes in Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore

An cargo has exploded in Chesapeake bay near Baltimore on Monday evening.

“Currently, many emergency teams are responding to a cargo boat A fire in the port of Baltimore on the bay of Chesapeake, according to Maryland officials, “noted Rawsalerts.” The fire service of the city of Baltimore reported that the ship caught fire in the PatapSco river near the site of the collapse of the key deck. »»

“While the first reports described him as an explosion, the officials said that the incident involved a sub-pont fire which sent smoke inflating in the air.

The video captured the moment of the explosion and was widely shared on social networks.

According to Fox5DC, witness Jay Steinmetz said that “the name of the ship is the MV W Sapphire”, and Vessidender described it as “a bulk carrier directed to Mauritius”.