<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Two people have so far been rescued from the freezing Baltimore waters after a huge container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse, in the early hours of Tuesday morning.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Footage showed the moment the 1.6 mile long bridge fell into the water just before 1.30am local time this morning after the Singapore-flagged Dali ship slammed into one of the bridge’s pillars.</div><div><br></div><div>Multiple cars were crossing over the bridge at the time, including one the size of a tractor-trailer.</div><div><br></div><div>Baltimore Police said in a press briefing that a desperate search is currently under way for at least seven people missing in the water.</div><div><br></div><div>Just two people have been pulled from the water five hours on from the incident, one of whom is currently fighting for their life in hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>Sonar has detected multiple vehicles still in the water.</div><div><br></div><div>Maryland Governor Wes Moore has declared a state of emergency and the White House is monitoring the incident.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the Marine Traffic website, the ship was bound for Colombo Port in Sri Lanka at the time. - yahoo news</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>