Overview

• Reported around 6:30 p.m. Monday near the Key Bridge collapse site, the ship sent a mayday as video captured a fireball and dark smoke.
• The vessel was identified as the 751-foot, Liberian-flagged bulk carrier W-Sapphire, which had departed the CSX coal pier in Curtis Bay bound for Port Louis, Mauritius, according to tracking data.
• A Coast Guard spokesperson said the ship was carrying coal and had two pilots aboard, and city fire officials confirmed all 23 crew members were safe with no injuries.
• Baltimore fireboats and U.S. Coast Guard units contained the blaze, cleared the ship from the main channel, and escorted it to a designated anchorage for inspection.
• Officials described damage consistent with a fire and explosion as the cause remains undetermined, and Maryland emergency managers said they were monitoring the situation with no property damage reported beyond the vessel.