Authorities continue investigation into the crash involving the Singaporean-flagged Dali, with economic impact concerns looming.

A tragic incident occurred early Tuesday morning when the Singaporean-flagged container ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, leading to the presumed deaths of six construction workers who were on site repairing potholes. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, noting that these workers were on a night shift to fix the road surface when the crash occurred.

Among those identified were 49-year-old Miguel Luna from El Salvador and 38-year-old Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval from Honduras. The Guatemalan foreign ministry confirmed the deaths of two of their nationals, aged 26 and 35, while Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported that three Mexican nationals were involved, with two still missing. One worker was rescued alive and taken to a hospital in Baltimore.

Search and recovery efforts have continued, with a truck being recovered from the Patapsco River on Wednesday morning. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are exploring whether contaminated fuel caused the ship’s power failure, leading to the crash.

The Port of Baltimore has been closed, prompting concerns about the economic repercussions, with Governor Wes Moore stressing the significant impact the incident will have, not only on Maryland’s economy but on the nation’s supply chain.