The Maryland state police on Wednesday said that the six people who were missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday in Baltimore, Maryland, have been presumed dead. The Singapore-flagged vessel collided with one of the pillars of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, leading to its collapse on Tuesday.

Earlier, as stated by US President Joe Biden, eight people were unaccounted for after the Baltimore Bridge collapse, out of which two have been rescued, while the rescue operation was ongoing for the remaining six. He added, "Ship traffic in the port of Baltimore has been suspended until further notice and we`ll need to clear that channel before the ship traffic can resume...It`s my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge...The people of Baltimore can count on us."