Biden lauds Indian crew members, says personnel 'undoubtedly saved lives'

US President Joe Biden lauded the prompt action by personnel on board the cargo ship Dali which struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore causing the bridge to plunge into the river below sending several people and vehicles into the waterShipping company Synergy Maritime Group which managed the Singaporeflagged freight ship in a statement on Tuesday said the entire 22member crew of the vessel are IndiansPersonnel on board the ship were able to alert the Maryland Department of Transportation that they had lost control of their vessel prompting the local authorities to close the bridge to traffic before the catastrophic impact a move which undoubtedly saved lives President Biden on Wednesday said during his comments at the White House regarding the Baltimore bridge collapseBiden said Everything so far indicates that this was a terrible accident At this time we have no other indication no other reason to believe there was any intentional act hereSix people who were missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed have been presumed dead said The Maryland state policeOfficials at the scene estimate eight people were unaccounted for still not still were unaccounted for That number might change Two have been rescued one without injury one in critical condition And the searchandrescue operation is continuing for all those remaining as we speak the US President saidBiden also noted that the Port of Baltimore is one of the nations largest shipping hubs It handled a record amount of cargo last year Its also the top port in America for both imports and exports of automobiles and light trucks Around 850000 vehicles go through that port every single year and were going to get it up and running again as soon as possibleTwo Guatemalan construction workers are among the missing individuals following the bridge collapse in Baltimore CNN reported citing a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued late Tuesday The missing workers have been identified as a 26yearold from San Luis Peten and a 35yearold from Camotan Chiquimula the statement confirmedBoth individuals were reportedly part of a team tasked with repairing the asphalt on the bridge at the time of the accidentAlthough the statement did not disclose the names of the missing workers it mentioned that the consul general of Guatemala in Maryland has reached out to the families of those affected aiming to provide support to the brothers of the missing individualsFurthermore the consulate has affirmed its ongoing communication with local authorities in Maryland reiterating that two of the missing individuals were of Guatemalan descent CNN reportedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever