Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Previously, 30,000 cars and trucks would traverse the Francis Scott Key daily. Now all those vehicles have to find other routes.

Ship crews are used to a life in motion. Now the mostly international workers could be stuck in port for weeks.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse left eight cargo ships and crews stranded indefinitely. The port’s chaplain is offering chocolate, wi-fi hotspots, and rides to the shopping mall.

That includes longshoremen who unload container ships, warehouse workers who store the goods and restaurant servers who feed them all.

Funding will likely come from a variety of sources, including the federal government and insurance agencies.

The Baltimore disaster may become the largest marine insurance loss ever. About 100 insurance companies are reportedly involved.

More than 15,000 people work directly at the port, and more than 140,000 additional jobs are connected to it.