Indian crew on ship that hit Baltimore bridge to stay on board till probe ends
However, the representative did not provide a timeframe for the crew's required stay on board. "At this time, we do not know how long the investigation process will take and until that process is complete, the crew will remain on board," a spokeswoman stated. As part of their inquiry, the US authorities have already started interrogating the crew members on board and have gathered papers and excerpts from the voyage data recorder.
Since the container ship's collision with the four-lane, 2.6-kilometer-long Francis Scott Key Bridge on march 26, the crew has stayed on board. The cargo ship, measuring 984 feet, was headed for Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Presumably killed in the disaster are six construction workers who were patching potholes on the bridge at the time. But just two corpses have been discovered thus far.
The business supporting Synergy Marine, the ship's management company, had earlier said that there was sufficient food and water for the crew members as well as fuel to run the generators.