A Baltimore Bridge collapsed, killing six people in the waters below after it was hit by a container-carrying ship on Tuesday.
People were working on the bridge – one of the busiest ports in the United States, at the time of the crash.
The authorities had started searching for the missing people, but by nightfall with no rescue, it assumed that they were dead.
“We do not believe that we’re going to find any of these individuals still alive,” Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon N. Gilreath said.
Jeffrey Pritzker, executive vice president of Brawner Builders, said earlier that one of his workers had survived. He did not release their names.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has held put home that the people would be found. But after they did not find them for almost 20 hours, it was settled.
Moore expressed heartbreak after officials suspended the search for survivors.
“Our heart goes out to the families,” he said. “I can’t imagine how painful today has been for these families, how painful these hours have been have been for these families.”
On Tuesday, the cargo ship Dali notified authorities that it had lost power and issued a mayday moments before the 984-foot vessel slammed into a bridge support at a speed of 8 knots, which is about 9 mph.
Earlier, two people were rescued from the water, Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said. One was in good condition and refused treatment, he said. The other was seriously injured and was being treated in a trauma center.
