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Baltimore (AFP) - Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, named after the poet who penned the lyrics to the US national anthem, used to carry an average of around 31,000 vehicles a day across one of the busiest harbors in the United States. Its nighttime collapse, within seconds of being struck by a container ship, is likely to cause substantial economic damage for as long as it continues to block shipping in the Port of Baltimore.   The bridge's dramatic destruction shut the port for all maritime traffic, which last year accounted for more than 52 million tons of foreign cargo, worth some $80 b......

The crew of the cargo ship that rammed a major bridge in the US city of Baltimore, leading it to collapse, sent out a distress signal shortly before the collision, according to officials. The governor of Maryland, Wes Moore, said at a press conference on Tuesday that thanks to the emergency signal, officials were able to stop the traffic so that no more cars would drive onto the bridge. At least six people are still missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore near Washington plunged into the water after one of its support pillars was hit by the cargo vessel early on Tuesday. Accord......

Iranian-backed Houthis on Monday hit a Swiss-owned, Liberian-flagged container vessel in the Gulf of Aden with an anti-ship ballistic missile fired from Yemen, the US military said. Houthi militants fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles at M/V MSC SKY II at around 4 pm (1300 GMT), the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. The vessel is managed by the world's largest container shipping company, Swiss-based MSC. "One of the missiles impacted the vessel causing damage. Initial reports indicate there were no injuries; the ship did not request assistance and continued on its way," CENT......

Washington (AFP) - The United States and Britain struck dozens of targets in Yemen on Saturday in response to repeated attacks on shipping by Iran-backed Huthi rebels that have disrupted global trade and put lives at risk. The joint air raids in Yemen come a day after a separate wave of unilateral American strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria that were carried out in response to the killing of three US soldiers in Jordan on January 28. It is the third time that British and American forces have jointly targeted the Huthis and the United States has also carried out a series of a......

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Ahmed Elimam COPENHAGEN/DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, and Houthi officials on Sunday. The naval battle occurred around 0330 GMT on Sunday as the attackers sought to board the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou, Maersk and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said. Helicopters from the USS Eisenhower and USS Gravely joined the ship's security team in repelling the attackers after......

SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a cargo ship fire near Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The fire was first reported early Thursday morning to the 17th Coast Guard District Command Center in Juneau as the vessel was located about 225 miles southwest of the harbor. The fire is contained, but remains ongoing, according to a statement by the Coast Guard. The 410-foot vessel, Genius Star XI, is reported to be carrying lithium-ion batteries. A cause of the fire has yet to be determined. The cargo vessel was traveling from Vietnam to Dutch Harbor, according to gCaptain, a digital maritime news s......