Daijiworld Media Network - Washington

Washington, Nov 19: In a hard-hitting alert with nationwide implications, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has warned that disasters similar to the catastrophic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse could occur across the United States if critical safety recommendations are not urgently implemented.

The caution comes after the NTSB issued 17 new safety directives, aimed at preventing a repeat of the 2024 tragedy, in which the massive cargo vessel Dali lost power and rammed a support pier — collapsing the bridge and claiming six lives.

Investigators revealed that the 984-foot container ship suffered a 58-second blackout, triggered by a wrongly placed label during the vessel’s construction — a single mislabelled wire that prevented proper

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