The Baltimore Bridge Catastrophe
Episode Date: March 27, 2024Early Tuesday morning, a 1,000-foot container ship lost power and plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge leaving six people still unaccounted for. T...
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553 episodes transcribedEarly Tuesday morning, a 1,000-foot container ship lost power and plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge leaving six people still unaccounted for. T...
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