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Six workers were missing and presumed dead from a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore Harbor early on Tuesday, March 26, after a massive cargo ship crippled by a power loss rammed into the structure.

US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said there was no hope of finding the missing workers alive due to the frigid water and the length of time elapsed since the accident.

Maryland State Police Colonel Roland Butler said authorities hoped to return divers to the water after sunrise on Wednesday in an effort to recover the workers’ remains.

The Singapore-flagged container vessel named Dali, heading out of Baltimore Harbor bound for Sri Lanka, plowed into a support pylon of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the mouth of the Patapsco River at about 1:30 AM.

Rescuers pulled two survivors to safety, one of whom was hospitalized. They and the six missing were part of a work crew filling potholes on the road surface of the bridge, officials said earlier.

The ship reported a power failure before impact, which enabled officials to stop traffic on the bridge before the collapse. 📷 Reuters