Baltimore Key Bridge collapses into Patapsco River after ship crash | PHOTOS

Jesus Campos, an employee of Brawner Builders, said his coworkers and friends were on the Key Bridge when it collapsed. Campos said he recently switched shifts, but had been working on the bridge himself before the shifts rotated. (Emily Opilo/Staff)
View of collapsed Key Bridge from Stoney Beach. In the foreground is a pier connected to the Brandon Shores power plant. (Amy Davis/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Gov. Wes Moore speaks at a news conference at the Maryland Department of Transportation campus near the bridge. Lt. Governor Aruna Miller is on left; Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski is behind them, as well as Senate President Bill Ferguson. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Staff)
Gov. Wes Moore speaks at a news conference about the Francis Scott Key Bridge which collapsed early Tuesday morning after it was hit by a ship. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Baltimore mayor Branon Scott, right, talks with Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr., after a news conference about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was hit by a ship early Tuesday morning. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other officials leave a news conference after speaking about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was hit by a ship early Tuesday morning. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Emergency boats float around a container ship whose bow received damage after the Francis Scott Key Bridge crumbled onto the vessel and into the Patapsco River following a collision with the structure overnight. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
People walk along a pier as the western span of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rises over the Patapsco River where a container ship, back right collided with the structure overnight. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Media members wait for Gov. Wes Moore and other officials to arrive for a news conference after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning when it was struck by a vessel. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
A remaining ramp of the Key Bridge is seen beyond the Dali container ship after the bridge collapsed this morning after the ship hit the bridge. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
A remaining ramp of the Key Bridge is seen beyond the Dali container ship after the bridge collapsed this morning after the ship hit the bridge. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Highway warning sign on I-95 South on the closure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after it collapsed overnight after being struck by a ship in the early morning of Tuesday, March 26. (Trif Alatzas/Staff)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed overnight after being struck by a ship in the early morning of Tuesday, March 26. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed overnight after being struck by a ship in the early morning of Tuesday, March 26. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Maryland Secretary of Transportation Paul Wiedefeld at an early morning news conference after the Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a ship early Tuesday morning. (Natalie Jones/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Jerry Jasckson/Staff)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Karl Merton Ferron)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Karl Merton Ferron)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Karl Merton Ferron)
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Karl Merton Ferron)
Emergency crews in boats examine the Francis Scott Key Bridge lies in ruins in the waters of the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the structure overnight. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Concerned visitors wait for their turn to peer through binoculars toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge which lies in ruins in the waters of the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the structure overnight. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge lies in ruins in the waters of the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the structure overnight. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge lies in ruins in the waters of the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the structure overnight. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Emergency crews head to the exit off of the Baltimore Beltway I-695 from the closed off section where the Francis Scott Key Bridge lies in ruins in the waters of the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the structure overnight. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Emergency crews head toward Fort Armistead after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the structure overnight. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)