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                                              8:17 a.m. ET, March 27, 2024


                                          Transportation Sec. Buttigieg says investigations are ongoing into accountability for bridge crash


                                                  From CNN's Antoinette Radford







                                                            Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, middle, speaks throughout a information convention close to the scene the place a container ship collided with a help on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore, on March 26.

                                                                Matt Rourke/AP





                                                  US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says if non-public corporations are accountable for the Francis Scott Key Bridge cargo ship crash, they are going to be held accountable. 


                                                  “To be clear: if any private party is responsible and accountable for this, then they will be held accountable," he told CNN. “But we can’t wait for that to play out to get to work right now,” he mentioned. 


                                                  Buttigieg predicted a “long road to recovery” for the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Port of Baltimore, telling CNN Wednesday that getting the bridge again up and the port reopen will probably be a precedence for the Biden administration. 


                                                  When requested if he had any thought when the Patapsco River channel may reopen, Buttigieg mentioned he didn't have an estimated time, however was working with related authorities, together with the US Coast Guard, to get it open as quickly as potential. He famous that the situations of the remaining pier may also impression that timeline.


                                                  “Not solely do we have to get these ships in, there are some ships which might be already in there that may’t get out. So, it’s essential to get that channel open," he mentioned.


                                                  Buttigieg additionally warned of disruptions to provide chains within the near-term: “The impact of this incident is going to be felt throughout the region and really throughout our supply chains. We're talking about the biggest vehicle-handling port in the country that is now out of commission until that channel can be cleared — and a bridge that took five years to build.”

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