NTSB releases information on DALI's black field, no CCTV footage discovered, sensor disconnected and again on, voice recorder disrupted by background noise

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As Gateway Pundit previously reported, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy announced that the voyage data recorder known as the “black box” was recovered from the DALI cargo ship that capsized Tuesday. In the morning Francis had crashed into Scott's Bridge.

On Tuesday evening, Homendy and NTSB investigator Marcel Muise held a press conference to reveal data on DALI's black box, also known as the Voyage Data Recorder (VDR).

NTSB investigator Marcel Muise revealed that there were approximately six hours of VDR data and included the timeline from midnight to 6 a.m.

Before disclosing the data on the VDR, Muse warned that the quality of voice recordings and radio data was difficult to discern due to background noise.

Muise then shared that “VDR sensor data has stopped recording. The VDR audio continued to record using the redundant power source.

“The VDR resumed recording sensor data and, during this time, steering commands and rutter orders were recorded on audio,” Muse said.

Muise added, “The pilot of the ship made a very high frequency radio call to nearby tugs for assistance. Around this time, the pilot dispatcher called the Maryland Transportation Authority duty officer regarding the blackout.

He concluded his statement by saying that “the speed of the ship on land was recorded at just under 7 knots. From this moment until approximately 1:29:33, the VDR audio recorded sounds were consistent with a bridge collision.

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Before the contents of the black box were revealed, Homendy watched as a group of operations and engineering teams boarded DALI to inspect the ship's bridge and engine room to find any electronic recorders, cameras or CCTV footage, But could not get it. Any.

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According to the Washington Post:

The alarm first sounded around 1:24 a.m. Tuesday, an NTSB official said at a news conference Wednesday evening, citing preliminary information from the container ship's voice data recorder.

About a minute and a half later, the ship's pilot used a high-frequency radio to request assistance, which helped alert an on-duty Maryland Transportation Authority officer. The pilot called for “vicinity tugs”, which help ships leave the port and come into its main channel. There was no stretch in the branch before it hit the bridge. Thirty seconds later, the pilot ordered the ship's anchor dropped and gave “additional steering commands”, said lead investigator Marcel Muise.

At 1:27 p.m., Muise said, the pilot reported that Dali had lost all power and was approaching the bridge. According to Muise, at the time, there were two Maryland Transportation Authority units on the scene due to ongoing construction, and those units closed all lanes of traffic on the bridge.
He said the voice data recorder captured “sounds consistent with a collision” at 1:29 a.m. Around the same time, the lights on the Key Bridge also went off.

Watch the full press conference below:

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