Federal investigators are just starting to examine what caused a container ship to crash into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. But clues are already emerging — if you know how to read them.
Early Wednesday morning, divers were able to recover data recorders from the ship. On the scene in Baltimore, Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said her team would be gathering any components, electronic logs, paperwork, pictures and other perishable items needed for its investigation, which must be collected before any clean-up operations can begin.
Those are just the first steps in a probe that could take a year or longer.
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Here’s POLITICO’s guide to what happens next, and what to watch.
