The Dali container ship with a collapsed section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge across its bow after it collided with the bridge early Tuesday morning in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)

The Dali container ship with a collapsed section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge across its bow after it collided with the bridge early Tuesday morning in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Investigators were piecing together on Wednesday what had caused the massive cargo ship to lose propulsion as it left Baltimore and strike a major bridge, making it collapse. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)