The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into of Baltimore鈥檚 Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The person was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity to The Associated Press.
The FBI was present aboard the cargo ship Dali conducting court authorized law enforcement activity, the agency said in a statement Monday.
The investigation was first reported by the Washington Post.
left Baltimore鈥檚 port in the early hours of March 26, laden with cargo and headed for Sri Lanka, when it struck one of , causing the span to collapse into the Patapsco River and sending plunging to their deaths.
Divers have recovered three bodies from the underwater wreckage, while the remaining three victims are still unaccounted for.
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said last week that investigators are of the massive container ship that veered off course. The ship experienced power issues moments before the crash, as evidenced in videos showing its lights going out and coming back on.
Homendy said information gleaned from the vessel鈥檚 voyage data recorder is relatively basic, 鈥渟o that information in the engine room will help us tremendously.鈥�
Eric Tucker And Sarah Brumfield, The Associated Press
