Baltimore crash highlights challenge of piloting a large ship

The container ship, The Dali, that crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore had two local pilots navigating the large cargo carrier along the Patapsco River, the key waterway that serves the Port of Baltimore. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Stephen Austin, who has served as a ship’s captain sailing into many ports around the globe, about the challenges of safely guiding a large container ship.

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