美国巴尔的摩大桥断裂！

A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap in several places and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers were searching for at least seven people.

周二凌晨，一艘集装箱船撞上巴尔的摩一座大桥，导致桥梁多处断裂并坠入河中。几辆汽车坠入冰冷的水中，救援人员正在搜寻至少七人。

The vessel appears to have crashed into one of the supports of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. The ship caught fire, and thick, black smoke billowed out of it.

发布在X（原名推特）上的一段视频显示，这艘船似乎撞上了弗朗西斯·斯科特·基大桥的一个支架。船只起火，浓烟滚滚。

“This is a dire emergency,” Kevin Cartwright, director of communications for the Baltimore Fire Department, told The Associated Press. Though he said it was too early to know how many people were affected, he called the collapse a “developing mass casualty event.”

巴尔的摩消防局通讯主任凯文·卡特莱特（Kevin Cartwright）告诉美联社记者：“这是一个严重的紧急事件。”虽然他说现在还不知道有多少人受到影响，但他称这次坍塌事件是“正在发展中的大规模伤亡事件。”

The bridge, which opened in 1977, spans the Patapsco River, a vital artery that along with the Port of Baltimore is a hub for shipping on the East Coast. It is named for the writer of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

这座桥于1977年开放，横跨帕塔普斯科河（Patapsco River）。这条河流和巴尔的摩港都是东海岸的重要航运枢纽。它是以《星条旗》的作者命名的。

（注：《星条旗》是美国国歌，作者：弗朗西斯·斯科特·基Francis Scott Key）

He added that some cargo appeared to be dangling from the bridge.

他还说，一些货物似乎悬挂在桥上。

He said agencies received 911 calls around 1:30 a.m. reporting that a ship leaving Baltimore had struck a column on the bridge. Several vehicles were on the bridge at the time, including one the size of a tractor-trailer truck.

他说，有关机构在凌晨1:30左右接到报警电话，称一艘驶离巴尔的摩的轮船撞上了大桥上的一根柱子。当时桥上有几辆车，其中一辆有牵引式卡车那么大。

Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. posted that emergency personnel were responding and rescue efforts were underway.

市长布兰登·斯科特（Brandon M. Scott）和巴尔的摩县行政长官小约翰尼·奥尔谢夫斯基（Johnny Olszewski Jr.）发布消息称，紧急救援人员正在进行救援工作。