The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge could cost as much as $4 billion, which would make the incident a record shipping insurance loss, according to a Morningstar analysis cited in a new Department of Homeland Security assessment obtained by ABC News.
There are currently seven vessels at anchor awaiting to enter the Port of Baltimore, the document said. Two have been directed to other ports.
Dive operations on Thursday will confirm the ship’s stability and structural integrity so crews can begin to offload the 13 damaged containers, the document said.
The bulk of the hazardous material is located on the stern. Of the ship’s 4,700 containers, 56 hold dangerous goods, but there is no threat to the public, the assessment said.
Two containers went overboard during the collision, but they did not contain hazardous materials, the document said.
-ABC News’ Josh Margolin and Aaron Katersky
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