Media: Contaminated fuel could play a role in Baltimore bridge collapse

Anonymous sources tell the Wall Street Journal that authorities are investigating whether contaminated bunker oil played a role in the accident.
Photo: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix

Contaminated fuel could be part of the explanation why a ship sailed into a bridge on Tuesday, which subsequently collapsed.

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