The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday is likely to send shock waves across the U.S. economy, as a key shipping route fo

Baltimore bridge collapse a 'national economic catastrophe,' says Maryland governor

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2024-03-31 21:00:04

The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday is likely to send shock waves across the U.S. economy, as a key shipping route for certain goods remains snarled for the foreseeable future, officials said Sunday.

"This is not [just] a Baltimore catastrophe, not a Maryland catastrophe. This is a national economic catastrophe as well," Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

The channel that's now blocked by the wreckage is a primary access point for the Port of Baltimore, which Moore described as among the "busiest [and] most active" in the nation.

"This is going to impact the farmer in Kentucky. This is going to impact the auto dealer in Ohio. This is going to impact the restaurant owner in Tennessee," he said.

"It's important not just to the people and the workers of Baltimore, but to our national supply chains to get that port back up and running as quickly as possible," Buttigieg said on CBS' "Face the Nation."