Umkhumbi Wezimpahla Owadiliza Ibhuloho LaseBaltimore

Ngomhlaka-26 Mashi ngesikhathi sendawo, ekuseni kakhulu, umkhumbi wezitsha "uDali" washayisana neFrancis Scott Key Bridge eBaltimore, e-USA, okwabangela ukubhidlika kwebhuloho eliningi futhi abantu abaningi nezimoto bawela emanzini.

Ngokusho kwe-Associated Press, uMnyango Wezomlilo waseBaltimore City uchaze ukubhidlika kwebhuloho njengesenzakalo esikhulu sokulimala. UKevin Cartwright, umqondisi wezokuxhumana woMnyango Wezomlilo waseBaltimore, uthe, "Cishe ngo-1:30 ekuseni, sithole izingcingo eziningi ezingu-911 ezibika ukuthi umkhumbi ushayise iFrancis Scott Key Bridge eBaltimore, okwabangela ukuba ibhuloho libhidlike. Okwamanje sifuna okungenani abantu abangu-7 abawele emfuleni." Ngokusho kolwazi lwakamuva oluvela ku-CNN, abasebenzi bokuhlangula bendawo bathi abantu abangafika kwabangu-20 bawele emanzini ngenxa yokubhidlika kwebhuloho.

I-"Dali" yakhiwa ngo-2015 inamandla okuthwala ama-TEU angu-9962. Ngesikhathi sesigameko, umkhumbi wawusuka echwebeni laseBaltimore uya echwebeni elilandelayo, njengoba wawuke wafika emachwebeni amaningana eShayina nase-United States, okuhlanganisa iYantian, iXiamen, iNingbo, iYangshan, iBusan, iNew York, iNorfolk, neBaltimore.

I-Synergy Marine Group, inkampani yokuphatha umkhumbi we-"Dali", iqinisekisile ingozi esitatimendeni. Le nkampani ithe bonke abasebenzi batholwe futhi akukho mibiko yabantu abalimele, "yize imbangela eqondile yengozi ingakatholakali, umkhumbi usuqalise izinsizakalo zokuphendula ezingozini zomuntu siqu ezifanelekile."

Ngokusho kukaCaijing Lianhe, ngenxa yokuphazamiseka okukhulu emgwaqeni oyinhloko womgwaqo omkhulu ozungeze iBaltimore, le nhlekelele ingabangela isiphithiphithi semikhumbi kanye nezokuthutha emgwaqweni kwelinye lamachweba amatasa kakhulu oGwini Olusempumalanga ye-United States. Ngokwenani lempahla kanye nenani layo, iPort of Baltimore ingenye yamachweba amakhulu kunawo wonke e-United States. Yichweba elikhulu kunawo wonke lokuthunyelwa kwezimoto namaloli amancane e-United States. Okwamanje kunemikhumbi okungenani engu-21 entshonalanga yebhuloho eliwile, cishe ingxenye yayo iyizikebhe zokudonsa. Kukhona futhi okungenani imikhumbi emithathu emikhulu, eyodwa imoto.Ezokuthutha shi-ip, kanye nethangi elilodwa elincane likawoyela.

Ukuwa kwebhuloho akuthinti nje kuphela abagibeli bendawo kodwa futhi kudala izinselele Ezokuthutha Izimpahlai-ejensi, ikakhulukazi njengoba impelasonto yamaholide ePhasika isondela. Ichweba laseBaltimore, elaziwa ngobuningi balo bokungenisa nokuthumela impahla kwamanye amazwe, libhekene nezingqinamba zokusebenza ngqo.