Baltimore bridge collapse: Netizens slam 'racist' cartoon on cargo ship Dali's Indian crew
Dali moments before impact," the Foxford Comics’cartoon was captioned on microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The cartoon also has the audio of people swearing at each other in a strong Indian English accent. But these cartoons were far from reality, The Singapore-flagged ship 'Dali' had actually suffered a "power issue" and issued a distress call moments before the crash, officials said.
Not only Maryland Governor Wes Moore but also US President Joe Biden hailed Dali's crew members for their quick-thinking and sending a Mayday call. Biden said that the crew "undoubtedly saved lives" by swiftly alerting transportation officials about losing control of the container ship. This had resulted in closing the bridge on time.
Maryland Governor Moore said, "These people are heroes, they saved lives last night." Sharing the illustration, Indian economist Sanjeev Sanyal said that the ship was likely being steered by a local pilot at the time of the incident. “At the time that the ship hit the bridge, it would have had a local pilot," he said. Slamming the cartoon, the Indian economist said that the crew of Dali warned the authorities, which is why casualties were relatively few for a disaster like the Baltimore bridge collapse.
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