Singapore-flagged cargo ship Strategic Alliance hits New Jersey bridge
A Singapore-registered cargo ship, Strategic Alliance, struck a bridge across the Delaware River in New Jersey on Friday (Nov 13) morning. The 2.15am (Singapore time) collision left the 1,115-metre-long Tacony-Palmrya Bridge unable to close, causing disruption to traffic between Philadelphia and New Jersey, said Rep. Ed Neilson in a Facebook post at 3.14am.According to the state representative, no injuries were reported in the incident. He later updated in a second post that the bridge should again be passable to traffic by the morning rush hour.Burlington Country Bridge Commission has since announced the bridge's reopening. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a Friday statement that crew members on board the vessel are safe, adding that the vessel did not sustain major damage and that no marine pollution was reported.It added that the vessel is currently moored at Kinder Morgan terminal in Pennsylvania."MPA is in contact with the vessel’s management company and the relevant US authorities to establish the circumstances of the incident, and will investigate the incident."