Ship involved in Baltimore bridge collapse has 1.5 million gallons of fuel on board - and of the 4700 cargo containers it is carrying, 56 contain hazardous material.
The two containers that went overboard do not contain hazardous material.
An additional 13 containers on the bow of the ship were damaged in the bridge collapse, Vice Admiral Peter Gautier says.
"The Coast Guard has moved aggressively to board the vessel, and we have teams on board.
The responsible party, the ship operator, has mobilized, activated the Marine salvage plan in addition to their marine pollution response plan, both things that are required by the United States Coast Guard."
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