FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse NBC4 Washington [Video]

The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the container ship that slammed into and brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month, two senior law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation confirm to NBC News.

Federal agents boarded the 985-foot Dali early Monday morning armed with search warrants.

An FBI spokesperson in Baltimore said in a statement: “The FBI is present aboard the cargo ship Dali conducting court authorized law enforcement activity.”

News4’s Adam Tuss tells what we know so far about what sources told NBC News is an FBI investigation into the ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Key Bridge.

Sources say the investigation is reviewing the events leading up to when the ship left the port and that a portion of the inquiry involves whether there was any prior knowledge by the crew that the ship had potential mechanical problems which would make it unsafe in the harbor.

They also say FBI agents are collecting physical evidence and …