Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion aboard a cargo ship that was leaving the Port of Baltimore when it issued a mayday call.

With some controversy, Baltimore’s spending board approved a $50 million contract Wednesday to provide temporary staffing across various city agencies.

The blast happened near the site of last year's deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, the Coast Guard said, and the resulting fire was extinguished.

Video posted to social media appears to show a cargo ship exploding in the Baltimore Harbor, near where the Baltimore Key Bridge collapsed in March 2024.

Police said the girl was struck after stepping into the Baltimore roadway, and the tow truck driver remained on the scene.

The Baltimore City Fire Department confirmed an explosion on a ship in the Patapsco River near the site where the former Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The 751-foot Sapphire, a ship carrying coal, sent out a radio call around 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, stating there had been an explosion on the vessel

An explosion erupted on a cargo ship hauling coal in Baltimore’s harbor near the Key Bridge collapse site Monday evening, according to news sources. The explosion, which has been fully contained, started at 6:28 p.m., Baltimore City fire officials told WBALTV11. The ship was full of coal and had just left the CSX Coal Dock.

A 25-year-old man was fatally shot in Baltimore's Woodbrook neighborhood, leading to a police investigation amidst the city's high gun violence rates.

The Fort McHenry Federal Channel was reopened Tuesday after an apparent explosion on a ship near the Key Bridge site closed it on Monday.

No one was injured in the explosion, which occurred aboard a bulk carrier ship near the site of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024.

The Maryland Department of the Environment has ordered Johns Hopkins Hospital to meet dozens of safety requirements after a 5,000-gallon oil spill in Baltimore’s harbor led to a massive cleanup.