Baltimore City Fire Chief James Wallace said Wednesday that the cargo ship’s bridge structure and containers at the bow remain unstable.
“It’s going to be very difficult, if not impossible, and very dangerous, to place people on the bow of that boat right now,” Wallace told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.
“Naturally, we’re still very cognizant of the fact that there are hazardous materials on board the vessel itself,” Wallace said, alluding to the National Transportation Safety Board saying earlier that 56 containers were carrying hazardous materials.
Wallace said his team is relying heavily on aerial recognizance, including drones. “That’s the only way we’re able to see in,” he said. Â
He added that the aerial surveillance has “been able to really assure us right now we have no [chemical] reactions on board.”Â
