Crew of ship that smashed into Baltimore bridge could be stranded on board for two weeks as rescuers battle to clear steel and hope fades for six workers still missing

Andy Middleton, leader of the Apostleship of the Sea, said the crew might not be able to leave their ship until the debris had been cleared The wreckage comes after part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed onto the 948-foot-long container Crew members of the ship that smashed into a Baltimore bridge on Tuesday morning could be stranded on board for two weeks Crew of the stricken cargo ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge Tuesday morning could be stuck on board for up to two weeks as authorities scramble to clear the wreckage, DailyMail.com can reveal. Crew of the stricken cargo ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge this morning could be stuck on board for up to two weeks The 948-foot-long container collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge shortly after it left its port at 1.26am this morning It is thought the ship, a DALI boat operated by Singaporean company Synergy Group, was being crewed by 22 Indian nationals None of the crew members are thought to have been seriously hurt in the incident Middleton had been helping the men prepare for the voyage in the hours before their horror crash and said he has been in constant contact with them since. The director of a local mariners' charity said he feared they could be stranded on board for up to two weeks after part of the bridge collapsed onto the back of the vessel Andy Middleton, of the Apostleship of the Sea, said the crew would likely not be able to leave their ship until the debris had been cleared Baltimore City Council Member Phylicia Porter told CNN that one body was reportedly pulled from the water Tuesday afternoon The speed of the clearance operation is likely to have knock-on ramifications for the rest of the American economy, with Joe Biden stating that 15,000 jobs depended on the port, one of the busiest in the world. Archbishop William Lori, who held a service at Cathedral of Our Mary Queen, said he 'couldn't believe' his eyes when he saw news of the horror crash this morning Catholic churches throughout Baltimore held masses to pray for families still awaiting news of loved ones this evening Middleton, who had been helping the crew of the DALI ship before their voyage, said earlier that the captain and several crew members shopped at Walmart and checked books from a library during a leisurely stop in Baltimore just hours before they set off on their ill-fated 28-day journey to Sri Lanka.