Amid an ongoing investigation into exactly why the Dali cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, new research — and a news conference last week — called into question whether the collapse could have been prevented.

Researchers found that the risk is “pretty substantial” that another ship could crash into one of the nation’s other bridges, said Michael Shields.

Baltimore's iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge was hit by a ship and collapsed one year ago. Since then state and federal leaders collaborated to fund and reconstruct a brand-new bridge, which is expected to be finished by the fall of 2028.