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Maritime safety isn’t something most people thought much about before a massive cargo ship smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., and killed six people one month ago.
But Columbia River pilots think about safety daily as they navigate ships — sometimes up to 1,200 feet long — around bends and under bridges.
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