MANAGERS of the container ship that smashed into a Maryland bridge have broken their silence on the tragedy that reportedly sent seven people plunging into the icy waters.

A frantic search is underway after the Singapore-flagged ship Dali turned Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge to rubble in seconds.

Jaw-dropping footage captured the bridge that hangs over Baltimore’s Patapsco River collapsing at about 1:30 am Tuesday.

Cars driving across the bridge were seen falling into the waters, and the rising sun later revealed the extent of the wreckage strewn across the cargo ship’s deck.

A Level 1 mass casualty event has been declared and two people have been rescued, according to Baltimore fire chief James Wallace.

One person refused treatment, while the other is in a serious condition and has been rushed to the hospital.

All crew members on the ship have been accounted for.

Managers of the ship revealed that they are still working to determine what happened in the moments leading to the crash.

“Whilst the exact cause of the incident is yet to be determined, the ‘Dali’ has now mobilized its Qualified Individual Incident response service,” the company revealed in a statement, per Agence France-Presse.

Before the crash, Dali captains warned that the ship had lost propulsion and sent an alert that there would be a crash, according to an unclassified Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency report seen by ABC News.

“The vessel notified MD Department of Transportation (MDOT) that they had lost control of the vessel and an allision with the bridge was possible,” the report stated.

“The vessel struck the bridge causing a complete collapse.”