[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by Unsuspicious

Black box stopped when power went out is pretty dumb but it'll still show what happened leading up to power loss unless cutting power to the black box was the first intentional step

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

A VERY GOOD HIGH-QUALITY UPS costs about $200 at Best Buy or Walmart, no valid excuse for the black box shortage.
I would be very surprised if the investigation states the black box did not have a UPS, I am with you, this may have been an intentional shutdown.

HMMM, it may start smelling like a dead fish before the investigation concludes.

It didn't stop. From one of many sources:

The National Transportation Safety Board detailed during a Wednesday night news conference what is believed to have happened in the moments before a cargo ship crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending the bridge collapsing into the water.

The NTSB received six hours of voyage data recorder (VDR) data spanning from midnight to 6 a.m. on the day of the crash. The VDR shows a basic snapshot of what’s happening, including the ship’s speed, heading, RPMs and audio from the crew.

VDRs are required to record 30 days of history, according to the NTSB. Six hours of data were released to investigators immediately, and the rest of it will be obtained later.

The six hours of data includes the time of the accident. Just because something is on the internet doesn't mean it's true.