Next Step in Baltimore Bridge Cleanup is Removal of Debris From Ship’s Deck

BALTIMORE (NEWSnet/AP) — Salvage crews at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore are turning focus to debris sitting atop container ship Dali.

An estimated 4,000 tons of steel and concrete landed on the ship’s deck after it crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns. Crews must remove of it before refloating the ship and guiding it back into Port of Baltimore.

So far, cranes have lifted about 120 containers from Dali, with another 20 to go before workers can begin removal of mangled steel and crumbling concrete.

Earlier this week, Dali’s owner initiated a process requiring owners of the cargo on board to cover some of the salvage costs.

The crash occurred March 26. Six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths in the collapse. Two bodies remain missing.

Investigation into the incident continues.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said getting the bridge rebuilt is an urgent priority. The 1.6 mile span connected communities on each side of Baltimore’s harbor, and was a vital route for truckers.

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