Baltimore shipping channel reopens 11 weeks after Key Bridge collapse

Capt. John

The main ship channel to the Port of Baltimore has been fully cleared of debris and was reopened Monday evening, 11 weeks after a cargo ship lost power and struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The Fort McHenry Channel had been blocked since March 26, when the container ship Dali lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s support piers, knocking it over and killing six construction workers who were filling potholes on the roadway.

“We’ve cleared the Fort McHenry Federal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/baltimore-shipping-channel-reopens-11-weeks-after-key-bridge-collapse

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