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...
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Salvors working with the Key Bridge Response Unified Command in Baltimore refloated and moved the containership Dali on Monday, May 20, at approximately 07:00 local time. With the assistance of five tugs and other support vessels, Dali was towed and pushed 2.5 miles (four kilometres), arriving at a...
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Officials of the Key Bridge Unified Command were yesterday continuing to evaluate the Dali in preparation for refloating the vessel and clearing the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to the Port of Baltimore.
Since explosive cuts brought down most of the bridge structure that had been pinning the Dali down, the scene around the vessel looks a lot less chaotic. However, there is still a lot of clearance to be done prior to the Dali refloat.
Unified Command officials have evaluated sonar and lidar...
Maersk has announced an update on its services to the Port of Baltimore, reopening bookings for direct loading and discharge on the upcoming voyages.
The Danish ocean carrier noted that the following bookings have opened:
AGAS service
AMEX service
https://container-news.com/maersk-reopens-baltimore-bookings/
Details of how power went out on the container ship Dali moments before it struck and knocked down Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore have been released in the US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB’s) preliminary investigation report.
The ship owner, Grace Ocean, ship manager Synergy Marine, classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) and ship builder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries are among the parties that have consented to be part of the investigation.
On 25 March, about 10...
https://container-news.com/dali-suffered-blackouts-hours-before-hitting-baltimore-bridge/