Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Channel opened for vessels clearing wreckage

The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for vessels involved in the clearing of debris at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, part of a phased approach to opening the main channel leading to the vital port, officials said.

An enormous container ships lost power and crashes into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (US)
An enormous container ships lost power and crashes into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (US)

Crews are undertaking the complicated work of removing steel and concrete at the site of the bridge’s deadly collapse into the Patapsco River after a container ship lost power and crashed into a supporting column. On Sunday, dive teams surveyed parts of the bridge and checked the ship, and workers in lifts used torches to cut above-water parts of the twisted steel superstructure.

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