Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the container ship Dali that caused the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge will be removed from the channel in the next few days.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Sunday the container ship that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in late March will be removed from the Patapsco River channel "within days" as salvage crews plan to refloat the ship on Monday. Moore, a Democrat in his first term as governor, provided the update about progress in clearing the main shipping channel to Baltimore Harbor during an appearance on NBC News' "Meet the Press" with host Kristen Welker.
The collision caused a catastrophic failure of the Key Bridge, most of which collapsed onto the Dali and into Baltimore Harbor. Six highway construction workers who were doing repairs on the bridge's roadway were killed in the accident. Wreckage of the bridge in the channel and on the Dali, which has been trapped by the debris, caused the temporary closure of the main shipping channel into Baltimore Harbor. MARYLAND OFFICIALS SAY BALTIMORE KEY BRIDGE REBUILD COULD COST $1.
Last week, crews used explosives in a controlled demolition to remove the largest portion of the span from the top of the container ship as part of the ongoing effort to clear the wreckage and fully reopen the harbor. Officials said the detonation went as planned and was a key step as they look to move the Dali out of the channel. The Unified Command in charge of the response and recovery efforts plans to refloat and move the Dali.
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