Controlled demolition of Francis Scott Key Bridge section successful on May 12, 2024.
Disaster occurred on March 26, resulting in six deaths and trade disruption at Port of Baltimore.
Investigations can now proceed to determine cause and establish responsibility.
Operation allowed for removal and refloating of M/V DALI cargo ship.
In a dramatic and carefully planned operation, crews successfully carried out a controlled demolition of a massive chunk of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge that had trapped the M/V DALI cargo ship since March 26. The disaster had resulted in the deaths of six construction workers and severely disrupted trade at the Port of Baltimore. After weeks of preparation, crews used small explosives to break apart the bridge section resting on top of the DALI, allowing for its removal and refloating. This was made possible by precision cuts with small charges that safely broke the span into smaller pieces. The operation involved a Unified Command consisting of state and federal agencies, including the US Coast Guard, US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of Transportation. With this major milestone achieved, investigations can now proceed in earnest to determine the cause of the disaster and establish responsibility. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has scheduled a hearing to discuss ongoing investigations into the incident.
Controlled demolition scheduled for largest remaining span of Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland on Sunday, May 2024.
All victims were Latino immigrants from various countries who came to the US for job opportunities and were filling potholes at the time of the collapse.
Dali crew members have been maintaining ship and assisting investigators since disaster, cannot leave grounded vessel.
The Dali cargo ship has been in Baltimore since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024.
The crew members of the Dali, consisting of 21 individuals from India and one from Sri Lanka, have remained on board to answer questions and perform necessary ship operations.
Some crew members are having trouble accessing their bank accounts to pay bills back home without their devices.
Crew members have been confined to one space for over six weeks and are experiencing stress.
FBI has confiscated crew members’ phones as part of an investigation into the disaster.
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To refloat the vessel is very challenging because you want to make sure that nothing is obstructing the extraction of the vessel, so this last piece that is the largest span that we’re removing so far has been the most complex.
I feel we are at the beginning of the end towards opening the full federal navigation channel, which is 700 feet wide, by this next phase of removing this large span that’s laying on top and across the vessel.
Salvors with the Unified Command are preparing to remove wreckage from the M/V DALI in support of safely and efficiently opening the Fort McHenry Channel.
This process involves precision cuts to remove section 4 from the port side of the bow of the M/V DALI.
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The process involves precision cuts to remove section 4 from the port side of the bow of the M/V DALI.
Controlled demolition scheduled for largest remaining span of Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland on Sunday, May 2024.
Six construction workers were killed and a key thoroughfare was destroyed when the cargo ship Dali veered off course and plowed into a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26.
A plan to use small explosives on Saturday to break apart a chunk of the Baltimore bridge that collapsed on a cargo ship six weeks ago has been delayed due to poor weather conditions.
The discovery of the final construction worker lost in the tragedy is allowing crews to proceed with removing the massive debris from on top of the M/V Dali.
