Crews Begin Removing Containers On Key Bridge Ship

NBC News reports:

Recovery efforts at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse reached a “critical step” Sunday as crews began removing shipping containers from the vessel Dali.

Removal will allow them to access a key portion of the roadway, now perched above the containers on board the 980-foot, Singapore-flagged ship when it lost power and struck the bridge March 26.

“Removing containers allows for safe access to then remove the pieces of the Key Bridge that lie across the ship’s bow, taking weight off the ship and ultimately allowing for the movement of the ship,” Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command said in a statement Sunday.

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Recovery efforts at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse reached a “critical step” on Sunday as crews began removing shipping containers from the vessel Dali. https://t.co/09bwZF6KZf

— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 8, 2024