Dali Vessel Finally Salvaged From Baltimore Bridge Wreckage
Dali Vessel Finally Salvaged From Baltimore Bridge Wreckage
The container ship Dali, which struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, has been salvaged 55 days after the collision. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the vessel was moved with the aid of tugboats under favorable environmental conditions. According to NBC News, after the tugboats released the Dali, they guided it at approximately 1 mile per hour toward a local port some 2.5 miles away.
\nThe vessel struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early hours of March 26, causing the bridge to collapse and resulting in the deaths of six construction workers. After remaining beneath the bridge wreckage for more than eight weeks, the container ship was freed by Baltimore crews through controlled detonations.
\nNBC News reported that the Dali's 22 crew members, who had been trapped aboard the vessel since the collision occurred, have finally been released.
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The Dali container ship was salvaged 55 days after being removed from the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage.
\n The vessel was moved by tugboats under the supervision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
\n After being released, the vessel was transported at approximately 1 mile per hour to a port 2.5 miles away.
\n The vessel struck the bridge on March 26; the collision caused the bridge to collapse and six workers were killed.
\n The vessel remained beneath the wreckage for eight weeks and was freed through controlled detonations.
\n The vessel's 22 crew members, who had been trapped aboard since the incident, have finally been released.
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