The ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge will be escorted by up to 5 tugboats as it’s moved to a nearby dock
18 hours of preparations begin Sunday to refloat the ship that destroyed Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and move it to a nearby dock, as officials continue clearing a debris channel that has blocked the city's harbor for nearly two months.
The plan calls for Daly to move under the escort of up to five tugboats after 5 a.m. local time Monday to Seagirt Marine Terminal, the Unified Command handling the cleanup said in a statement. statement on saturday.
The container ship struck the bridge after leaving the Port of Baltimore on March 26, killing six people working on the highway that collapsed into the Patapsco River.
The Coast Guard-led command said the refloating operation will take about 21 hours, with the crossing portion starting at high tide and lasting about three hours.
Unified Command said last week that the channel — where the process of clearing steel and concrete debris took eight weeks — is expected to be ready to allow all commercial ships to and from the Port of Baltimore “with a minimum operating depth of 50 feet (15 meters).” In the coming weeks.”
Daly was leased to Copenhagen-based AP Moller-Maersk A/S. in Advisor Maersk said Friday it will resume cargo bookings through Baltimore for a small number of flights in June, although bookings for transatlantic cargoes remain suspended.
“Our ability to connect to Baltimore will ultimately depend on the refloating timeline and the Port Commander officially opening the port and/or the previously closed Channel 4 Alternative,” the world's No. 2 container carrier said in the warning.
