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How will the Baltimore Key Bridge debris be cleared?

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A temporary route for vessels has opened in Baltimore following the collision of a cargo vessel with a major bridge last week.
The first vessel has passed through a temporary alternate channel created around the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which was damaged last week after a cargo vessel collided with it.On March 26, six people died when the Dali container ship hit the 2.5km (1.6-mile) long bridge in the early hours of the morning. Captain David O’Connell, the coastguard commander of the Maryland sector, said it is “an important first step along the road to reopening the port of Baltimore”, one of the busiest in the United States. A secondary provisional route for deeper vessels will also open in the upcoming days, officials said, as attempts are made to remove debris.
What happened to the Baltimore Bridge?
On March 26, at about 1:28am (05:28 GMT), the Singapore-registered vessel, en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, collided with one of the pillars supporting the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the city on the East Coast of the US. According to a report by ABC News, the ship “lost propulsion” as it was leaving port, and its crew notified Maryland officials they had lost control of the vessel.
Cars using the bridge fell into the Patapsco River and six workers died. Two bodies have since been recovered from the water while the other four remain missing.
Local pilots were guiding the ship at the time of the accident, according to Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld.
Authorities said all 22 crew members on the Dali and the two pilots were accounted for and there were no reports of injuries.
Source: aljazeera.com/newsA temporary route for vessels has opened in Baltimore following the collision of a cargo vessel with a major bridge last week.
The first vessel has passed through a temporary alternate channel created around the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which was damaged last week after a cargo vessel collided with it.On March 26, six people died when the Dali container ship hit the 2.5km (1.6-mile) long bridge in the early hours of the morning. Captain David O’Connell, the coastguard commander of the Maryland sector, said it is “an important first step along the road to reopening the port of Baltimore”, one of the busiest in the United States. A secondary provisional route for deeper vessels will also open in the upcoming days, officials said, as attempts are made to remove debris.
What happened to the Baltimore Bridge?
On March 26, at about 1:28am (05:28 GMT), the Singapore-registered vessel, en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, collided with one of the pillars supporting the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the city on the East Coast of the US. According to a report by ABC News, the ship “lost propulsion” as it was leaving port, and its crew notified Maryland officials they had lost control of the vessel.
Cars using the bridge fell into the Patapsco River and six workers died. Two bodies have since been recovered from the water while the other four remain missing.
Local pilots were guiding the ship at the time of the accident, according to Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld.
Authorities said all 22 crew members on the Dali and the two pilots were accounted for and there were no reports of injuries.
Source: aljazeera.com/news

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