A portion of the damaged Baltimore bridge has been demolished – DW – 05/14/2024

The team of experts managed to detonate a series of explosives on the collapsed Baltimore bridge this Monday (04/13/2024) and, with it, begin to free the stranded cargo ship Dali since the accident that occurred on March 26. Gave.

As the American media showed, these were explosions carried out in strategic places, causing the beams of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the ship to fall into the water, when it hit one of the pillars of the track and caused a crash, resulting in death. Went. Of six people.

According to Port of Baltimore officials, all 21 members of the ship’s crew, who remained on board since the accident, remained on board during the operation, with no injuries or damage reported.

Monday’s operation is a step forward in enabling this vital sea crossing, which is vital for commerce in this region of the United States and which was disrupted by the collapse of a bridge that carries an average of 30,000 people. -Let’s go.

Body of sixth victim found

Last week, authorities found the lifeless body of a sixth person missing after a bridge collapse, all of whom were Latin American workers who were repairing the road at the time of the accident.

The six deceased were immigrants living in the United States and were originally from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.

The cargo ship has remained at the scene since the day of the incident, but significant maritime traffic through the bridge is expected to almost fully resume.

At least three temporary channels have been enabled to make way for ships to enter and exit the port, and an additional channel 15 meters deep and more than 200 meters long will be opened later this month, according to Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Will be built. Wide.

Last month, the FBI said it had opened a criminal investigation and the loss-making Baltimore city government sued Singapore-based owner Grace Ocean Pte Ltd and manager Synergy Marine Pte Ltd over the loss-making accident.

The government of the city in Maryland state has accused both companies of having an “incompetent crew on board” and is seeking an unspecified amount in damages.

MG (EFE, Telemundo)