More than a month later, the plane that brought down the Baltimore Bridge is still there. Now they’re finally going to remove it

It seems like just yesterday a massive cargo ship named The Dali lost power and crashed into the iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge (aka the Baltimore Bridge), but no. That was more than a month ago, March 26, and although officials have been working to clear the debris since then, the cargo ship is still there. Now finally they are going to remove it.

recirculate and withdraw, According to has explained Port authorities intend to refloat the cast and remove it from the accident site in the next few days. It is targeted to be removed by May 10 and the idea is to increase the capacity of maritime traffic from the Port of Baltimore, which is one of the most important in the country in general and in the automotive industry in particular.

containers, According to Baltimore Governor Wes Moore, during these days they have removed 182 containers and managed to reach parts of the bridge located above the ship. The problem is that cutting that steel is “remarkably complex” and could also destabilize some of the pieces still on the ship’s remains.

To remove the containers, officials have used a giant claw crane called “Gus”, a beast capable of lifting a thousand tons and which, incidentally, is the largest of its category in the country. Actually, they had to bring it from Texas. The total amount of tailings extracted is 3,300 tonnes.

two bodies missing, At present, nothing is known about the two people whose bodies have not yet been discovered, Miguel Luna and Jose Maynor Lopez. The team has identified “areas of interest” where they think they might be, but they haven’t been able to reach them yet. Maryland State Police Superintendent Roland Butler said, “We are working on generalizing the areas where we think they should be based on sonar images and other mapping techniques.”

Channel, The Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel will open to a depth of 45 feet by May 10, according to port officials. “The canal will be open for commercially essential vessels from 8:00 pm to 12:00 am and the horizontal distance will be 300 feet and vertical distance will be 214 feet due to BGE power lines,” he informed.

Furthermore, he confirmed that “vessels with deep draft using this channel will require the escort of a Maryland pilot and two tugboats” and that “the transit should be made at the slowest speed and without exceeding 10 knots.” The idea is to open the 50 feet deep main channel by the end of May.

Be that as it may, there is still a security zone of 2,000 yards around the Key Bridge and no person may enter it without prior permission from the Coast Guard Harbor Master or representative.

reconstruction, The Baltimore Bridge cost approximately $316 million (adjusted for inflation), but it would be more expensive to rebuild. In case of using the old pillars, it could cost around Rs 400 million to restore it. If support had to be redesigned, costs would skyrocket. Moreover, it will be a slow process, as it may take a decade or even more.

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In Xataka Galicia suffered a disaster similar to that of Baltimore in 1998. This improved its connectivity with one city