Key Bridge Salvage 

By now the body is bloated and coming apart, and with all the turbulance and stuff happening around with the clam shell dredging and all the rest, they'll never find the body, at best pieces maybe.

Key board experts, I have been following this since it happebed, I am not an expert neither am I in the US,, but I listen to what has been said, and one of the information was that the bridge on the deck is the last thing to be removed... after its been assessed in the best way possible, as the steel will still be under great stresses from other steels and road decks laying over other steels

if it takes 6 months and the new structure hasn't been built or engineered so then it doesn't matter the time. I'm sure all angles have been taken into account and back ground work would be on schedule for the new structure

@@petermcgreevy6386 The day the bridge fell, the rebuilding plans for the new bridge were started. Maryland and the Transportation Department started contacting firms to start drawing up plans to rebuild. So, I'm pretty sure when all the debris is pretty much cleared away, construction of the new bridge will start.

It's really hard to get a scale for it. Just thinking about each one of those containers Is the size of a truck.

As I understand it the city did NO SUCH THING !! They can't & the whole scenario it is under the control of the unified command & masterminded by the US Army Corp of Engineers!! This is way too expensive for any city to repair & or remove.....They are only a small part of a Unified committee set up to see this thing thru !! The monies to do this is being provide by the federal government !! Any future settle from lawsuits & insurance companies will likely be many many years away & will not be sufficient to do the above !! Remember a new bridge also has to be built & it would likely also bigger/better than the old key bridge

By now the body is bloated and coming apart, and with all the turbulance and stuff happening around with the clam shell dredging and all the rest, they'll never find the body, at best pieces maybe.

Thanks.

If you look between the claw and the crane mast you will see the hydraulic lines suspended by a cable coming from the crane mast. The lines are lowered and lifted with the claw.

@@subitopoco Thx. Must be a challenge keeping them out of harm's way.

The Joint Information Center takes media out to the site a couple of times a week.

Thanks.

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The bow is on the bottom because it's out of the channel, and because of the weight of the bridge parts on it. You can see the bow is low in those shots where the red band on the hull at the water line is visible -- there is less red showing at the bow than at the stern.

Yes, that is a diamond wire saw being used to cut the steel beams. Much of the noise is the engine of the boat I am on.

Well since you are likely an expert on maritime salvage and cranes, you should just roll down there and tell everyone to leave. You got this.

hoses to the hydrolic pump

The Key Bridge girders are resting on top of the bow of the Dali and pinning it in place. The girders and other Key Bridge debris will be removed before the Dali can be moved. We know the Dali floats with a full load of containers. It is not the container weight that has Dali "in the mud".

That is the top part of a Diamond Wire Saw, being used as an alternative to acetylene torches for cutting the steel bridge beams off the boat. You see the rotating pulleys for the tungsten carbide and diamond cutting wire. You can see a shot of it hanging in the air at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vCWEFSSaQfA.html

@@JohnZWetmore Thank you.

I'm so glad I suggested this. They must have read it. I find out today that they're going to blow the truss that's weighing down the bow. It's definitely the way to go, for safety and effectiveness.

My suggestion really paid off today. Glad I could help. I would say no charge, but there was a charge. Several in fact.

Here you go: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ICjq6A6QFnE.html

A diamond wire saw, cutting through steel girders and concrete. The crane keeps workers out of harm's way if things shift as cuts are made.

. More that likely, once body #6 is retreived, they can perhaps be more aggressive in moving the DALI away.

Well since you are likely an expert on maritime salvage and cranes, you should just roll down there and tell everyone to leave. You got this.

This is not easy. Its not as simple as lifting the trusses. Lots of planning and coordination is involved. You dont want any fires or any salvage workers killed. Not to mention, the weather here hasnt been very cooperative. Heck, theyve gotten alot done in the 3 weeks theyve been working. The ship will be gone this week and the channel fully reopened by the end of the moth

Workers who do you think is cutting the trusses and operating the cranes, setting chockers? The sheer size of this work makes men look small, as far as how long it will take well they have safety issues to address, like not getting killed on the job, not breaking equipment, this is not working at McDonald's!

most of the work is being done underwater. very slow and dangerous. nothing can move topside until cut apart below

Do you live in Sri Lanka? That's where the Dali was heading to.

This work is being done by private companies, under contract to the US Army Corps of Engineers.