The ship that took down Baltimore's Key Bridge, could be moved as soon as this week.
Crews have been working to remove bridge wreckage surrounding the Dali. Its been sitting in the Fort McHenry Channel for over a month.
The target date is to have the Dali out by Friday, according to an update from the Port of Baltimore.
That's May 10th.
Officials with Unified Command have stopped short of setting an exact date, saying there are too many factors at play.
One of those factors, the weather. We have storms in the forecast this week and they will not send anyone up in a lift if there is a safety risk.
Salvors are making pre-cuts in the steel, where charges will be placed to conduct a controlled demolition.
Governor Wes Moore says this is all happening as quickly as possible, "So step one was the removal of many of the containers. We now have over 180 containers that have been removed from the Dali. Step two now is beginning the process of removing the Key Bridge from on top of the Dali. So the precision cutting is going to happen as quickly as possible because in order to open up the federal channel, we've got to remove the Dali from the premises."
Once the Dali is out of the way, a 45 foot limited access channel will reopen, allowing larger commercial ships to pass through again.
6 май 2024
