Removal of containers onboard M/V Dali commences at site of Key Bridge incident

BALTIMORE – The Unified Command began to remove containers onboard M/V Dali at the Key Bridge incident site, Sunday.  

Salvors removed containers from the M/V Dali as part of the effort to gain access to the portion of the Key Bridge that lies atop the ship.  The transfer of containers from the M/V Dali will continue in the coming days, as weather permits.  The media is invited to observe this operation on site and can request an embed by registering at Key Bridge Response JIC.

Continue reading this and more updates on the Key Bridge from the MPA here.

First vessel passes through temporary alternate channel around Key Bridge wreckage

BALTIMORE – The tugboat Crystal Coast pushing a fuel barge, transited the temporary alternate channel created by the Key Bridge Response Unified Command, at 3 p.m., today and is the first vessel to use the channel since the bridge collapsed into the federal waterway on Tuesday.

The barge is used to supply jet fuel to the Department of Defense (DOD) and was transiting to Dover Air Force Base.

Continue reading this and more updates on the Key Bridge from the MPA here.

MPA: Unified Command prepares for opening of temporary alternate channel around Key Bridge wreckage for commercially essential vessels

BALTIMORE – The Captain of the Port (COTP) is preparing to establish a temporary alternate channel on the northeast side of the main channel in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge for commercially essential vessels.

“This will mark an important first step along the road to reopening the port of Baltimore,” said Capt. David O’Connell, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, Key Bridge Response 2024. “By opening this alternate route, we will support the flow of marine traffic into Baltimore.”

This action is part of a phased approach to opening the main channel. The temporary channel will be marked with government lighted aids to navigation and will have a controlling depth of 11 feet, a 264-foot horizontal clearance, and vertical clearance 96 feet.

Continue reading this and more updates on the Key Bridge from the MPA here.