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14 May

NTSB: Dali had blackouts in port hours before bridge strike

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, NTSB, Ports, shipping

(BALTIMORE) — The containership Dali lost electrical power hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to the preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). In a span of about 10 hours, the ship experienced multiple blackouts – two during in-port maintenance – before hitting the central truss spans…

08 May

Salvors to use explosives to clear debris from boxship Dali

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — The Key Bridge Response Unified Command is scheduled to use precision cuts made with small explosive charges to remove a large section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage from on top of the containership Dali. The vessel struck the bridge on March 26, causing it to collapse. Six highway workers who were on the span at the…

06 May

Salvors prepare to remove bridge debris atop boxship Dali

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, Ports, U.S. Coast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — Salvage crews are preparing to remove the debris lying on top of the containership Dali, which struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, causing it to collapse. The operation requires careful handling of roadbed material, crushed containers and bridge fragments resting on the ship’s bow. "The complexities of this next phase of operations require thorough preparation,…

29 Apr

Officials detail month of progress after bridge collapse

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — One month has passed since the Singaporean-flagged containership Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which connects Hawkins Point and Dundalk, Md., resulting in the bridge’s collapse into the lower Patapsco River. This incident brought all maritime traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore to a standstill. During the incident involving Dali, eight road crew workers,…

26 Apr

Fourth channel allows deep-draft ships to depart Baltimore

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, Ports, Salvage, shipping, U.S. Coast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — The captain of the port on Thursday established a fourth channel, the Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel, which will run the length of the northeast side of the federal channel at the Francis Scott Key Bridge and provide additional access to commercially essential traffic. The bridge collapsed on March 26 after being hit by the containership Dali. The…

22 Apr

Third temporary channel established at Key Bridge

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, Ports, shipping

(BALTIMORE) — The captain of the port (COTP) has established the Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel, which is on the northeast side of the main channel in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and will provide limited access for commercially essential vessels. The bridge collapsed on March 26 after being hit by the containership Dali. The Fort Carroll…

11 Apr

Baltimore bridge investigators focusing on Dali’s electrical system

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, NTSB, Salvage

(WASHINGTON) — Federal safety investigators are focusing on the electrical system of the containership Dali, which struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, collapsing the span and plunging six construction workers to their deaths, The Baltimore Sun reported. Investigators, who are still aboard the 984-foot boxship, are searching in the ship’s engine room for an explanation as to…

08 Apr

Key Bridge update: Salvors removing containers from Dali

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, Ports, U.S. Coast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — The Unified Command began to remove containers aboard M/V Dali at the Francis Scott Key Bridge incident site on Sunday. The ship struck the bridge on March 26, causing it to collapse. Salvors are removing containers from Dali as part of the effort to gain access to the portion of the Key Bridge that lies atop the ship.…

03 Apr

Key Bridge update: Second alternate channel established

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, Ports, Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — The captain of the port (COTP) on Tuesday established a second temporary alternate channel on the southwest side of the main channel near Hawkins Point in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge for commercially essential vessels. The bridge collapsed March 26 after being hit by the containership Dali. This action is part of a phased approach…

02 Apr

First vessel transits temporary Baltimore bridge channel

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, Ports, Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(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. Monday. It 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)…