The US Army Corps of Engineers spoke about the operation to restore the collapsed bridge in Baltimore
In Baltimore, work continues to clean up the aftermath of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Canal Bridge. The American press was informed about the progress of the work by the US Army Corps of Engineers, which is directly responsible for its implementation.
Now corps specialists are engaged in lifting the debris of the bridge from the Patapsco River, which collapsed after the cargo ship MV Dali, flying the Singapore flag, crashed into it. As Colonel Esty Pinchasin, commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers, noted, lifting each major bridge fragment is a complex operation that is the result of careful planning.
The total weight of the debris, according to the American press, is thousands of tons. Much of the wreckage lies on a cargo ship that crashed into the bridge and, accordingly, was unable to continue further movement. The wreckage is also being removed from the vessel by special rescue teams.
According to officials, between 3 thousand and 4 thousand tons of debris fell onto the deck of the ship - pieces of concrete and reinforcement. Rescue teams are busy with the difficult task of removing the debris. Once the ship can be “unloaded” in this way, it will be refloated and towed to the port of Baltimore.
Currently, about 120 containers have already been lifted from the deck of the ship. There are still 20 containers left on the ship. Once they are removed, work will begin to collect the pieces of steel and concrete. In total, there were 4000 containers on the ship, and the ship was heading to Sri Lanka.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore calls restoring the canal bridge a priority for Baltimore and the United States as a whole. After all, due to the accident, cargo turnover in one of the country’s key ports was disrupted, which entails significant losses for the national economy.
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