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Dali, the container ship that felled the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, was freed on Monday by precision explosive charges that dismantled the span of the roadway that came down on the vessel. Gov. Wes Moore announced at a news conference that a channel 50 feet deep and 700 feet wide was expected to be available to vessels at the end of the month and will be a key piece for 'fully opening vessel traffic to the port.' The port was initially shuttered at 1:28 a.m.
'Over the last seven weeks, we've moved a total of 365 commercial vessels through the alternate channels that have been established,' Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said Monday. Baltimore is a top 20 U.S. port for shipping and ranks at the top or near the top for car importation. The removal was less Las Vegas showtime and more Swiss clockwork as the charges emitted short flames and a minor puff of smoke as they released the bonds that helped the bridge carry 34,000 vehicles a day.
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