First container ship arrives at Port of Baltimore since Key Bridge collapse: 'Another milestone'

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The MSC Cargo Passion III made it through the 35-foot temporary channel on Sunday carrying nearly 1,000 containers.

BALTIMORE -- The first container ship arrived at the Port of Baltimore since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed more than a month ago.'Another milestone today!' the Port of Baltimore said on social media. Four temporary channels have been opened since the bridge's collapse on March 26.This fourth channel will only be open for a few days, but at 35 feet deep and 300 feet wide it will allow several ships that are stuck in the Port of Baltimore to get out.

Engineers have to break the mangled bridge into smaller pieces to lift them away, and Navy sonar images revealed wreckage in the deepest part of the channel. Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday that over 1,300 tons of steel from what used to be the Francis Scott Key Bridge have been removed from the river so far. The rubble and debris are going to nearby Sparrows Point for processing and recycling.Main shipping channel timeline remains end of MayThe U.S.

 

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