Crews Make Major Move In Clearing Baltimore Bridge Collapse Wreckage

A crew of 21 Indian and Sri Lankan men have spent the last 49 days on board the cargo ship.

Crews in Baltimore “successfully” detonated controlled explosives to remove a large section of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

On March 26, a large cargo ship lost power and struck a pillar of the structure causing the collapse that resulted in the death of six construction workers.

A planned demolition took place around 5pm Monday evening after weather conditions delayed operation over the weekend.

Precision cuts using small charges were made along pieces of the bridge’s span that had been lying on top of the ship’s bow. The move will allow crews to refloat the Dali and free it.

The operation marked a major “milestone” in efforts to clear the port of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Channel.

A crew of 21 Indian and Sri Lankan men have spent the last 49 days on board the cargo ship. They’ve participated in the ongoing federal investigation into the crash and assisted with salvage operations of the collapsed bridge.