Cargo ship 'Dali' that led to collapse of Francis Scott Key bridge set to be moved

>> WELCOME BACK. THE CARGO SHIP THAT CAUSED A DEADLY BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE MOVING BACK TO PORT TODAY. THE 984 FOOT CONTAINER SHIP CRASHED INTO THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE BACK IN MARCH AND HAS BEEN PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE TO ONE OF AMERICA'S BUSIEST PORTS EVER SINCE. NOW IT'S FINALLY FLOATING AGAIN . SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT TERRY MORAN HAS THE LATEST FROM BALTIMORE. HI, TERRY. HEY, GOOD MORNING, DIANE. THIS MORNING. THE DOLL THAT HUGE CONTAINER SHIP THAT BROUGHT DOWN THE KEY BRIDGE IS ON THE MOVE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE DISASTER OCCURRED ON MARCH 26TH. THE TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO CLEAR THIS CHANNEL ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REFLOATING, WHICH IS DONE IN REMOVING THAT SHIP INTO THE PORT OF BALTIMORE, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE HIGH TIDE THAT BEGAN ABOUT 530 THIS MORNING. AND THEY'LL DEPLOY UP TO FIVE TUGBOATS IN ORDER TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY. WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW, ABOUT ONE MILE AN HOUR, TWO AND A HALF MILES INTO THE PORT OF BALTIMORE TO A MARINE TERMINAL. IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL STEP FOR REOPENING THE PORT OF BALTIMORE, A CRUCIAL STEP FOR THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY. YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT LAST WEEK THERE WERE THOSE EXPLOSIVE CUTTING CHARGES THAT WERE USED TO REMOVE A MASSIVE PIECE OF STEEL TRUSSES THAT WAS RESTING THE BOW OF THAT SHIP. THAT WAS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THEY COULD MOVE THE SHIP BACK INTO PORT. SIX MEN WORKING ON THE BRIDGE AT THE TIME, THE NIGHT THAT THE BRIDGE CAME DOWN, THAT THE SHIP COLLIDED WITH THE BRIDGE WORKING, OF COURSE. AND NOW ALL SIX BODIES OF THOSE MEN HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR FAMILIES. THE NEXT STEP IS PLANNING FOR THE OF THIS BRIDGE AN ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL ARTERY FOR THE CITY OF BALTIMORE. THAT WILL TAKE YEARS, OF COURSE, AND COST UPWARDS $2 BILLION. MARYLAND OFFICIALS SAY THEY ALSO SAY THEY PLAN ON RECOVERING THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THAT FROM THE INSURERS OF THE SHIP. TYPICALLY, THAT TAKES YEARS OF LITIGATION.

Channel: ABC News

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Keywords: news, breaking news, live news, daily news, world news, us news, key bridge, collapse, maryland, cargo ship, dali, shipping channel, francis scott key bridge, baltimore, gma, abc news

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Length: 1min 58sec (118 seconds)

Published: Mon May 20 2024