ALBAWABA - Authorities announced over the weekend that the cargo ship Dali, which has been stuck and obstructing one of the busiest seaports in the United States, would be evacuated on Monday, as reported by AFP, almost two months after it crashed and impaired a bridge in Baltimore.
Baltimore bridge collapse updates, new temporary channel to be opened with added federal fundingThe intricate operation would include moving the Singapore-flagged Dali cargo ship to a marine terminal, reaching a significant step toward restarting the vital maritime route, as announced by Maryland Governor Wes Moore.
The roughly 1,000-foot (300-meter) vessel lost energy just before it collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge reinforcement pillar on March 26, resulting in the bridge's collapse and the deaths of six construction workers who were above the busy transit route.
“Despite the fact that people said this could take six and nine months, I’m proud that we’re on track, that by the end of May, we’ll have that federal channel reopened and within days, we’re going to have that massive vessel, the Dali, out of that federal channel,” Moore stated to NBC on “Meet the Press.”
He stressed that personnel have promised to get the passage unblocked and are trying to get the ship out of it as quickly as possible, adding “the American people will be made whole on this, and we just have to make sure that we had to get it done fast and on time and on budget. And that’s our focus.”
