The huge container ship, which slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, was floated off and began its journey to a momentary port for repairs on Monday.
The Singapore-registered MV Davi made a first-ever move on Monday after it was refloatered off the bones of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Pier, bringing the bridge to a standstill. The Davi is expected to get behind at a sea terminal inside Boston Harbour for first inspection within three hours, moving at less than one mile per hour.
The fleet had been trapped beneath the bridge’s remains, but engineers last month blew demolition charges that had been meticulously placed over crucial truss joints in the previous weeks, bringing the remains lower. With the removal of the aircraft, an underground study for hidden hazards, anchors and lines mooring the fleet in place, a cut, and some of the , 1.25 million gallons of water in the ballast pumped out to reclaim stability, preparations for today’s move started on Sunday.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – MAY 20: In this aerial view, push ships action the broken pot send Dali into the Seagirt Marine Terminal on May 20, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Six construction workers were killed when the Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26th, leaving the Patapsco River and Baltimore’s Port of Baltimore without a week’s worth of closures. ( Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images )
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – MAY 20: In this aerial view, push ships action the broken pot send Dali into the Seagirt Marine Terminal on May 20, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Six construction workers were killed when the Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26th, leaving the Patapsco River and Baltimore’s Port of Baltimore without a week’s worth of closures. ( Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images )
Tugboats escort the cargo ship Dali after it was refloated in Baltimore, Monday, May 20, 2024. The Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by the vessel on March 26 and caused the collapse, which resulted in the deaths of six people. ( AP Photo/Matt Rourke )
Following a planned explosion on May 13, 2024 that severed a section of steel truss from the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, a section of I- 695 is still draped across the Dali’s bow. ( Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images )
A group of tugs pulled the MV Davi north on Monday morning just before five and a half hours eastern time due to high tide. Once alongside, its containers will be removed for forwarding on other ships or else return to their owners, and patching- up repairs will commence. Once those initial repairs are finished, the MV Davi will be moved to a larger shipbuilding facility where permanent repairs and recommissioning can be performed, either under tug or under its own power.
Baltimore Harbour’s path to a complete rebuild following the March bridge collapse is nearing, with the Maryland-led Key Bridge Response group predicting that the 50-foot dredged Federal Channel will be reopened by the end of the month.
This is crucial because some larger ships have reportedly been stuck in the harbor for almost two months after other shallower channels were opened for emergency traffic.
Once that is accomplished, the Eastern Seaboard’s missing of one of its major bridges will remain a long-term problem, and it could take years until a replacement is built.
Incredible photos of the Baltimore bridge debris cleanup: https ://t.co/Fuwgbolrhu
— Breitbart News ( @BreitbartNews ) May 14, 2024
