Salvage Crew At Port Of Baltimore To Remove Grounded MV Dali Ship Within 2 Weeks

Salvage crew at the Port of Baltimore plan on refloating and removing the grounded Dali container vessel within the next ten days, permitting more maritime traffic to resume via Baltimore’s port.

The vessel lost power and eventually slammed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns.

Since the collapse on 26 March, it has been stationary amidst the wreckage.

According to a news release published by the Port of Baltimore, officials expect to remove it by 10 May.

Crew members have identified the areas of interest where they believe the remains of the bodies could be, but they have not been able to access them until now, Roland Butler, Maryland’s State Police Superintendent, mentioned at a news conference.

He stated that the workers involved are generalising areas where they think they ought to be based on sonar images and other mapping methods.

The officials declined, offering a timeline for how long the cleanup will continue and when the victims’ families might expect to be made whole.

Until now, 3,300 tons of debris could be removed from the Patapsco River.

What is confirmed is that every asset that is at the disposal for bringing closure to the families is being used, Governor Wes Moore informed at the news conference.

Last week, the officials opened a provisional deep-draft channel that finally permitted some long-stranded cargo vessels to leave the Port of Baltimore.

Others entered the port through the channel, closed on Monday so crews could focus on extracting the Dali from the wreckage.