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Bridge collapse: Crane arrives for debris removal
The largest crane on the eastern seaboard has arrived for debris clean-up at the scene of the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. FOX's Griff Jenkins joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow with a live look at the situation on the ground.
BALTIMORE - As engineers begin to figure out how to clean up the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, they are getting a closer look at the scene from above and below the water.
The U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers are among the responders at the scene of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, which happened early Tuesday when a cargo barge lost power and rammed a support pillar. Six people, all construction workers on the bridge, were killed.
Thursday, the federal government approved a $60-million "down payment" on efforts to clear the wreckage so the Port of Baltimore can eventually reopen. But that will not be a quick or easy task, as shown by photos released from the scene.
Wreckage from Key Bridge collapse (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Survey boat Catlett crew assists in recovery operations after the Key Bridge collapse (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Coast Guard Stations Curtis Bay and Annapolis deployed their response boat crews along with a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew to the scene to assist. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver) Forensic operations technicians from various state and federal agencies assisted in analyzing data acquired from the US Army Corps of Engineers survey Boat the Catlett in the Baltimore Harbor on March 27, 2024. They were using sonar equipment to determine the location of debris and search for submerged vehicles. (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Wreckage from Key Bridge collapse (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Wreckage from Key Bridge collapse (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Forensic operations technicians from various state and federal agencies assisted in analyzing data acquired from the US Army Corps of Engineers survey Boat the Catlett in the Baltimore Harbor on March 27, 2024. They were using sonar equipment to determine the location of debris and search for submerged vehicles. (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Wreckage from Key Bridge collapse (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Forensic operations technicians from various state and federal agencies assisted in analyzing data acquired from the US Army Corps of Engineers survey Boat the Catlett in the Baltimore Harbor on March 27, 2024. They were using sonar equipment to determine the location of debris and search for submerged vehicles. (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Forensic operations technicians from various state and federal agencies assisted in analyzing data acquired from the US Army Corps of Engineers survey Boat the Catlett in the Baltimore Harbor on March 27, 2024. They were using sonar equipment to determine the location of debris and search for submerged vehicles. (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Coast Guard Stations Curtis Bay and Annapolis deployed their response boat crews along with a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew to the scene to assist. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver) Survey boat Catlett crew assists in recovery operations after the Key Bridge collapse (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Key Bridge collapse skyline (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Key Bridge collapse skyline (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Skyline of Key Bridge collapse (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Forensic operations technicians from various state and federal agencies assisted in analyzing data acquired from the US Army Corps of Engineers survey Boat the Catlett in the Baltimore Harbor on March 27, 2024. They were using sonar equipment to determine the location of debris and search for submerged vehicles. (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Survey boat Catlett crew assists in recovery operations after the Key Bridge Collapse (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mako responds to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, March, 26, 2024. An Urgent Marine Information Broadcast is issued regarding the incident and a 2000-yard safety zone was issued for the surrounding waters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver) The U.S. Coast Guard responds to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, March, 26, 2024. An Urgent Marine Information Broadcast was issued regarding the incident and a 2000-yard safety zone was issued for the surrounding waters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver) Forensic operations technicians from various state and federal agencies assisted in analyzing data acquired from the US Army Corps of Engineers survey Boat the Catlett in the Baltimore Harbor on March 27, 2024. They were using sonar equipment to determine the location of debris and search for submerged vehicles. (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Wreckage from Key Bridge collapse (Photo by David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) Images show the span’s steel structure twisted and piled atop the stricken ship, which has a huge hole gashed in its bow. Shipping containers and other sections of the bridge are in the Patapsco River and tangled with what remains of the concrete support pillars.
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Coast Guard Stations Curtis Bay and Annapolis deployed their response boat crews along with a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew to the scene to assist. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver)
Engineers are still assessing the scene, using aquatic drones and bottom-scanning sonar. It’s not yet clear how long it will take to clear the steel, concrete, and other debris, but experts have already speculated it could take as long as a decade to rebuild the span itself.
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Baltimore bridge collapse cleanup could take weeks
LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the cleanup and the federal funding approved for the project with Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman.