Apr 15 FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, source tells AP By Eric Tucker, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press The FBI said Monday that it was aboard the cargo ship Dali conducting court authorized law enforcement activity. Continue reading
Apr 08 Salvage crews have begun removing containers from the ship that collapsed Baltimore’s Key bridge By Associated Press Salvage crews have begun removing containers from the deck of the cargo ship that crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an important step toward the full reopening of one of the nation's main shipping lanes. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 7:43 Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on ‘remarkably complicated’ Baltimore bridge recovery and rebuilding By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas President Biden visited the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore this afternoon, getting a firsthand look at the clean-up and recovery efforts to reopen one of the nation’s key shipping hubs. Biden met with the families… Continue watching
Apr 05 WATCH: Biden visits Baltimore to promise help, saying ‘Your nation has your back’ By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as cranes, ships and diving crews work to reopen one of the nation's… Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as engineers clear collapsed Baltimore bridge By Lea Skene, Associated Press Engineers working to clear the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said Thursday that they expect to be able to restore navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore by the end of this month. Continue reading
Apr 03 Construction workers had little warning as Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapsed, raising safety concerns By Jake Offenhartz, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The deaths of six construction workers on Baltimore's Key Bridge have raised questions about whether the construction company took proper precautions, including keeping a safety boat nearby that might have been able to warn them at least a few seconds… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 8:23 Buttigieg: ‘We will tear down bureaucratic barriers’ to rebuild Baltimore bridge By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris A massive operation is underway at the site of the deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore. Crews are undertaking painstaking tasks, removing sharp twisted steel and concrete debris from the port. No one knows yet how long it will take to… Continue watching
Apr 02 A tugboat pushing a fuel barge is the first vessel to use an alternate channel to bypass the Key Bridge wreckage By Lea Skene, Associated Press Officials say they're working on a second channel that will allow for deeper draft vessels but didn't say when that might open. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 4:56 The challenging task crews face to clear collapsed bridge and reopen Baltimore’s port By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Over the weekend, one of the largest floating cranes on the East Coast arrived in Baltimore to start clearing debris at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. But before it can start removing steel and concrete, officials… Continue watching
Apr 01 WATCH: Maryland Gov. Moore holds news briefing on recovery efforts for Baltimore’s Key Bridge By Lea Skene, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press Crews have begun the complicated work of removing steel and concrete at the site of the bridge's deadly collapse into the Patapsco River after a freighter collision last week. Continue reading