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Gov. Moore celebrates ship's removal, but says he won't be satisfied until Key Bridge stands again

May. 21, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore celebrated the removal of a hulking container ship just under eight weeks after the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge, but emphasized Tuesday that the work is not done. “I’m very moved by the fact that I can now look out over the...

Georgia's auto port has its busiest month ever after taking 9,000 imports diverted from Baltimore

May. 21, 2024 12:07 PM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Ports Authority reported Tuesday that April was its busiest month ever for automobile shipments as the Port of Brunswick took in thousands of additional car and truck imports that needed rerouting from Baltimore in the aftermath of its deadly bridge collapse. ...

Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port

May. 20, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as tugboats escorted the ill-fated container ship Dali back to port, its damaged bow still covered with smashed shipping containers, fallen steel trusses and mangled concrete. ...

The container ship Dali that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse has been refloated and is moving back to port

May. 20, 2024 07:26 AM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — The container ship Dali that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse has been refloated and is moving back to port.

Ship that struck Baltimore bridge had 4 blackouts before disaster. Here's what we know

May. 15, 2024 19:28 PM EDT

The Dali container ship experienced a near-perfect storm of calamities before it struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people. But Tuesday's preliminary report by federal safety investigators leaves many questions unanswered. For example, the National...

Investigation continues into 4 electrical blackouts on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse

May. 15, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The electrical blackouts experienced by the container ship Dali before it left Baltimore’s port were “mechanically distinct from” those that resulted in the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge hours later, according to congressional testimony Wednesday. ...

A barge has hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, partially collapsing a rail line and closing only road to a small island

May. 15, 2024 13:02 PM EDT
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A barge has hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, partially collapsing a rail line and closing only road to a small island.

Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port

May. 14, 2024 19:22 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The cargo ship Dali experienced electrical blackouts about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and yet again shortly before it slammed into the Francis Key Bridge and killed six construction workers, federal investigators said Tuesday, providing the most detailed...

Investigators say cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse experienced power blackout hours before leaving port

May. 14, 2024 16:40 PM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators say cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse experienced power blackout hours before leaving port.

Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives

May. 13, 2024 21:08 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom and a splash, the mangled steel trusses came crashing down into the river below. The...