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Officials in Baltimore were preparing on Monday to open a temporary alternate channel around wreckage from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge for “commercially essential vessels.”The bridge, a critical link to the Port of Baltimore, collapsed on March 26 after it was hit by a giant cargo ship. Wreckage has been blocking a vital shipping …

CNN  —  It was just past 1 a.m. on March 26 and Larry DeSantis was headed to his second job at Herman’s Bakery in the Baltimore area -– the halfway point of another long, but normal, workday. When a ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its catastrophic collapse, that day led to …

Baltimore to receive $60 million in federal funds to rebuildThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USWorkers have removed a 200-tonne segment of the collapsed Francis Key Scott bridge from the Patapsco River, an important step towards allowing …

The Captain of the Port of Baltimore says it is working to open a temporary alternate channel for commercially essential vessels near the northeast side of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. A crane stands by at Tradepoint Atlantic terminal near the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Baltimore. …

The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesEngineers in Maryland on Saturday began lifting a piece of Francis Scott Key Bridge out of the waterway in Baltimore, the first step in a long process …

Cranes are beginning to remove the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge Friday morning. Gov. Wes Moore says the massive crane, which can lift up to 1,000 tons, is one of at least two used to clear the channel of the twisted metal and concrete remains of the fallen bridge and the cargo …

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAn eight-year-old child emerged as the sole survivor after a bus carrying worshippers to an Easter festival, plunged off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people on Thursday.The bus …

Huge crane ships, thousands of relief workers and millions of dollars headed toward Baltimore on Thursday, as efforts turned from recovery after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge to a massive cleanup that some experts described as unprecedented and highly dangerous.The U.S. Navy deployed several floating cranes, including one that could lift 1,000 …

Moment bridge in Baltimore collapses after ship collisionThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe first two bodies have been recovered from the Patapsco River after the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, authorities said at a press conference …

JANINE, YOU’RE JOINED BY GOVERNOR WES MOORE. THAT’S RIGHT. I’M HERE WITH GOVERNOR MOORE. AND GOVERNOR, YOU’VE BEEN OUT HERE JUST NONSTOP ALL MORNING AS WELL. WE KNOW THAT THIS HAS NOW TURNED FROM A SEARCH AND RESCUE TO A RECOVERY MISSION. HOW LONG DO YOU EXPECT THAT RECOVERY MISSION TO GO ON, PARTICULARLY WITH …