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Clearing the wreckage in Baltimore is a difficult and dangerous operation
Before we can think about what it’ll take to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, two big, difficult things need to happen. The ship that ran into it — the 984-foot, 95,000-ton Dali — has to be moved, and the wreckage of the 1.6-mile bridge has to be collected and taken out of the way. This monumental salvage operation underscores that the risk to human life did not end after the bridge collapsed.
OSHA: Company chartering vessel that hit Baltimore's Key Bridge had 'repugnant' whistleblower policy
BALTIMORE — Federal regulators last year sanctioned the company that chartered the Dali, which crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Tuesday, for firing a whistleblower who had reported safety problems on one of the company's vessels to the U.S. Coast Guard. Maersk Line Limited...
Baltimore bridge collapse puts the highly specialized role of ship's pilot under the spotlight
The expert pilots who navigate massive ships in and out of Baltimore’s port must often maneuver with just 2 feet (0.6 meter) of clearance from the channel floor and memorize charts, currents and every other possible maritime variable. The highly specialized role — in which a pilot temporarily takes control of a ship from its regular captain — is coming under the spotlight this week. Two pilots were at the helm of the cargo ship Dali about 1:25 a.m. Tuesday when it lost power and, minutes later, crashed into a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the bridge to collapse and kill six construction workers. While the incident will undoubtedly raise larger questions about ship and port safety protocols, so far there is no indication the pilots on the Dali did anything wrong given the immediate situation they faced. The ship sent out a mayday call, which gave just enough time for authorities to close the bridge to traffic and likely prevented further deaths. The lead pilot also dropped an anchor, issued steering commands and called for help from nearby tugboats, according to a preliminary timeline outlined by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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A local church and a restaurant feed first responders after Key Bridge collapses
Once they heard about the collapse, the outreach team at Union Church reached out to Baltimore City officials, fire officials and the Anne Arundel EMA office asking them what the team could do.
Baltimore Native Mike Rowe Honors Victims Of Deadly Bridge Collapse
Proud Baltimore native Mike Rowe is offering his “deepest condolences” to those impacted by the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge this week. The 1.6-mile bridge, which spanned the Patapsco River and outer Baltimore Harbor for 47 years, collapsed after a shipping vessel collided with one of its support columns early Tuesday. The bodies of two men were recovered from the site Wednesday. Four people currently remain missing and are presumed dead.
Woman admits to fentanyl trafficking in West Virginia
ELKINS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One woman has admitted to supplying fentanyl to dealers in West Virginia. Daniela Marie Giancoli, age 34, of Baltimore, Maryland, has pled guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Giancoli supplied large amounts of fentanyl to dealers in Grant County […]
Putting community health at the center of city life
This article has been commissioned by the sponsor and produced by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office. Social interactions connect and shape us. They also are helping researchers at Morgan State University address the most pressing health issues in urban settings. Humans are social beings, and our interactions within our community...
Baltimore native Brittney Spencer featured on new Beyoncé album "Cowboy Carter"
Video above: Country singer Brittney Spencer talks debut album and more on WJZ at 9BALTIMORE -- Baltimore-bred country artist Brittney Spencer's star continues to rise with a feature on Beyoncé's latest album "Cowboy Carter," which dropped Friday. Spencer, 35, is one of a few featured singers on "Blackbiird" - a reimagining of the Beatles song 'Blackbird.' The two I's in the title might reference how 'Cowboy Carter' is the second installment of the superstar's three-act project, which began with 2022's critically acclaimed "Renaissance."Spencer went to Loch Raven Middle School and the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology. Then she...
Baltimore bridge disaster echoes Fassett collapse in 1957
The Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster early Tuesday in Baltimore evokes for some Toledoans the demise of a local bridge that was felled by a wind-blown ship nearly 67 years ago. The Fassett Street Bridge once connected East Toledo and the city’s South End neighborhood just downstream of a narrow and sharp bend in the Maumee River. Completed in 1896, the long, spindly, truss-design structure got sideways glances almost immediately, and it sustained major weather damage twice before its ultimate demise — once from river ice, the second time from wind. And wind was deemed a major factor when a wayward ship finally took the Fassett bridge down on April 5, 1957. Gusts estimated at 80 mph blew the Champlain, an 8,700-ton lake freighter, from its nearby mooring and sent it crashing into the middle of the bridge, destroying three spans. Two cars were on the bridge at the time, but both made it safely to shore.
Dundalk residents view crumpled bridge with shock, dismay
DUNDALK — A few hours after Teresita Santana and her family drove across the Francis Scott Key Bridge, they felt their house shake. “As if something had exploded,” Santana said. Santana and her family, including her children and mother, got back to their home in Dundalk late Monday night after a trip to Washington, D.C., to get their passports and see the cherry blossoms. It was only a few hours...
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