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This Monday, teams of specialists managed to detonate a series of explosives on the bridge that collapsed. Baltimore and, with that, begin to free the freighter Dali who had been imprisoned since the accident at the end of March.
As shown in the North American media, these were detonations in strategic locations that allowed the ship’s beams to fall into the water. Francis Scott Key Bridge who had been on the ship since March 26th, when it hit one of the track columns and caused an accident that killed six people.
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During the operation, the ship’s 21 crew members, who had remained on board since the accident, remained on the ship with no reports of injuries or damage, according to ship authorities. Port of Baltimore.
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This Monday’s operation is a step forward in making this important sea crossing viable, which is essential for commerce in this area of the United States and which was blocked by the collapse of a bridge over which an average of 30,000 people passed.
Last week, authorities found the lifeless body of the sixth person missing after the bridge collapse, all Latin American workers who were repairing the road at the time of the accident.
The six deceased were immigrants who resided in the United States and were originally from Mexico, Honduras, The Savior It is Guatemala.
The cargo ship has remained in place since the day of the events, but the almost complete resumption of important maritime traffic via this bridge is expected.
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At least three temporary channels were opened to allow ships to enter and leave the port and, according to the governor of Maryland, Wes MooreAt the end of this month, an extra channel 15 meters deep and more than 200 meters wide will be opened.
Last month, the FBI said it had opened a criminal investigation and that the Baltimore city government had sued the company that owned it. Grace Ocean Private Limitedand the administrator, Synergy Marine PTE LTDboth from Singapore, for this accident that caused millions in losses.
The Government of this city in the state of Maryland accuses both companies of placing a “incompetent crew”, and claim an unspecified amount in damages.
Source: Elcomercio
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