News / Baltimore plans explosive end for collapsed bridge to free trapped box ship

Photo: US Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandro Rivera

The task force working on the restoration of full access to the port of Baltimore is going explosive.

Yesterday, the Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command announced it would be using explosive charges to deal with the section of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge that landed on the containership Dali when it collided with the bridge on 26 March.

Four temporary navigation channels were opened to allow ships marooned at the port to leave and others to enter. The first box ...