News / Second bridge disaster averted, as Baltimore prepares to reopen shipping channel

A container ship approaches the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston© Mariusz Bugno

07/06/2024

As a runaway ship threatened a second US bridge this week, Baltimore authorities announced that the Patapsco River was set to re-open at the weekend, following the removal of the last large piece of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Shortly after midday on Wednesday, South Carolina ...

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