How will the Baltimore Key Bridge debris be cleared?
Al Jazeera
A temporary route for vessels has opened in Baltimore following the collision of a cargo vessel with a major bridge last week.
The first vessel has passed through a temporary alternate channel created around the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which was damaged last week after a cargo vessel collided with it.
On March 26, six people died when the Dali container ship hit the 2.5km (1.6-mile) long bridge in the early hours of the morning.
Captain David O’Connell, the coastguard commander of the Maryland sector, said it is “an important first step along the road to reopening the port of Baltimore”, one of the busiest in the United States.
A secondary provisional route for deeper vessels will also open in the upcoming days, officials said, as attempts are made to remove debris.
