PHOTOS: Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses after being struck by ship
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The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone, as the ill-fated container ship Dali was slowly escorted back to port.
(Courtesy Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command)
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Refloated at high tide, the vessel slowly moved away from the site of the March 26 disaster, guided by at least four tugboats.
(Courtesy Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command)
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Salvors working with the Key Bridge Response Unified Command refloated and moved the M/V Dali.
(Courtesy Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command)
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FILE – Explosive charges are detonated to bring down sections of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the container ship Dali on Monday, May 13, 2024, in Baltimore.
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)
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Explosive charges are detonated to bring down sections of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the container ship Dali on Monday, May 13, 2024, in Baltimore.
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Visitors look at a damaged truck, part of a memorial along a road leading to a park at the base of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. An effort to remove sections of the collapsed bridge resting on the container ship Dali was postponed on Sunday.
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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A visitor walks through a memorial along a road leading to a park at the base of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. An effort to remove sections of the collapsed bridge resting on the container ship Dali was postponed on Sunday.
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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A cross memorializing construction worker Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes is displayed at a memorial along a road leading to a park at the base of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. An effort to remove sections of the collapsed bridge resting on the container ship Dali was postponed Sunday.
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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A photo of construction worker Jose Mynor Lopez is displayed at a memorial along a road leading to a park at the base of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. An effort to remove sections of the collapsed bridge resting on the container ship Dali was postponed Sunday.
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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A photo of construction worker Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval is displayed at a memorial along a road leading to a park at the base of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Baltimore. An effort to remove sections of the collapsed bridge resting on the container ship Dali was postponed Sunday.
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Flowers are seen at a memorial site to honor the construction workers who lost their lives in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Thursday, April 25, 2024.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Workers remove wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Baltimore.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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A vessel, right, moves past the stranded container ship Dali, through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, Thursday, April 25, 2024.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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This sonar image shows bridge wreckage in the deepest part of the federal Port of Baltimore Shipping Channel (left), and one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge main supports (center).
(Courtesy Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command)
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This sonar CODA image, provided by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), shows bridge wreckage in the deepest part of the federal Port of Baltimore Shipping Channel, and one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge main supports.
(Courtesy Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command)
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This sonar image, provided by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), shows bridge wreckage in the deepest part of the federal Port of Baltimore Shipping Channel (center), and one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge main supports (right).
(Courtesy Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command)
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Image shows wreckage of Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore underwater.
(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
(Courtesy YouTube/White House)
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, left, speaks during a news conference as Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) looks on near the scene where a container ship collided with a support on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Baltimore. The major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for multiple people in the water.
(AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, left, speaks during a news conference as Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) looks on near the scene where a container ship collided with a support on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Baltimore. The major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for multiple people in the water. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg embrace after a news conference near the scene where a container ship collided with a support on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Dundalk, Md., Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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People gather for a vigil near the scene where a container ship collided with a support on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Dundalk, Md., Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Members of the National Transportation Safety Board listen to NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy speak during a news conference near the scene where a container ship collided with a support on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Dundalk, Md., Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a view of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that was struck by a container ship in Baltimore, Md., on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The container ship lost power and rammed into the major bridge causing the span to buckle into the river below.
(Maxaar Technologies via AP)
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a view of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that was struck by a container ship in Baltimore, Md., on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The container ship lost power and rammed into the major bridge causing the span to buckle into the river below. (Maxaar Technologies via AP)
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A container ship as it rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Dundalk, Md. The ship rammed into the major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to collapse in a matter of seconds and creating a terrifying scene as several vehicles plunged into the chilly river below.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A container ship as it rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Dundalk, Md. The ship rammed into the major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to collapse in a matter of seconds and creating a terrifying scene as several vehicles plunged into the chilly river below. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Boats move near a container ship as it rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Dundalk, Md. The ship rammed into the major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to collapse in a matter of seconds and creating a terrifying scene as several vehicles plunged into the chilly river below.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Boats move near a container ship as it rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Dundalk, Md. The ship rammed into the major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to collapse in a matter of seconds and creating a terrifying scene as several vehicles plunged into the chilly river below. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remain after a container ship collided with one of the bridge’s supports Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Baltimore. The major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for multiple people in the water.
(WJLA via AP)
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Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remain after a container ship collided with one of the bridge’s supports Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Baltimore. The major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for multiple people in the water.
(WJLA via AP)
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A cargo ship is shown after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Two people have been pulled from the Patapsco River, while authorities say rescuers are searching for at least seven others.
(Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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A cargo ship is shown after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Two people have been pulled from the Patapsco River, while authorities say rescuers are searching for at least seven others.
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remain after a container ship collided with a support Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Baltimore. The major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for multiple people in the water.
(AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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A cargo ship is shown after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Two people have been pulled from the Patapsco River, while authorities say rescuers are searching for at least seven others.
(Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, with Mayor Brandon Scott (R) and Fire Department Chief James Wallace (L), speaks at a press conference on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed early March 26 after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles plunging into the harbor below. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
(Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on the water after it collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles plunging into the harbor below. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
(Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse is shown early morning, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 from Riviera Beach, Md. A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap in a few places and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers were initially searching for at least seven people.
(AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren)
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Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remain after a container ship collided with a support Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. The major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for multiple people in the water.
(AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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A cargo boat strikes the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland early Tuesday morning.
(Courtesy StreamTime Live via YouTube)
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Submerged debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning. The Key bridge collapsed after being struck by a large cargo ship.
(Photo Credit Baltimore City Fire Department via Facebook)
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The cargo ship “Dali” under debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning. The vessel, owned by Synergy Marine Group, was headed through Baltimore to Colombo, Sri Lanka, as its final destination when it struck and collapsed the Key bridge after reportedly losing power.
(Photo Credit Baltimore City Fire Department via Facebook)
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Submerged debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning. The Key bridge collapsed after being struck by a large cargo ship.
(Photo Credit Baltimore City Fire Department via Facebook)
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