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    New images offer up-close look at Dali, Key Bridge wreckage
    This is what the Dali and Key Bridge wreckage looks like within 100 feet of the scene.
    The Dali sustained a lot of damage from the bridge, as evident in this large hole in its side.
    Stuck in new traffic since the Key Bridge collapse? We want to hear from you
    How often did you use the Key Bridge? What's your alternate route?
    A speed limit sign instructing drivers to not exceed 55mph sits at the end of what is left of the Key Bridge.
    Steel from the Key Bridge is headed to Baltimore County
    Recovered steel from the collapsed Key Bridge is being stored and processed at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County
    Salvage work is underway in Baltimore after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last week.
    Wes Moore has an opportunity: Getting Marylanders behind Baltimore
    The collapse of the Key Bridge can be a defining moment in the life of Maryland’s young governor and for Maryland as well.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore gives an update to reporters at a news conference in Dundalk after a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge early March 26, collapsing the bridge into the Patapsco River.
    Commentary: Here’s the problem with #Baltimorestrong
    The #Baltimorestrong hashtag surfaced too soon, says a writer who believes that message of resilience skips some steps toward healing the Baltimore community needs.
    Construction workers honored the Key Bridge victims during a news conference on March 28, 2024 at CASA's Baltimore worker center. They held white lilies and raised their hands in solidarity. Darwin Orlando Lopez, from Honduras, looks on as his colleagues speak.
    This Key Bridge salvage crane has a secret CIA history
    The Chesapeake 1000 was originally built for a secret operation to pull up a sunken Soviet ballistic missile submarine from the ocean floor.
    A crane helps untangle the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Patapsco River.
    A collapsed bridge, a new Amtrak tunnel, the Red Line: Baltimore is an infrastructure epicenter
    With billions already earmarked, Baltimore could become a proving ground — and maybe a blueprint — for national Democrats’ infrastructure goals.
    U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at a news conference in Dundalk after a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge early Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
    2nd temporary alternate channel opens near wreckage of Key Bridge
    The second temporary alternate channel is near Hawkins Point and has a controlling depth of 14 feet.
    On March 26, the Dali, a 984-foot-long ship loaded with about 2,700 containers, struck one of the main support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which tumbled seconds later into the Patapsco River. A second temporary alternate channel opened on Tuesday near Hawkins Point that will allow some essential commercial ships to get around the wreckage.
    CSX adds Baltimore-NY freight route to ease impact of Port of Baltimore closure
    The freight rail giant is working to mitigate the impact of the Port of Baltimore’s closure on its international customers.
    Piles of coal can be seen in train cars just outside of the CSX Facility in Curtis Bay on Aug. 4, 2023.
    BPD to write more parking, traffic tickets in 25 spots starting Friday
    Baltimore Police Department is re-prioritizing a citywide traffic enforcement initiative set to run through mid-August.
    A rectangular grey box that houses an automated traffic camera stands on a city sidewalk as a blurred black SUV drives by.
    Meet Marcel Muise, the investigator leading the NTSB’s probe of the Key Bridge collapse
    Marcel Muise, a marine casualty investigator who served in the U.S. Coast Guard and captained the Deepwater Horizon oil rig before joining the NTSB, has a wealth of experience.
    Marcel Muise, investigator in charge, shares updates from the NTSB’s investigation into the Dali cargo ship collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the DoubleTree Hotel-BWI Airport in Linthicum Heights, Maryland on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
    Where traffic is rerouted following the Key Bridge collapse
    Know where to avoid and plan extra time to travel.
    Police block Fort Armistead Road toward the Key Bridge on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
    How lawmakers plan to help workers, businesses affected by Baltimore port disruptions
    The money for the programs would come from the state’s Rainy Day Fund, and there’s no estimated total price tag, but it's possible federal aid could pay for them.
    The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore,  still sits in the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port on April 1, 2024. It has been a week since it lost power and struck the bridge , causing it to topple in seconds, taking several roadway workers and their cars with it. The once giant frame of the bridge now sits in the water and large cranes have arrived to untangle the mess.
    New 3D images show Key Bridge wreckage underwater
    Sonar images help divers navigate the murky waters of the Patapsco River.
    See a close-up photo of the support pier that brought down the Key Bridge
    The image, taken by amateur photographer and plumber-by-day David Sites, contains clues of bridge vulnerabilities that experts say could have been addressed.
    The support pier (background, right) that would end up bringing down the Key Bridge, as photographed on August 19, 2023 by amateur ship photographer and plumber-by-day, David Sites. A concrete “dolphin” is visible in the foreground.
    When the Key Bridge broke, so did many Baltimore sailors’ hearts
    The Chesapeake Bay Bridge might be more iconic, the Golden Gate might be prettier, but there was something so Baltimore about the Key Bridge. It wasn’t flashy, could be genuinely stunning, and did its job without attracting much attention until the day it collapsed.
    Stacy Spaulding's sailboat near the Key Bridge.
    First vessel passes through small passage cleared near Key Bridge
    President Joe Biden will visit the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on Friday.
    The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore,  still sits in the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port on April 1, 2024. It has been a week since it lost power and struck the bridge , causing it to topple in seconds, taking several roadway workers and their cars with it. The once giant frame of the bridge now sits in the water and large cranes have arrived to untangle the mess.
    The Dali isn’t the only ship stuck in Baltimore. Crews of 7 other vessels can’t leave the port.
    As many as 150 crew members are stuck on enormous ships in the Port of Baltimore.
    The closure of the Port of Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has left crews from seven ships stuck on board their vessels. Photo of remaining section of bridge taken on March 29, 2024.
    Owner of the Dali seeks to limit liability in Key Bridge collapse
    The Limitation of Liability Act of 1851 allows ship owners to try to limit their liability to the value of the vessel and its freight at the end of the voyage.
    Crushed shipping containers are seen on the bow of the Dali after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Grace Ocean Private, the owner of the Dali, and Synergy Marine Group, the manager of the ship, on Monday filed a petition for exoneration from or limitation of liability in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.
    Dundalk was a steel town. When the Key Bridge fell, so did its legacy.
    The Francis Scott Key Bridge was the constant. ‘Whenever I saw the bridge, I knew I was almost home.’
    Sun sets in the backyards of homes in Dundalk, the closest community to the Key Bridge.
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