BALTIMORE — The governor told WJZ that cleanup efforts at the Key Bridge wreck site will be a “24-hour” effort until Baltimore Harbor is open again.
A 200-ton piece of bridge broke off from the crash site on Sunday as crews continue to remove debris from the bridge, which collapsed when it smashed through a cargo ship last week.
Crews are assessing what it will take to open a portion of the canal that remains closed to ships.
The governor and the Unified Command say it will take time.
At a news conference Saturday, Gov. Wes Moore showed that the northern sections of the bridge would be cut and then transported by crane.
“This will eventually allow us to open a temporary, limited channel that will allow us to release more boats around the cave at the site. “
The governor’s office says an investigation into the hardness of the soil around the Dali is underway to help scale up a withdrawal strategy.
Meanwhile, the Zach Ocanas cruise line is back in Maryland.
Ocañas went on a carnival cruise a week ago. With the canal closed, his ship had to dock in Norfolk on Sunday morning and passengers took a four-hour bus back to Baltimore.
Ocañas went on an excursion with a relative who lives in the area.
“We arrived wonderfully on time,” Ocañas said. And they had like buses waiting outside, as if there was a huge bus in their position. All the Carnival staff were able to get through and the local police were able to check on us about the buses and everything. “
On Face the Nation Sunday morning, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said he plans to meet with union leaders and staff at the Port of Baltimore on Monday to talk to them about tactics while traffic in and out of the port is closed.