The 11 crew members of the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the city of Baltimore (USA) remain on board 11 days later of the crash on March 26 and, for the moment. The authorities have assured that they are working on preparing the ship to be able to move it, although there is still no plan to take them to land.

American military authorities They hope that at the end of May the reopening of the navigation channel through the port of Baltimore City takes place. The estimates of the US Navy Corps of Engineers, in charge of analyzing the incident, in fact contemplate that at the end of April it could even open the passage “in a limited way” through the Fort McHenry canal.

To this end, the USACE is developing a plan to open a deep canal 85 wide by 10 deep that will serve as a transition zone, while a fleet of six barges with heavy-lift cranes carry out the reiteration of the remains of the freighter ‘Dali’, including the Chesapeake 1000, the largest crane barge from the east coast.

According to the United States Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the port of Baltimore was the 17th most active in the United States and the third on the East Coast in 2021. In 2023, the port managed more than 80,000 million of dollars (73,927 million euros) in merchandise, and generated 140,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs. Likewise, the port of Baltimore is also the busiest in the US for automobile transportation, with about 750,000 vehicles during 2023.

Biden travels to Baltimore to inspect cargo ship wreckage

On the other hand, the president of the United States, Joe Biden heads to Baltimore this Friday to inspect the remains of the Francis Scott Key, as reported by the White House. In addition to an aerial tour, Biden will receive an operational update on the work being done to reopen the Port of Baltimore and will meet with family members of those killed in the collapse.