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The Chesapeake 1000 was used to construct a ship for a top-secret CIA mission in the 1970s

A floating crane that’s been hauling away shattered steel from a collapsed Baltimore bridge played a much different role during the Cold War

These days a floating crane called the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed “Chessy” — has the grim task of hauling off shattered steel from last week’s fatal bridge collapse in Baltimore.

These days a floating crane called the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed

The floating crane being used to haul off shattered steel from the Baltimore bridge collapse has taken on many jobs over the decades. But its most notable operation was helping the CIA retrieve part of a sunken Soviet submarine.

The Chesapeake 1000, the crane that is being used to clean up shattered steel from the Maryland bridge collapse, was previously used for CIA missions during the cold war.

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The equipment included a mechanical claw, tons of steel pipe and a heavy duty hydraulic system

A floating crane that’s been hauling away shattered steel from a collapsed Baltimore bridge played a much different role during the Cold War. In the early 1970s, it helped to

These days a floating crane called the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed “Chessy” — has the grim task of hauling off shattered steel from last week'