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A tugboat pushing a fuel barge was the first vessel to use an alternate channel to bypass the wreckage of Baltimore's collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had blocked traffic along the vital port's main shipping channel.
The channels are open primarily to vessels involved in the cleanup effort after the bridge collapse, along with some barges and tugs that have been stuck in the Port of Baltimore.
A hearing is scheduled in Maryland's capital for a bill authorizing use of the state’s rainy day fund to help Baltimore port employees who are out of work because of
Crews have opened a second temporary channel allowing limited marine traffic to bypass the wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which is blocking the vital port’s main shipping channel. Authorities said Tuesday that work is also continuing to open a third channel that will allow larger vessels to pass through the bottleneck since the bridge collapse one week ago. The channels are primarily for vessels helping with the cleanup effort. Meanwhile, Gov. Wes Moore said at a news conference that rough weather conditions in recent days have made it unsafe for divers...
Crews have opened a second temporary channel allowing limited marine traffic to bypass the wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which is blocking the vital port’s main shipping