"Chesapeake 1000: Clearing the Key Bridge Collapse"

Crews are working tirelessly to clear the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Port of Baltimore, a task made even more challenging by the sheer size of the pieces involved. The operation involves divers surveying the wreckage, cutting the trusses into manageable sizes, and using one of the largest floating cranes on the East Coast to hoist the massive chunks out of the water. The cleanup is a round-the-clock operation, with the goal of reopening the port by the end of May, and local companies are helping recycle the debris. The FBI has opened a criminal probe into the disaster, and there is immense pressure to get the waterway open due to its impact on the economy.
- How crews moved a 450-ton hunk of the collapsed Key Bridge The Washington Post
- The biggest Key Bridge section yet was pulled from the Patapsco River this weekend. Here's how. Baltimore Sun
- Fourth body found weeks after Baltimore bridge collapse BBC.com
- Chesapeake 1000, largest floating crane on Eastern Seaboard, used to clear Key Bridge collapse site CBS News
- The latest on the Key Bridge collapse and recovery in Baltimore WTOP
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