The Chesapeake 1000 floating crane, which has ties to a CIA mission during the Cold War, has showed up to help clean bridge debris in Baltimore, Maryland.
A powerful floating crane that played a role in what the CIA says was one of the 'greatest intelligence coups of the Cold War' has arrived at the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site in Baltimore to start removing debris. The Chesapeake 1000, which Unified Command tells Fox News Digital can 'carry up to 1,000 tons,' arrived late last night at the wreckage site in the Patapsco River, where the remains of four construction workers are still missing following Tuesday’s collapse.
On Thursday, the Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command – which is made up of the Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Maryland State Police and other agencies – said 'on-scene crews continue to assess and monitor for spilled oils and hazardous substances to prevent further discharge or release into the marine environment.' 'First responders have observed a sheen around the vessel.
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