Nearly two months after knocking down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the container ship Dali has been refloated and is back at the marine terminal in Baltimore.
By Michael Laris, The Washington PostTug boats push the container ship Dali on Monday in the Patapsco River, where the vessel had been resting since it crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, destroying the bridge and killing six construction workers.
To refloat the ship, crews began emptying those tanks, allowing the Dali to rise up from the floor and get on its way.The crew remained on board the ship for the nearly two months it was trapped under the bridge and resting on the riverbed.
Wilson also said he had no timeline. “At some point, we certainly want to get the crew back home so they can see their families and loved ones,” he said. “With everything going on in the investigations into the cause of the incident, we have to just work closely with the authorities.”The National Transportation Safety Board is continuing its probe into the causes of the Dali disaster, with investigators hoping to complete it in roughly 18 months. A Coast Guard investigation is also ongoing.
The root cause of those sudden, unexpected blackouts on March 26 is “what we’re really focused on,” Homendy said.A view of containers on the Dali, which was just under half full when it crashed. The ship will eventually head to Norfolk, Va., for repairs, a Coast Guard official said. O’Connell said some containers could be unloaded in Baltimore. But Wilson said “the goal is not to unload the containers here,” because their weight is needed to help get the ship under the Bay Bridge.
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