Container ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse to be refloated, moved out of channel

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Crews conducted a controlled demolition on the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. (Credit: Reuters)

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Sunday the container ship that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in late March will be removed from the Patapsco River channel «within days» as salvage crews plan to refloat the ship on Monday.

Moore, a Democrat in his first term as governor, provided the update about progress in clearing the main shipping channel to Baltimore Harbor during an appearance on NBC News' «Meet the Press» with host Kristen Welker.

«I remember that first morning when the bridge fell, people were saying that, you know, this thing could take six, nine months to be able to repair the channel,» Moore said. «I'm proud that we're on track and they will have that federal channel reopened, and within days we're going to have that massive vessel – the Dali – out of that federal channel.» 

Moore added that the «American people will be made whole on this,» and that «we just have to make sure we get it done fast and on time and on budget. And that's our focus.»

COLLAPSED FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE DETONATED TO HELP FREE SHIP FROM PORT OF BALTIMORE

The Unified Command said salvage crews will refloat the Dali on Monday morning at high tide and begin a transit to a berth at the Port of Baltimore. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

The bridge collapse occurred on March 26 when the MV Dali, a Singapore-flagged neopanamax container ship, lost power as it was transiting through Baltimore Harbor. After briefly regaining power, a second loss of power left the ship unable to regain power in time to avert a collision with one of the piers supporting the main span of the Key Bridge. 

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