What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse as the cleanup gets underway
The U.S. government’s plans for clearing a collapsed Baltimore bridge and the cargo ship that struck it are coming into focus
BALTIMORE — The U.S. government's plans for clearing a collapsed Baltimore bridge and the cargo ship that struck it are coming into focus.
Federal and state authorities are also ramping up efforts to soften the economic blow to the port city's businesses and residents who work in the maritime industry.
At the same time, questions are being raised about the precautions taken to protect the construction workers who died when the bridge collapsed March 26.
And it turns out that a floating crane that's removing debris has ties to a top-secret CIA mission during the Cold War.
Here's what we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse as the cleanup gets underway:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a salvage operations plan Wednesday evening that outlines its priorities and objectives for clearing the Patapsco River.
Top objectives include stabilizing the Dali container ship and eventually removing the massive vessel. The other goals are analyzing the tangle of wreckage of what was the Francis Scott Key Bridge and removing the debris.
The Army Corps said the ship is already stabilized and floating cranes are in position. Crews have begun taking away bridge wreckage from the Dali, while experts are already analyzing piles of debris in the water.
In terms of priorities, the Corps said recovering the bodies of the construction workers who died is at the top of the list. Weather conditions and the river's murky water have been making the task difficult.
Other top priorities include establishing a limited access channel for ships and clearing the bridge debris from the Dali.
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