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https://nypost.com/2024/03/28/us-news/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse- hazardous-materials-stored-in-56-containers-on-cargo-ship-coast-guard-
says/

Dozens of containers onboard the cargo ship that toppled the Baltimore Key Bridge have hazardous materials inside, Coast Guard officials said
Wednesday.

The Dali tanker ship was carrying 56 containers with hazardous materials
out of the total 4,700 containers atop its deck when it smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Gautier said during
a White House Briefing.

But the official stressed that there is “no threat to the public” as most
of the potentially dangerous containers were unaffected by the collision, according to Fox News.

“The majority of those containers are closer to the pilot house and are completely unaffected by the damage to the bow of the ship,” Gautier said.
“And we have not determined that there’s any kind of release at this
time.”

The Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers will lead cleanup efforts
— to remove the ship, the mangled remains of the steel bridge and any
vehicles trapped below the wreck in the depths of the Patapsco River.

The massive container ship is stuck in place, held down on its bow by the weight of a piece of the bridge, according to Gautier.

“The real critical thing here is that, as you know, a portion of the
bridge remains on the bow on that ship, and we will be coordinating very closely with the Army Corps of Engineers and their contractors to first
effect the removal of that debris before the vessel can then be removed,”
he said. “The vessel bow is sitting on the bottom because of the weight of
that bridge debris on there.”

Divers recovered two bodies from the river Wednesday but had to suspend
their search for the remaining four people missing because the bridge
rubble beneath the surface of the water is unstable and dangerous.

Search parties believe that the bodies of the other individuals — who were likely inside vehicles that were on the bridge when it collapsed — are
trapped beneath the rubble.

Once the wreck is cleared, the divers will continue their efforts to
retrieve the bodies.

At least six people — construction workers who were repairing potholes on
the bridge roadbeds — were killed in the disaster.

Authorities also hope to clear the wreckage to create a path for shipping purposes with access to the Port of Baltimore.

The crumbled remains of the 1.6-mile bridge are blocking one of the US’s busiest ports and threatening to disrupt $80 billion in cargo and more
than 140,000 jobs.

The government will eventually build a new bridge — though it’s expected
to take years.

“Rebuilding will not be quick or easy or cheap, but we will get it done,”
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told reporters Wednesday.

“This will be a long and difficult path,” he added. “But we will come
together around Baltimore and we will rebuild together.”

Conversation

Paul azar
56 minutes ago

Pete Buttigieg is the man for the job. He has an English Literature
Degree.

Augusto Castillo
40 minutes ago

Secretary Pete Bobblehead is actively engaged in various tasks, diligently working towards achieving objectives despite criticism about his perceived intelligence.

Leftistsarehypocrites
44 minutes ago

Why are illegals working on a government owned bridge? This is what I'd
like to know now. Why wasn't American workers hired to work on this
bridge?


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