Temporary channel opened in Baltimore harbor to aid bridge response
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Washington: US authorities working on the Baltimore bridge collapse have opened the first of two small, temporary channels to let ships access the sit...
Washington: US authorities working on the Baltimore bridge collapse have opened the first of two small, temporary channels to let ships access the site of the incident.
These channels will initially only be open to vessels involved in the Francis Scott Key Bridge cleanup operation, and will not be big enough to allow cargo and container ships to pass through.
The first of the channels opened Monday, US Coast Guard petty officer Carmen Caver told AFP, adding it was "only for commercial vessels that are involved with the salvage."
A second temporary channel is also planned, and will be opened at a later date, another US Coast Guard official said.
The temporary lanes will be used by workers undertaking the mammoth task of clearing the harbor of the steel structure, which was destroyed in a matter of seconds last Tuesday when an out-of-control ship struck it, killing six people.
