Dali set to be refloated Monday, nearly 8 weeks after the Key Bridge collapse. Here's what to know

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Source: CBS News

Updated on: May 18, 2024 / 8:10 PM EDT


BALTIMORE -- Dali, the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore before its collapse, is set to be refloated Monday after nine weeks of salvage efforts requiring the use of giant floating cranes and explosives.

The milestone comes nearly eight weeks since the disaster killed six construction workers, crippled the Port of Baltimore and cut off I-695.

Unified Command said Saturday the ship would be refloated from its location in the Patapsco River, where it has been stuck under tons of wreckage, to a local marine terminal.

"The refloat and transit sequence is deliberately designed to ensure all response personnel around the M/V Dali maintain control of the vessel, from refloat, transit to, and berthing at a local marine terminal," Unified Command said. The entire refloat and transit operation is predicted to take 21 hours or longer.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/when-dali-refloated-key-bridge-collapse-baltimore/

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1. The story adds the high tide time

5:24 am.

(Just in time for the East Coast morning news...)

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2. A Full Moon will be coming up in a few days - May 23

so the high tides will be "higher than normal" as well.

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3. Amazing what professionals can get done. Will the crew be able to get off?

They are still onboard probably due to the ongoing investigation and needed maintenance.

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4. I think there are other reasons for the crew to be there from what I understand

and it may be "legal" in terms of maritime and insurance purposes/rules.

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5. also, they spend months at sea

so what's the fuss?

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6. Oh sure

In fact, I had spotted a pic of them from one of CNN's articles this morning - https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/18/us/baltimore-bridge-dali-ship-crew/index.html


From left: Bro Chen Chuanyi, executive secretary of the Singapore Organisation of Seamen, and Gwee Guo Duan, assistant general secretary of the Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union, speak with seamen aboard the Dali on April 24, four weeks ater the cargo ship crashed into Balitmore's Key Bridge.
Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union/Singapore Organisation of Seamen/ITF

But I think it has to do with "salvage" rules and whether the ship could be confiscated by others if considered "abandoned".

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7. Good article thanks

Their visa are expired as well as the needed maintenance and knowledge of the ship. By law it has to be manned.

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10. I'm not a mariner, but I read someplace

That the crew couldn't leave the ship w/o it being considered abandoned. It must suck being stuck within sight of a major city and you can't go anywhere.

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8. Will the refloating be broadcast live?

Will the refloating be broadcast live with background music playing “Hello Dolly”?

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9. Well, whatever floats your boat......

Hope all goes well.