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THE ship saga of the Baltimore bridge crash has concluded as the Dali sailed out of Baltimore's port, nearly three months after a deadly crash that killed six people.
The Maersk-chartered vessel left Baltimore nearly three months to the day after collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge and blocking the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to all deepsea vessels for 10 weeks.
On Monday the Bay Bridge was closed to all traffic while the 10,000 TEU vessel passed beneath the span heading for Virginia International Gateway to offload the remaining containers on board the vessel. Some boxes were removed previously as part of the salvage operation in preparation to move the vessel from under a span of the stricken bridge.
The 300-metre-long Dali started moving shortly before 8:30am last Monday escorted by four tugboats, with a crew of 22 and six salvage experts aboard, the US Coast Guard said.
The Grace Ocean-owned ship will move to Norfolk after offloading its cargo in order to repair its damaged bow, according to UK's Seatrade Maritime News.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is examining various electrical components from the ship at its materials laboratory, after its investigators completed in-person interviews of the vessel's crew.
The NTSB added it will "continue to evaluate the design and operation of the vessel's electrical power distribution system and investigate all aspects of the accident."
Maersk Dali crashed into a pylon of the Key Bridge after losing electrical power twice. The crew managed to restore power the first time, but after the second loss the ship drifted into the bridge support, causing the span to collapse, killing six contractors working on the bridge and injuring two, including one crew member.
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