Cargo ship Dali refloated to a marina 8 weeks after Baltimore bridge collapse: Watch video

Julia Gomez, USA TODAY
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Dali, the cargo ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse, has been moved and refloated out from its current location to a local marina terminal Monday morning, according to officials.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District tweeted on Sunday that it planned to begin the process of moving the Dali from its current location to a marine terminal. The process of moving the ship will take around 18 hours and "ensure all response personnel around the M/V DALI maintain control."

The cargo ship will be escorted by five tugboats to a marina that is 2.5 miles from its current location.

The ship has remained in the waters near the collapse since it felled the bridge.

Moving the ship is a milestone that will help recover and clear the remaining remnants of the bridge and reopen access to the port, CBS News reported.

The Key Bridge Response Unified Command moves the M/V DALI container ship across the Patapsco River from the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage to a local marine terminal. The Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major span over the Patapsco River in Baltimore, collapsed on March 26, 2024 after it was struck by the Singapore-flagged container ship killing six road workers who were on the bridge at the time.. Mandatory Credit: Jasper Colt-USA TODAY ORG XMIT: USAT-880328 (Via OlyDrop)

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Ship lost power twice before

The Dali lost power twice before it left Port of Baltimore and struck the bridge, according to a preliminary report done by the National Transportation Safety Board, which had been investigating the crash.

According to USA TODAY's previous reporting, the ship lost power 10 hours before it left the port when a crew member accidentally shut an inline engine exhaust damper, which caused a blackout during maintenance.

After crews manually closed two breakers, the ship saw another black out cause by a lack of fuel pressure in one of the ship's generators.

What happened during the bridge collapse?

The Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major span over the Patapsco River in Baltimore, collapsed after it was struck by a large cargo ship, prompting a massive emergency response for multiple people in the water. The Baltimore City Fire Department described the collapse as a mass-casualty incident.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major span over the Patapsco River in Baltimore, collapsed after it was struck by a large cargo ship, prompting a massive emergency response for multiple people in the water. The Baltimore City Fire Department described the collapse as a mass-casualty incident.

On March 26, early in the morning, the 984-foot container ship struck the bridge, which left it in ruins. A video posted to YouTube shows how the bridge collapsed and plunged into the water that morning.

The incident killed six construction workers who were on the bridge fixing potholes.

On May 7, more than a month after the collapse, the final victim was recovered from the river according to police.

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Contributing: Anthony Robledo and Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY; and Reuters.

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