The daunting task of clearing the channel

The 61-foot Catlett has already been utilizing sonar, a remotely operated vehicle, and some of the top engineering minds in the country to help in the recovery mission on the Patapsco River, and the US Army Corps of Engineers will now focus on safely removing thousands of tons of concrete and steel from the channel and from atop the container ship Dali as well. Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon is the Corps’ commanding general. “A portion of that truss bridge is draped over the front of the vessel. That piece of the truss weighs somewhere between three and four thousand tons, so the heaviest crane we have on the eastern seaboard will be here tonight. It can lift a thousand tons,” said Spellmon. READ MORE: https://www.wmar2news.com/local/the-daunting-task-of-clearing-the-channel