Crews carefully start removing first piece of twisted steel from collapsed Baltimore bridge

Teams of engineers worked Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which crumpled into the Patapsco River this week after a massive cargo ship crashed into one of its supports.
Sparks could be seen flying from a section of bent and crumpled steel in the afternoon, and the Coast Guard confirmed that work had begun to remove a section of the toppled structure.
Crews were carefully measuring and cutting the steel from the broken bridge before attaching straps so it can be lifted onto a barge and floated away, Coast Guard Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath said: www.wcnc.com/article/news/nat...

[@joeskis]

but you don't show us a single scene of twisted metal being removed?

[@ForageGardener]

Lowest quality images they don't want us to see what it looks like in detail

[@bigneiltoo]

For a scene of Twisted Metal I'd recommend Mucky Pup (1988) or early Judas Priest.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

​@@ForageGardener lol that makes no sense

[@EdwardYoung-df6hc]

There is none it fell apart whole

[@Oliver-ft2fq]

Thank you for your comment. Now no need to waste time watching.

[@lindaadelwerth8042]

So Heartbreaking for these Families that Lost their Loved Ones 😢 Condolences and Prayers for Them.

[@susiemitchell1198]

How many times do we have to watch the same old comments!!!

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

@Lisa1Harris find me some factual answers as to what happened? Like why did tugboat escorts disengage before the Dali got to open sea? Why did the Dali ever leave dock while it was having severe electrical problems? In fact the ship was enroute to SriLanka. Halfway around the world expecting the voyage to take 27 days when in fact it lost all electrical power and control ramming a major support that collapsed the bridge in seconds(less than a minute ute). Find those answers for me please since you seem.to know more than the rest of us.

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

Happy Easter Larry!

[@user-ud9lz4gb5j]

капитан сергей с укроины отлично отработал по мосту......а балтимор это кетчуп!!!

[@premiumsomdier]

shouldnt the military be constructing a temporary floating bridge so all the drivers can go to work?

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

No. How could the demolition crew clean up the mess if the military is on top of it at all times?

[@snowmiaow]

They did bring the big crane immediately which was helpful.

[@premiumsomdier]

@@Abcdefg-tf7cu easy, put the bridge in a different location...

[@premiumsomdier]

@ChristisKing-bo9up thats probably mostly true lol

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

The only fatalities of this horrible incident were 4 workers from Central/South America. I wish we could get some factual answers. A I have are conflicting reports. Who was the person that was in charge/ control of the Dali while it was in motion? Let us Americans know the results of the investigative report? Black.box? Ship's log? Was the pilot impaired? Answers please?

[@iconoclad]

Gas powered cutter? Butane gas or petroleum?

[@DR_1_1]

Acetylene

[@flamingfrancis]

@@DR_1_1 Oxy(gen) / Acetylene?

[@lawrenceleverton7426]

What wasn't it solar powered? That's right the climate crisis only matters when its not me, its you. . Code Red my Azz.

[@DR_1_1]

@@flamingfrancis Yes, maybe there are other options, I'm not an expert, they might also have to cut the metal underwater... And these trusses are massive, I'm surprised to see a man with his torch in the pictures, but I guess there aren't readily available robots for this kind of work, or only in a few demolition yards, maybe they can adapt those to a barge or build something quickly?

[@bobmarshall3700]

Petroleum is NOT gas...............

[@user-jk3mi2ee9z]

And another hit Arkansas Oklahoma

[@Skidderoperator]

Arkansas river, near Salisaw.

[@papertags]

The homie Aaron Gilchrist. I didn't know he left DC 4

[@nunyabuziness8421]

Why dont they show the footage on the bridge when it fell?

[@TexasProSIM]

There are several angles of footage from the actual collapse. Do you need everything spoon fed to you? Stop being lazy and find it yourself

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

​@@TexasProSIM This person doesn't want to look up footage that disproves what they believe. He is simply implying that there is a conspiracy without actually coming out and saying it.

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

They did last week. I seen multiple video from various perspectives. Even in slow motion. Somehow they have disappeared. Poof. Gone. Obviously scrubbed along with expert comments a out protocol and procedures. Poof. Gone. Disappeared. Miraculously.

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

​@@TexasProSIMevery video and expert report I saw last week has been obviously scrubbed. Disappeared. Poof. Gone.

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

​@@Abcdefg-tf7cujust give the American people some factual answers. I've heard dozens of conflicting reports. All from reputable news sources. Somehow miraculously they've disappeared. Poof. Gone. Video- gone. Expert commentators evaluations about protocol and procedures? Gone. Poof. Disappeared.

[@henrycole8705]

400? should be way more people They could open the port in a week with enough people

[@Have.An.AmicoDay]

The bridge is longer than a mile.. and the container ship makes it look much smaller... if you see a tugboat in comparison to the container ship, it will give you scale. Moving a piece of metal the size of the tugboat alone is a huge feat, then to complicate matters its not on dry land. This is a massive project, just to clear a lane big enough for ships to pass thru... removing the bridge will most likely take a couple of years. This is a BIG BIG job.

[@godfreydube]

It had to take the collapse of a massive bridge to make de Santis famous

[@Benjamin-hg018]

Send sleepwalker Joe to enjoy this spectacle.

[@user-jv5vb6hs6f]

How do you not fix that ship and back it up or toe it first man that bridge and bridges like it need to never be built again. They cut corners and it’s bullshit

[@maxpinson5002]

Structures aren't built to last for centuries anymore. They're "engineered" to use as little material as possible to do the job, and for ease and speed of assembly

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

There is no bridge on the planet that can withstand getting hit by a ship that big. This is simple physics that even little babies know and understand perfectly.

[@user-jv5vb6hs6f]

@@Abcdefg-tf7cu lol I understand just find no blockers and the thing fell like toothpicks some suspension bridges a piece would be gone not the whole thing. Also the Chinese would have made a new bridge yesterday twice as strong as this tooth pick bridge.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

@@user-jv5vb6hs6f The bridge "fell like toothpicks" because it was hit by one of the biggest ships ever made. Even a child is smart enough to see that anything would "collapse like toothpicks" if it gets hit by a gigantic ship filled with cargo. Force=mass times acceleration.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

@@user-jv5vb6hs6f You clearly don't actually know amything about the world around you. Not only do you fail basic physics that every high schooler learns, but you also clearly have no idea what ship crashed into which bridge, or how big the ship is. You don't know how big the ship is, nor do you understand how size affects force. You don't know anything about suspension bridges or why this crash is different from most others. And most importantly, you're a gigantic coward who will never just come out and say what you think. Instead, you hide behind vauge, conspiratorial intimations that you think make you sound smart and "anti,establishment." I bet you're a huge bootlicker for capitalism and think the government has too many regulations on big business.

[@SOSAS1980]

Affirmative action?? Was Captain qualified??? Or hired to fill a position with no experience??? Strange no serious questions being answered.

[@Clement-vf5eu]

We love the totally ignorant whining about 💩 they know nothing about. Yes you Your question isn’t serious or interesting. The captain (not capitalized) was only a passenger. Every ship in ship channels is under the control of a Port Authority pilot both entering and leaving. An American that lives and works in the city.

[@fredferd965]

Governor! Please get rid of that stupid podium! Just stand there and talk to people! The podium is dumb.

[@ortiznick1941]

Cartels are pissed ,addicts have to wait theres gonna be a lil drought 😂

[@peace4all999]

I feel terrible for those families.This is the most incompetent administration to ever exist

[@dannyrichards-nb9sh]

😮😮😮😮

[@leonardcollings7389]

Gas powered cutters??? did you mean Oxygen / Acetylene cutting torch? Google Victor cutting tool or Harris cutting torch. How about getting a reporter or consultant that knows something about marine salvage operations. And get some film of an actual lift of scrap.

[@guangxidavidliu]

Anyone can see the last vehicle is a white 18-wheeler. Not a car or a pick up. some will say anything to be dramatic.

[@MarkRenn]

They never said “the last”. They said “ONE OF the last”. Pay attention.

[@GH-oi2jf]

It says "one of the last" in the video.

[@silas00734]

They are make a notice they are warry about their families. But not they worry about the money they get from the The accident

[@Oliver-ft2fq]

Indeed. Sadly this is the world we live in today.

[@randikoenig8915]

I hope all the equity and inclusion people are helping clean up the mess...oh that's right ...all they have is criticism...

[@dE3Lov]

How does your rascist comment help?

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

Equity and inclusion are objectively good.

[@DTrueView]

Here's the question that needs to be answered. How long was it known the boat was without power? As a port city Baltimore had to have tugboats docked nearby. Why weren't they used to divert it from hitting the bridge? Had that been done this wouldn't even be a news story. Who dropped the ball? Isn't this a Democratic run city?

[@vshazam]

It first lost power at 1:26am. Tugboats had released around 10 minutes before that. They typically don't take ships past the bridge. When the ship lost power the pilot radioed for the tugs to come back but it was too late at that point. Clearly the ones who dropped the ball are the owners and operators of the ship that lost power and hit the bridge. You're being silly trying to blame this on the big meanie democrats. If they dropped the ball, then so did the Trump's republican administration for not passing federal regulations to require tugboats to take ships past critical infrastructure.

[@DTrueView]

@@vshazam you lost my respect once you started the blame game. If you look at my response it was a question, of who should bare the not blame, and my perspective. My question wasn’t an accusation based on fact. It was a question based upon the absence of response to prevent the crash. Your reply is stated as fact based, as if you were there, and maybe you were. But learn to respect others by listening to their opinions without changing the connotation and being so hyper sensitive you miss their point. You turned my question into something political and that’s why this nation is in the shape it is. People blaming others to be right, rather than hearing the questions and concerns being asked to do right. Outside of the blame game, I can accept your reply. Thank you for your comment.

[@vshazam]

@@DTrueView good. I don't want the respect of a weasel. Gtfoh with the "I'm only asking questions" nonsense. No, you're looking for a way to blame democrats. You're not as clever as you think you are. I'm not even blaming republicans. I'm saying if you want to blame democrats, then you gotta blame republicans as well.

[@user-wz9zn4rk8g]

Чем больше проблем у США, тем меньше их у России 😅😅😅😅🎉🎉🎉🎉😊!

[@DR_1_1]

Hundreds of billions would be better spend at home to improve existing infrastructures and security, instead of fueling wars in Gaza and Ukraine. A thought for the 6 victims in Portland and 30,000 children and women killed in Gaza with US billions and weapons...

[@ndz8578]

A Good point but not so sure about your stats on Gaza. But in any case, you would need to tell Hamas to stop using them as shields.

[@DR_1_1]

@@ndz8578 And I suppose you'd need to tell the other side to give back all the stolen land, in this case. My point was about how the US is spending hundreds of billion, not Middle-East or East European politics.

[@rochcarothers-ts3jx]

​@@DR_1_1Qatar gave $50MILLION to Neewsmax,not Palestine :(

[@ndz8578]

@DR_1_1 Well, why bring it up about women and children

[@dingleberry4234]

@@ndz8578You do know those stats go way back before Oct 7th?

[@rochcarothers-ts3jx]

US is NOT "failing" as Yrump says :)

[@fortheh]

If this happened in China it’d be clean already

[@davealmighty9638]

A ship actually did hit a bridge in China last month, knocking down a section, killing 5 people.

[@vshazam]

Of course they would, they've gotten really good at cleaning up collapsed bridges cause they have to do it 10 times a year. Their bridges have a tendency to collapse just from traffic driving on it. A few times before they even finished building the bridge lol

[@bobmarshall3700]

All we get is that governor making speeches...........

[@rochcarothers-ts3jx]

keeping updated what is your complaint about?

[@KansasFarmer620]

​@@rochcarothers-ts3jxthe dumbing down is real with you the elites and politicians love people like you easy to control

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

What is the governor supposed to do? His job is to govern, not personally work on construction/demolition sites. Who do you think arranged to hire these demo crews if not the governor?

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

​@@rochcarothers-ts3jx This person is just complaining that the governor of Maryland is a black man and a Democrat. I promise you, that is the only reason. If he was a white Republican, these same people would be praising him for being a strong leader who just wants to make Maryland great again.

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

​@@rochcarothers-ts3jxupdates? I'm just looking for factual answers? Where's the investigative conclusinary report? Black box? Ship's log? Who was actually in control of the Dali? What is protocol for ships entering or existing US ports? Why did the two tugboat escorts disengage before ship got in open water? Why did the ship ever leave dock enroute to 27 day voyage halfway around to SriLanka if it was having major electrical problems at dock? In fact it lost all electrical power before reaching bridge and lost all control. Mayday alarm was called. Bridge cleared( almost). Collision. I have multiple conflicting reports yet governor cannot give factual answers on.what happened%why? Update? Yeh right. Tell me a of the 'updates' you've heard?

[@anonone8954]

Number one priority should be recovering the missing workers.

[@DR_1_1]

They may be stuck under a truss, though, and would never be recovered if the work don't start.

[@northyland1157]

The workers are sadly dead, 100% dead. And nothing can be done to save them. They may be trapped under tons of debris. Why is recovering a lifeless body more important then reopening jobs to over 8000 port workers and 10'000 ++ other workers waiting on shipments to this port? In reality recovering dead bodies is not as important of 10's of thousands of workers providing for their family.

[@bobmarshall3700]

Have to get the crap out of the way first.......

[@snowmiaow]

No way, how could they still be alive and to hold everything up waiting for good weather doesn't make sense.

[@user-ud9lz4gb5j]

капитан сергей с укроины отлично отработал по мосту......а балтимор это кетчуп!!!

[@theresistance1111]

Too many questions surrounding this tragidy

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

Nope. There's no questions. A ship crashed because the company that owned it didn't want to pay to repair its safety features. Quit heing a coward and tell me what conspiracy you think is going on here.

[@2ellas2]

Why are they removing it carefully? Just go at it recklessly

[@2ellas2]

@@fgerv it was a joke but that you for the technical details

[@2ellas2]

@@fgerv good point

[@randyspencer3314]

If rescuers were really concerned saving lives they’d grow a pair of nutts and risk the elements and get to searching. Too often in disasters the limp wrists soft hands rescuers use the same excuses oh it’s not ideal conditions right now so we have to wait..Do you think victims were waiting for the right time to get trapped or something???

[@thehypocriticalcynic9182]

A conspiracy theorist; a drunk engineer; a kid, would all want to study that bridge. Not the current Army Corps of Engineers! Maybe they have prayed to the heavens: for this to never happen again, & dont need an investigation? It fell like prom-panties!

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

Take your meds, schizo

[@marchanneman6580]

Terrible accident. My heart and prayers go out to all involved

[@marcosrenegarcia3214]

What is next? A bolt by bolt removal video. Sensationalizing a bridge collapse is not productive. The longer the news agencies keep 24 hour coverage and the sensationilizing of the death of 4 workers is tragic enough. There is no fault to be assigned, other than to the owners and operators of the barge..for a poor lack in judgement and not using the towboats to direct the barge. Which should be a mandatory use and expense included to substantiate maintenance and repair prior to an accident.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

Nothing about this has been "politicized." The only people politicizing the issue are people like you who are just using it to complain about a black Democrat being governor of Maryland.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

There is objectively fault to be assigned. That is not "political" to say. Some one, like the board of directors of the company that owns the ship, is at fault for destroying a bridge and killing multiple people.

[@marcosrenegarcia3214]

@@Abcdefg-tf7cu I do not care about black anything. Really an insignificant issue at this point in time. The assigning of liability has not been established but somehow is being twisted in the wind as to a Biden infrastructure failure. True, the company whom owns and operates that barge should have been held to account. When and if a vehicle strikes or damage another vehicle or any other stationary object. That driver is fined and insurance covers damage. Comment was not intended for interpretatión or scrutiny...but that is your perogative. edit: SENSATIONALIZING

[@dlc2112dlc]

You don't show anything about removing debris. You went to thankfest.insread. just give the governor a camera to carry around with him.

[@dannyrichards-nb9sh]

😮😮😮😮

[@user-ud9lz4gb5j]

капитан сергей с укроины отлично отработал по мосту......а балтимор это кетчуп!!!