"There's a lot of pressure on us": Removing and recycling Key Bridge wreckage

Thousands of tons of steel still sit in the Patapsco River, where the key bridge once stood. The methodical work to remove the wreckage, piece by piece, continues. All that steel has to go somewhere.
On Monday morning, members of the Unified Command, the group of state and federal agencies working together on the response, escorted members of the media to the processing site in Sparrows Point where the debris is taken for recycling.
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[@JetLagRecords]

WMAR-2 News, This video is fantastic! I liked it a lot!

[@seeharvester]

why?

[@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo]

😂😂😂

[@n40tom]

Good to see you Elizabeth Worthington I remember you well from WNEP up here in northeast Pennsylvania

[@motomania5985]

Too many words . Facts are needed here , not words .

[@Shipspotting_Vietnam]

Great video!

[@williamlloyd3769]

Interesting to see Sparrow Point being used as the initial staging area to recycle bridge wreckage.

[@charlesje1966]

I think we should hire that work crew to take over Congress.

[@leonardcollings7389]

Get errr done. Safe with no additional loss of life or injury.

[@scottw550]

It now looks like the ship had intermittent power failures while in port, but they went for it anyway.

[@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo]

They figured what the F’k…Let’s go for it and we’ll fix it once we’re out to sea. We have a schedule to keep!!!

[@seeharvester]

"The main channel by the end of May." I'll believe that when I see it.

[@rupe53]

using the main channel here is like the freeway after an accident. They will have a few lanes open, but not totally done for many months.

[@bill3641]

News director " Come up with a new angle on the bridge thing , we don't have anything new "

[@michaelhoran407]

If you want to expedite the removal of the wreckage of the Key bridge, hire Van Den Herik and Smit Salvage companies of Holland. They are the world leaders in marine salvage projects.

[@davefoc]

I've wondered about whether getting some of the gigantic European cranes would help. You'd think with what was at stake that the powers that be wouldn't be doing anything but trying to figure out the fastest way to do this, but maybe not?

[@bend8353]

They do not sail those things over the ocean. Just stay over there and do some more environmental impact studies. We got this

[@davefoc]

@@bend8353 Thanks for the response. My apologies, but I didn't quite understand what you meant. Are you saying that the giant cranes in Europe can't be moved across the ocean? That seems plausible, but I wasn't sure you meant that.

[@rupe53]

@@davefoc I think the point here is first those cranes would need to be available. Secondly, it would take weeks to get them here, if they are on a sea going ship, which I doubt. A sea going ship can't get close to the debris because they have a larger draft than a barge. Third, there's only so much working room so wouldn't speed things up that much. Now that we are organized, this will move more quickly.

[@1972Ray]

Are they going to get the bodies out as well?

[@JLange642]

Propane? I doubt that! Acetylene cutting torches!

[@JoeLinux2000]

Are these the guys in charge or just PR specialists?

[@wientz]

Propane burns hotter and is cheaper thats why they use it for scrap metal

[@lmbear]

Should be just "another day in the office", for good welders and crane operators. If it's too much "pressure" on them, they are not cut out for the job. Pretty easy work IMHO..

[@1972Ray]

Says the guy at a desk.

[@MikesToolShed]

Propane torches? Cutting steel? Keyboard jockey does not know what he's talking about.

[@darrellbobyk6363]

Oxy-acetylene cutting torch is what he is using to cut steel. (oxygen and acetylene mixture)

[@ronbelanger4113]

It is just work, stop making it sound hard.

[@CleaningWithAPurpose]

So did they ever find the other bodies

[@egertonpaul2024]

Why did the ship come closer to the bridge and lose power to turn towards the beam post. Does it have to go sideways once the ship loses power and 🤔🤫🫣👈👉

[@WJV9]

I think the gyroscopic action of the huge propellor starting/stopping and reversing would have a big effect on the the direction of the ship, that along with the power failure likely eliminating the control of the rudder. The rudder sits behind the propellor so it the propellor stops the rudder has very little control of the ship's direction.

[@ronnieogden6758]

They could've been had that cleared out and you say the ship is still sitting there that was a month ago

[@grassmanBoca]

Is that hard hat and safety necessary?

[@paulthesoundguy1]

YES. WE ALL NEED A HARD HAT TO DEAL WITH YOUR IGNORANT COMMENT😂😂😂

[@gordmcdonald2807]

OMG! Property torches. There's the reason it collapsed. The darn thing was only soldered together.

[@philiphorner31]

you cannot cut steel with propane

[@user-uv7vj5dl4x]

o yeah ive been cutting steel with propane for forty years you need the propane tip for torch

[@lmbear]

Yes you can. You are not a steel worker, are you??? Oxy propane torches have been around for longer than I've been alive. A lot of ship yards use propane or natural gas for cutting steel. This is not a new thing.

[@kennethwilliams9175]

Recycle in the US to help build a new bridge,

[@jefwisse1957]

Unfortunately, they do not have access to the Sleibnir, the largest crane ship in the world. He could have removed the largest parts of the bridge in just one lift. (total lift capacity of 20.000 tons!!)

[@scottwilliamtoombs]

😎🤔🤔Maybe, by June: assuming another port is plucking the original load clean ~ ((least loss of cargo/damages)). = Some of the Cargo, may expire before even plucked./!\

[@EdWeibe]

4oo-500 tons. WOW

[@gm-zz8so]

Women .... speaking for Men

[@WesB1972]

Cluleless know nothings, DEI in action.

[@albisasky766]

"There is a lot of pressure on us..." Pressure leads to hurrying, hurrying leads to accidents, accidents lead to injuries and death. The work needed to be done is pressure enough without the Big Bosses adding more by trying to keep to a time schedule by rushing the jobs. It can either be done fast or done right, but you cannot do both.

[@lmbear]

As you can see from the videos, they are not in a huge hurry doing anything there. They are, however, getting it done. I guarantee they are not going to have anyone there, for too long, that can't handle the job. If it's too much "pressure" on them, they need to be removed from the site. This job is not for a rookie, that's going to be worried about the "pressure". The proper men will be put on the job, and they will get it done. No muss, no fuss..

[@davidmiller6010]

Propane? Seriously? Propane doesn't burn very hot. This could take decades to cut up! Let's hope they are actually using acetylene.

[@donnware7023]

Propane touches lol

[@Totally_B]

Right...good luck with that

[@lawrencelewis2592]

Sweet lady propane!

[@wientz]

Thats what they use in the scrapyards...its cheaper and burns hotter than acetylene

[@lawrencelewis2592]

@@wientz I've never heard of a propane cutting torch. Oxygen mixture, right?

[@leonardcollings7389]

@@wientz You have that backwards; The maximum neutral flame for oxygen/ acetylene is about 5720 F, while the temperature for oxygen/ propane is 5112. Acetylene is hotter and iron workers prefer it but propane is much cheaper.

[@Ebooger]

PROPANE torches? No, oxy-acetylane.

[@Dkrpan59]

He they use propane to cut metal not acetylene

[@CajunPips]

Someone could make a house out of this….sell it partner with an architect…and use the money to fix the street in Baltimore….

[@thatmainah562]

No worries American taxpayers are paying for it all.

[@1972Ray]

And that's not a bad thing. US infrastructure, used by US citizens. It will be a fraction of what we send overseas.

[@1FACEFIRST]

Why does the news anchor need a helmet? She is not in the work area?

[@AjaySivaram-by8vl]

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[@nealelliott1360]

They should sell a square inch of the steel to Marylanders for a dollar a piece as a memorial.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

why not?

[@rupe53]

probably costs $10 to make those small pieces. It's more labor than you think.

[@ctbt1832]

Elizabeth Worthington could not find any Black people to interview that works there? Or maybe there are no Black people working there. That need to be fixed.

[@pappabob29]

It would be good if someone would "park" these journalists in a classroom for a couple of hours and educate them on the basics of what they are seeing and talking about so they don't spout such "bogus" information. One guy sees a bunch of sparks flying and reports "they are welding on those trusses" that are being cut apart at the salvage yard. Obviously, they were "cutting" the steel members with torches. This guy says they are burning the steel with "propane" torches. Sorry, those are acetylene torches.

[@farmerthatflies]

How do you know they’re acetylene?

[@pappabob29]

@@farmerthatflies Because thats ALWAYS the gas thats used for cutting metal with a "cutting torch". Propane doesn't make a hot enough flame for that purpose !!

[@farmerthatflies]

@@pappabob29actually propane is used quite often for cutting steel. It only requires a different torch tip

[@pappabob29]

@@farmerthatflies Learn something every day (hopefully). ;o) Sorry about the "mis-information" and thanks for the education !!

[@farmerthatflies]

@@pappabob29to be honest it is usually scrap or salvage type operations that use propane due to the fact that it’s so much cheaper. Welding and or fab shops usually stick to acetylene

[@henrycole8705]

Use the very same Scrapping co. that dismantle our navel ships. they are very fast at it

[@vicpetrishak7705]

The Jewish Scrapyard owner is very HAPPY and is adjusting his scales !

[@1972Ray]

Thats an uninformed thing to say.

[@TheWhale45]

Oxy Acetylene torches maybe. I'm surprised they aren't using lasers.

[@randybell5461]

This video must be a woke one with the nose ring. click.

[@JoeLinux2000]

Parade of talking heads. Just show the work being accomplished.

[@Jack-Fleming]

What a joke three weeks and the bridge is still laying on the ship. Those army engineers are just not capable to do the job, talking is what they do great, thinking is another thing. Get some real engineers to the bridge. and real cranes, is this all the US has?

[@allangibson8494]

Yes it is. This is two decades of budget cuts on display.

[@paulthesoundguy1]

Jack be nimble Jack be quick, JACK TRIPPED OVER HIS VERY SMALL….OPINION. DONT TROLL US. JACK

[@rupe53]

all I can say is you have no clue about how long it takes to get organized and have a game plan, plus bringing that equipment from god knows where to this site. On top of that the army is not doing the job. They are just the overseers. Up until a few days ago they were basically making room to work... and doing it safely.

[@gtravisstone8138]

Someone should investigate those thermate incinerations that let the bridge collapse so nicely.

[@MikesToolShed]

lol, ya got your tin foil hat on a little too tight on this one man.

[@gtravisstone8138]

@@MikesToolShed Oh really. Maybe you're just comfortable believing lies. Maybe you have no choice but to hold tightly to your idolatry because it's all you have. Better pledge a new round of allegiance, haha. If this is anything but a lie, it will only be one in a row for many years now. So what about that? I think you better just put your eclipse glasses back on and go get another booster. How about you rewatch the original video of the bridge collapse, and then show me an example ever in the history of monolithic concrete and steel support structures pulverizing into powder from an impact.. EVER? There is only one way to do it: SDCA's (Silent Chemical Demolition Agents). And I posit that the men at the bottom of the bay were not simply incidental to the plan, but also the key witnesses, and the very laborers who drilled the holes and placed the sdca's. Yeah, just a little more murder. I heard on the Jimmy Dore show that the covid vaccine count is up to 17 million; what you'd expect from a global war. People think the day of judgment and a reighn of terror is far off, while they're entering into the midst of it. I could go on and on with irrefutalbe evidence and leads regarding the bridge [demolition], and the strategies; but I see you are a ready fool. So yeah, just keep looking to the sceptre of the kingdom; but don't disregard which team is holding the game flag, or what your own eyes have witnessed.

[@gtravisstone8138]

@@MikesToolShed Oh really. Maybe you're just comfortable believing lies. Maybe you have no choice but to hold tightly to your idolatry because it's all you have. Better pledge a new round of allegiance, haha. If this is anything but a lie, it will only be one in a row for many years now. So what about that? I think you better just put your eclipse glasses back on and go get another booster. How about you rewatch the original video of the bridge collapse, and then show me an example ever in the history of monolithic concrete and steel support structures pulverizing into powder from an impact.. EVER? There is only one way to do it: SDCA's (Silent Chemical Demolition Agents). And I posit that the men at the bottom of the bay were not simply incidental to the plan, but also the key witnesses, and the very laborers who drilled the holes and placed the sdca's. Yeah, just a little more murder. I heard on the Jimmy Dore show that the covid vaccine count is up to 17 million; what you'd expect from a global war. People think the day of judgment and a reign of terror is far off, while they're entering into the very midst of it. I could go on and on with irrefutalbe evidence and leads regarding the bridge [demolition], and the strategies; but I see you are a ready fool. So yeah, just keep looking to the sceptre of the kingdom; but don't disregard which team is holding the game flag, or what your own eyes have witnessed.

[@walkingman9171]

@@MikesToolShed You got that right.

[@gtravisstone8138]

@@MikesToolShed True enough that KZbin and your ilk won't let my comments stand/keep deleting them. So there's that.

[@tedwoods2051]

If you're going to make a statement get your facts straight not propane