Demolition of Key Bridge Delayed | LiveNOW from FOX

Dr. Sal Mercogliano, Maritime Historian at Campbell University talks with Andy Mac about the planned demolition of parts of the Key Bridge, which will be critical to removing and rebuilding the bridge eventually after the March collapse of the vital travel corridor of Baltimore, Maryland and the entire Eastern Seaboard. The Dali cargo ship remains stuck against the exposed road of the bridge, mud and the foundation of structure. The controlled explosion should take place later this week.

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[franksnowboarder]

So, the crew is not allowed to leave the ship? Why? The government has no problem with people entering the country without documentation?

[johnb]

i don't understand these peoples explanations sometimes, the reason they can't cut it is because it is twisted in so many directions it has an incredible amount of what is called stored energy. It has a whipping action much like a fishing pole when the fish gets off the hook and it whips back. When a huge beam is twisted it is difficult to determine where that stored energy is and will go, and clearly if it goes toward those working it could be potentially be fatal. By blowing the cuts with shape charges it relieves all the energy at the same time and allows personnel to be away from it when it does relieve the stresses.

[richardvsessions]

Wow ! Sal put on a dark blue jacket - well done, Merchant Marine

[steveobrien]

Several of the crew appear to have broken many solas and imo laws by sailing an unseaworthy ship and not operating it correctly, keep them onboard as i'm sure many crew want to dissappear ashore.

[edgarchegwin]

They have to make sure that once the debris is removed from the bow of the M/V Dali that the ship remains "trimmed", in other words that the ship stays stablized to avoid a sudden tilt, something that G-d forbid would cause further problems during the salvage operation. I have extensive training in marine operations with vessels of up to 180.000 DWT which is as much as twice as the M/V Dali 90.000 DWT, and can tell you have to be prepared for additional time for the removal of the debris and the salvage operations of this vessel to happen, you just have to be patient, that operation is far more complicated than what you think it is. My deepest condolences to the families of the victims, bst rgs

[laurenglass]

Great to see Dr. Sal on the news! I think he is on the news quite often.

[Commut]

Sal should be the default Fox reference for all things maritime and it's good that someone noticed! His encyclopedic PERSONAL EXPERIENCE and of course his doctorate are demonstrated on his channel. See his work also for any Jones Act questions (a subject on which the general public are illiterate as they are with shipping both civil and military in general). Sal is a stellar educator and these subjects must be looked at in depth to be understood.

[Vantud]

Has the captain and crews arrested for this? Shouldn't they be the focus?

[tonymanzo]

If that container ship ever moves under its own power, the problem that caused all of this has to be taken care of. If the problem occurs after the bridge, cars and trucks would still be crossing, unmolested.

[stuartgraca]

There is the on going problems to road traffic minus a bridge and the rest of the existing bridge, its pillars and road way, I assume will also have to be demolished and removed. At the moment it is a concentration of work on clearing the steel work and suspended road structure, but a new bridge will need a clean site from bank to bank. I wonder if a ferry system will

[DonaldRak-kubi]

To Dr Sal, question Are they ready with big water pumps if needed if dali has underwater bow trouble if it takes on water badly, thought of saving cargo aboard vessel

[barbaraferron]

The animation shows the water staying perfectly calm as all that weight of the bridge falls into it. Won't there be huge waves?

[teresacousin]

What is the likelyhood once the explosions happened and the frame is removed that this causes the doli rocking and cos of how many containers are still on there the weight may cause the dolly to tip to the side xx

[keithrosenberg]

The crew would be the first responders if the explosion causes a fire aboard.

[THEPAGEBURNER]

It wasn’t sea worthy from the start If they let this ship leave there dumb

[trisarmadani]

Recognice these problem, its so complecated

[n.r.]

Will it be the same crew that also blow up the NorthStream pipelines ?

[shenanigans-__]

I won't say it, but I can think it.
🤔..why?'

[terryken]

This is new ground for the demo crew they are in a learning phase and don't really know what will happen so expect some delay.

[rbfarrell]

Never underestimate how long it takes to do things in the U.S., especially when the government has offer to pay the bill. Just drag it out for months and book that over time.