Workers carve up steel wreckage at Sparrows Point, as Unified Command nears restoration of Baltimore's Federal Channel [Image 11 of 11]

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES

06.05.2024

Photo by Bobby Petty  

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District   

Armed with oxyacetylene torches and a 75-ton claw excavator Wednesday afternoon, June 5, 2024, at Sparrows Point, MD, Unified Command salvage workers quickly carve up “Segment 4C” – a 420-ton section of steel truss removed from the Fort McHenry Federal Channel the day prior. Once cut into smaller pieces, crews load the Francis Scott Key Bridge steel onto tractor trailers for offsite recycling.

Meanwhile on the Patapsco River, work continues in earnest to clear the Federal Channel. “We remain confident we will have the Federal Channel fully restored in the next few days,” said Col. Estee S. Pinchasin, USACE, Baltimore District commander. “We’re using the same detailed process as when opening the three alternate channels and the Limited Access Channel. Once the wreckage is cleared, we will sweep the area with sonar, LIDAR and magnetometer, to investigate any high spots, ensuring there’s no hazard to navigation.

“We are going to be as thorough and disciplined as we have been since the beginning – we owe it to Baltimore and the Port, to turn over a safe navigation channel they can use with the greatest of confidence,” Pinchasin said.

• Date Taken: 06.05.2024
• Date Posted: 06.09.2024 21:21
• Photo ID: 8462776
• VIRIN: 240605-A-QH057-1313
• Resolution: 4032x3024
• Size: 5.93 MB
• Location: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, US