Hyderabad: After the mishap on March 26 in which vessel MV Dali rammed into the Baltimore bridge, the first vessel transited through an alternate channel that was created.
The ‘Dali’ crew will, however, continue to remain on board the vessel, until the investigation into the incident is completed by the authorities.
“The tugboat Crystal Coast pushing a fuel barge, transited the temporary alternate channel created by the Key Bridge Response Unified Command, at 3 p.m., today,” the Key Bridge Response Unified Command informed on April 1.
“This is the first vessel to use the channel since the bridge collapsed into the federal waterway,” it said.
The United Command said the barge was used to supply jet fuel to the Department of Defense (DOD) and was transiting to Dover Air Force Base.
The Captain of the Port (COPT) established the temporary alternate channel near Sollers Point for commercially-essential vessels. The temporary channel is on the northeast side of the main ship channel in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. This action is part of a phased approach to opening the main federal channel, the Unified Command said.
This new temporary channel is marked with government-lighted aids to navigation.
The Unified Command is working to establish a second, temporary alternate channel on the southwest side of the main channel,” it said.
According to ‘VesselTracker’, the crew of the ‘Dali’ will remain on board the vessel until the investigation into the accident has been completed. Representatives from Grace Ocean Pte and Synergy Marine, the Singapore-flagged ship’s owner and managing company respectively, reported that all crew members were actively engaged in their standard duties and are assisting the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Coast Guard with the ongoing investigation, it reported.
The ‘Dali’ crew will, however, continue to remain on board the vessel, until the investigation into the incident is completed by the authorities.
“The tugboat Crystal Coast pushing a fuel barge, transited the temporary alternate channel created by the Key Bridge Response Unified Command, at 3 p.m., today,” the Key Bridge Response Unified Command informed on April 1.
“This is the first vessel to use the channel since the bridge collapsed into the federal waterway,” it said.
The United Command said the barge was used to supply jet fuel to the Department of Defense (DOD) and was transiting to Dover Air Force Base.
The Captain of the Port (COPT) established the temporary alternate channel near Sollers Point for commercially-essential vessels. The temporary channel is on the northeast side of the main ship channel in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. This action is part of a phased approach to opening the main federal channel, the Unified Command said.
This new temporary channel is marked with government-lighted aids to navigation.
The Unified Command is working to establish a second, temporary alternate channel on the southwest side of the main channel,” it said.
According to ‘VesselTracker’, the crew of the ‘Dali’ will remain on board the vessel until the investigation into the accident has been completed. Representatives from Grace Ocean Pte and Synergy Marine, the Singapore-flagged ship’s owner and managing company respectively, reported that all crew members were actively engaged in their standard duties and are assisting the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Coast Guard with the ongoing investigation, it reported.