New Baltimore Bridge Span To Cost $1.9 Billion And Won’t Be Ready Until 2028

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in March after it was struck by an enormous container ship that lost power while exiting the city’s port. The collision left the stricken Dali container ship stuck under the remnants of the bridge and made entry and exit of the Port of Baltimore nearly impossible. Now, experts have … Read more

Ship Owners Are Trying Everything To Avoid Paying Up For Baltimore Bridge Collapse

A massive container ship hit and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month, killing six people and shutting one of America’s busiest ports in the process. The company that operates the ship is now trying everything to get out of paying up for the mammoth task of extracting the stricken vessel and … Read more

USOs, Gold Heists And Airport Mishaps In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

Officially, the U.S. government has no proof that sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena are the result of alien activity. Apparently, though, the definitely-probably-not-aliens have been observed operating unidentified submerged objects in our oceans, Fox News reports. They fly, too, but when they want, they… Read more… FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here … Read more

At Least 424 Cargo Ships Lost Power In U.S. Waters Over The Last 3 Years

After the MV Dali brought down the Franklin Key Bridge in Baltimore, folks wondered how this could happen, and could it happen again? As if to answer this unspoken question, it almost immediately happened again: the APL Qingdao lost power near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York Harbor earlier this month. The Honda Passport Is … Read more

Baltimore’s Key Bridge Is Still Pretty Much Intact Under The Water

Image: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Baltimore District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted its survey of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore using sonar images, and has concluded that it can have the debris removed and the shipping channel re-opened by May. The images, released earlier this week, show much of … Read more

Gov. Wes Moore says “aggressive timeline” to reopen channel after bridge collapse is realistic

Gov. Wes Moore says “aggressive timeline” to reopen channel after bridge collapse is realistic – CBS News Watch CBS News Less than two weeks after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed and the Port of Baltimore closed, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore tells “Face the Nation” that there is a plan to reopen the channel for … Read more

Biden in Baltimore announces more federal assistance after bridge collapse

President Biden went to Baltimore Friday as a show of support after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, announcing additional federal financial support to buoy the city’s economy and commerce.  The president surveyed the devastation from his helicopter, Marine One, Friday afternoon before receiving a briefing from local officials. The bridge fell on … Read more

Who will pay for the Baltimore bridge collapse?

On the day the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed, President Joe Biden said the federal government would pay the “entire cost” of rebuilding it, which some suggest could run to more than $1 billion. Washington will foot the bill so the bridge and nearby port can reopen “as soon as humanly possible,” he … Read more

Emergency summit on Baltimore bridge collapse set as tensions rise over federal funding

Maryland’s congressional delegation will meet with Gov. Wes Moore and the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Tuesday to discuss emergency funding for Baltimore and its response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, multiple sources familiar with the planning told CBS News. The meeting will be held Tuesday at … Read more

What The Key Bridge Wreckage Looks Like From The Bridge Itself

Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed over a week ago, we’ve gotten a ton of photos and videos of the wreckage. Much of it has been either from land or the water. Now, we’re getting our first look at what the disaster looks like from the bridge itself. Neolun Concept First Look : … Read more