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☆ The US snatched thousands of illegal Iranian guns and gave them to Ukraine to repel the Russians
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US has sent Ukraine guns and ammunition that were intercepted while being smuggled from Iran to Yemen. It's the second time Washington has given Kyiv weaponry that was bound for the Houthis. The haul is helpful for Ukraine, but its forces need more than small arms to fight Russia. AdvertisementThe US has sent Ukraine guns and ammunition that were intercepted over the past few years while being illegally smuggled from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen. AdvertisementIranian weaponry bound for Yemen after it was seized by US forces in January.

Persons: —, Biden, CENTCOM, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: US, Service, AK, US Central Command, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, United Nations Security, Coast Guard, Command, Russia, Republican, Washington, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Russian Aerospace Forces Locations: Ukraine, Iran, Yemen, Washington, Russia, Tehran, Kyiv

☆ China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Both the Philippines and Japan are US defense treaty allies, and the US military retains permanent bases in Japan and has base rights in the Philippines. That threat is manifested in three key areas – Taiwan, the South China Sea and the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, analysts say. Here's why 03:27 - Source: CNNJapan and Philippines both have separate territorial disputes with China, in the former’s case the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and in the latter’s areas of the South China Sea. Meanwhile, China claims the shoal, which is in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, as its sovereign territory, as it does much of the South China Sea, in defiance of an international arbitration ruling. “Alliance building is the most practical way to deal with China’s moves” in the South China Sea, he said.

Persons: ”, James D.J, Brown, Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Xi Jinping, Biden, Micah Jeiel Perez, Marcos, Kishida, ” Marcos, Shinzo Abe, Ricardo Jose, ” Jose, Thomas, CNN Marcos, Shoal, China –, Masaharu Homma, –, Perez, Rodrigo Duterte, Marcos Jr’s, Duterte, Thomas Shoal, Veejay Villafranca, Robert Ward, BRP Antonio Luna, you’ve, Donald, Trump, ” Brown, “, Ward Organizations: South Korea CNN, White, Temple University, Japanese, Taiwan –, Communist Party, Taiwan Relations, University of, Nikkei Asia, University of the, “, CNN, East China, Philippine, China Coast Guard, US, US State Department, Gen, “ Alliance, Clark Air Base, Naval, Bloomberg, Getty, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Cooperative, Philippine Navy, BRP, Royal Australian Navy, Self, Defense Forces, JS Akebono, US Navy, USS, Multilateral Maritime Cooperative, Armed Forces, AP Analysts Locations: Seoul, South Korea, United States, Japan, Philippines, China, Tokyo, Philippine, Taiwan, Washington, South, Senkaku, East China, University of the Philippines, CNN Japan, East, South China, Palawan, China – Washington, Beijing, Spain, Spanish, Imperial Japan, New Orleans, Bataan, Subic, Manila, US, Australia, India, Vietnam, Warramunga, IISS

☆ Senator says Coast Guard used illegal agreements to silence sexual assault victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Melanie Hicken | Blake Ellis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —US Coast Guard leaders illegally used nondisclosure agreements to prevent sexual assault victims from speaking out about their alleged attacks, according to a congressional inquiry sparked by a CNN report into sexual misconduct at the prestigious Coast Guard Academy. CNN reported last year that Coast Guard leaders had guarded the secrecy of the internal investigation to the point that officials with access to case materials had to sign non-disclosure agreements. “Requiring victims to agree not to discuss what happened to them is particularly reprehensible,” Sen. Ted Cruz wrote in a letter to the Coast Guard Sunday. Cruz’s letter is just the latest fall-out for the Coast Guard since the Fouled Anchor controversy broke last June. “This is a disservice to the survivors of rape and other sexual assaults at the Academy, whom the Coast Guard has already failed once,” he wrote.

Persons: Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, Adm, Linda Fagan, ” Cruz, Fagan, Cruz, ” Sen, Nathan Howard, Chris Murphy, ” Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Coast Guard Academy, Academy from Congress, Republican, Coast Guard, Senate, Getty, Department of Homeland, Department of Homeland Security, Operation, GAO, Academy Locations: Connecticut

☆ Dali container removal will take weeks, a key to Port of Baltimore reopening
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command image of response crews remove shipping containers using a floating crane barge after the cargo ship Dali struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, on April 7, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. CSX was the first rail to start a rail service for diverted containers resulting from the accident and closure of the Port of Baltimore. Once the Dali is refloated and no longer listing, tugs will move the vessel to the CSX terminal at the Port of Baltimore. "Once you see plans of moving the Dali away from the port, that's when you know the channel is ready to be open," Roth said. The size of vessels the Coast Guard is allowing is 96 feet in length, compared to the 984-foot-long Dali, the vessel that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing navigational control and destroyed the key piece of infrastructure.

Persons: Dali, Francis Scott Key, JIC, Aaron Roth, Roth Organizations: Bethlehem Steel, Unified Command, Synergy Marine, U.S . Coast Guard, U.S . Army Corps of Engineers, Maryland Department of, Environment, Maryland Transportation Authority, Maryland State Police, Center, CNBC, Port, CSX, Coast Guard, Chertoff Group, Guard, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Department of Defense, Dover Air Force Base Locations: Baltimore , Maryland, Baltimore Harbor, Baltimore, Port of Baltimore

☆ A Situation Room scramble, daily calls and political intrigue: Inside the White House response to the Key Bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

ET, overnight staffers in the White House Situation Room began frantically reaching out to senior officials to notify them of the collision – and collapse – of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Jen Daskal, the deputy homeland security adviser, began preparing a briefing for President Joe Biden. Two Oval Office meetings were convened as staff at various levels began trickling into the White House. Seven barges and nine tugboats have deployed to the area, according to Tom Perez, the White House director of intergovernmental affairs. In another case – that of Moore and Perez – the two have already opposed each other on the ballot.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Dali, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key, Buttigieg, ” Buttigieg, Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Jeff Zients –, Jen Daskal, Joe Biden, “, ”, Johnny Olszewski – Biden, ” Olszewski, Biden, “ I’ve, ” Biden, –, Tom Perez, ” Perez, Perez, “ It’s, we’ve, Natalie Quillian, Moore, Perez –, that’s, ” CNN’s Donald Judd Organizations: Baltimore CNN —, US Coast Guard, CNN, Maryland Gov, Baltimore Mayor, White House, Baltimore, Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, Maryland, White, Administration, Democratic Locations: Wyoming, Montana, Maryland, Baltimore County, Washington, Delaware, Baltimore, Patapsco, synchrony, Federal, White, United States

☆ A group of cruise passengers stranded off the coast of Africa spent 6 days chasing the ship to get back on
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Eight passengers chased their cruise ship around Africa for six days. They were stranded in São Tomé and Príncipe and missed a chance to re-embark in Gambia. AdvertisementA group of passengers left stranded on a small African island after missing a boarding deadline finally managed to rejoin their cruise ship on Tuesday after chasing it for almost a week. The couple had considered not rejoining the ship, believing that Norwegian Cruise Line had fallen short in a '"basic duty of care," Campbell told NBC News. But, six days after being left behind in São Tomé and Príncipe, the cruise line confirmed the eight passengers, including the Campbells, finally re-embarked in Senegal on Tuesday.

Persons: —, São, Jill Campbell, Campbell Organizations: Norwegian Cruise Line, Service, Business, Príncipe Coast Guard, ABC, NBC News, Cruise, NBC, Campbells Locations: Africa, Norwegian, Senegal, Gambia, West Africa, Banjul, São, Dakar

☆ Norwegian Cruise Line passengers were stranded on a small African island after missing a deadline to re-embark
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA couple says they were stranded on a small African island after they missed a cruise ship's boarding deadline, according to local media. Jay and Jill Campbell, from Garden City, South Carolina, described their ordeal with a Norwegian Cruise Line ship in an interview with WPDE, their local ABC affiliate. The cruise line said the passengers missed the "all aboard time of 3 p.m. local time." AdvertisementThough cruise ships need to stay punctual, ruined-vacation stories like this are a reputational risk and might put people off. Last September, more than 200 people got stuck in a remote part of Greenland after their cruise ship ran aground.

Persons: —, Jay, Jill Campbell, WPDE, Campbells, São, Jay Campbell, concussed Organizations: Service, Norwegian Cruise Line, ABC, Business, Norwegian Dawn, Príncipe Coast Guard, Campbells, Norwegian Cruise, MSC, Royal Locations: Garden City , South Carolina, West Africa, Norwegian, Gambia, Senegal, Greenland, Brisbane, Royal Caribbean

☆ Baltimore bridge collapse reveals a gap in federal government port protection powers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tugboats guide the Maersk Atlanta container ship at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Saturday, March 30, 2024. As the Dali container ship neared the Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing power and with no ability to navigate, there were no tug boats to guide it. It is unclear if the tugs remained with the Dali, a collision could have been averted. But maritime experts say that new tugboat regulation would be a reasonable response for the government to consider. The next day, the Coast Guard referred CNBC to the Joint Information Center (JIC) for the Key Bridge Casualty 2024 incident in Baltimore.

Persons: Dali, Francis Scott Key Organizations: Maersk, Port, Francis Scott Key Bridge, CNBC, Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, U.S . Coast Guard, Coast Guard, Joint Information Center, U.S . Immigration, Customs, . Customs, Border Patrol Locations: Maersk Atlanta, Newark, Newark , New Jersey, US, Port of Baltimore, Baltimore

☆ Ocean scientists shocked by Biden’s budget request that slashes data funding
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Its data is used in everything from hurricane forecasting and fisheries to Coast Guard search and rescue – IOOS data can help the Coast Guard narrow down a search area by two-thirds. Despite President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate goals, his recent budget proposal would slash the program’s funding from $42.5 million to $10 million. Ocean data collection is “the only way we can really understand what is happening,” said Kristen Yarincik, executive director of the IOOS Association, the nonprofit that works with NOAA collecting data. IOOS has added 97 water level stations along the coasts of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida in the last few years. “At least half of the water level sensor network would be compromised with this funding cut.”

Persons: –, Joe Biden’s, Trump, ”, Gerhard Kuska, ” Kuska, Scott Smullen, Kristen Yarincik, ” Yarincik, “, Ellen Prager, IOOS, “ We’re, Debra Hernandez, Hernandez, ” Hernandez Organizations: CNN, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Coast Guard, White, Office of Management, NOAA, IOOS Association Locations: megastorms, Carolinas, Georgia, Florida

☆ Baltimore to Open Temporary Shipping Route Around Key Bridge Wreckage
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Mike Ives | More About Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Officials in Baltimore were preparing on Monday to open a temporary alternate channel around wreckage from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge for “commercially essential vessels.”The bridge, a critical link to the Port of Baltimore, collapsed on March 26 after it was hit by a giant cargo ship. Wreckage has been blocking a vital shipping lane into the port ever since. The temporary channel was announced late Sunday by the state and federal agencies leading the response to the disaster. “This will mark an important first step along the road to reopening the port of Baltimore,” Capt. “By opening this alternate route, we will support the flow of marine traffic into Baltimore.”

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Capt, David O’Connell, ” Organizations: Port, Coast Locations: Baltimore, Port of Baltimore, Coast Guard’s Maryland

☆ How the Coast Guard is carefully letting ships back into Baltimore port for bridge cleanup
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Debris is cleared from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge as efforts begin to reopen the Port of Baltimore on March 31, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesCoast Guard officials tell CNBC the secondary channel that is being created in the southwest channel of the Port of Baltimore will only welcome commercial vessels that are cleared by the Coast Guard in the removal of debris. "The vessels will be decided on a case-by-case basis," said Carmen Caver, Coast Guard spokesperson. The draft for the select commercial work vessels that will be permitted by the Coast Guard to help in the removal of Key Bridge debris is 10 feet. Based on a review of AIS data from MarineTraffic, there have been almost 1,000 containership arrivals at Baltimore port since January 2022, with an average TEU (container capacity) of 7,039, according to Nikos Pothitakis, Kpler spokesman.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Tasos Katopodis, Carmen Caver, Dali, Nikos Pothitakis, Aaron Roth, Roth Organizations: Getty, Coast Guard, CNBC, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maersk, Dali, Chertoff Group Locations: Port of Baltimore, Baltimore , Maryland, Port, Baltimore, MarineTraffic, East, Dali

☆ Railroad CSX adding new freight route on Tuesday to avoid Port of Baltimore after bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Baltimore-bound rail freight which was diverted to the Port of New York and New Jersey will use this new CSX service, the freight railroad tells CNBC. Freight destined for the Port of Baltimore as exports will also use this new service to get to the Port of New York. The amount of freight being moved on the new line is not being disclosed for now, a CSX spokeswoman said. The railroad explained in an email to CNBC that strategic partnerships with steamship lines allow it to transport freight between New York and Baltimore, using its established international sales network. "While the timeline for resuming freight operations at the Port of Baltimore remains uncertain, we are in constant communication with our customers, providing timely updates on the status of their shipments.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Dali, Aaron Roth Organizations: CSX, CNBC, Freight, Port, MSC, Baltimore, Coast Guard, Chertoff Group Locations: Baltimore, New York, Port of Baltimore, of New York, New Jersey

☆ Opinion: Trump videos send wildly different messages
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. In a video promoting the Bible, Trump said, “Religion and Christianity are the biggest things missing from this country. … we need to bring them back.”On Good Friday, Trump posted a very different kind of video. It showed an image of President Joe Biden lying sideways and tied up in the bed of a pickup truck. “Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign can’t win, but it could swing the presidency to former President Donald Trump,” Begala wrote.

Persons: Matthew Arnold, Homer, King James, Donald Trump, ”, Lee Greenwood’s, AJ Willingham, Trump, Joe Biden, Drew Sheneman, MAGA, Biden, Fareed Zakaria, ” Zakaria, Candida Moss, he’ll, he’s, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Julian Zelizer, ” “, …, ” Clay, “, Obama, “ Obama, CNN Trump, —, Attorney Alvin Bragg, “ Trump, Stormy Daniels, ” Norman Eisen, Andrew Warren, James Antle III, stoked, Letitia James, Dali, Francis Scott Key, Tasos Katopodis, Richard Timme, ” Timme, Salvatore R, Mercogliano, ’, Jalal Baig, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Baig, Paul Hockenos, “ It’s, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Nicole Shanahan, Eric Risberg, Paul Begala, Ross Perot, George H, Bush, “ Robert F, can’t, ” Begala, ” Shanahan “, Sergey Brin, Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, Ro Khanna, Lee Drutman, Mark Osler, Jill Filipovic, Lisa Murkowski, Obeidallah, Johnson Ronna, Ronna McDaniel, Justin Sullivan, McDaniel, ” McDaniel, David Zurawik, Jack Ohman, Walt Handelsman, Tim Hubbard, Dennis Muilenburg —, Max, David Calhoun, ‘, ” Hubbard, Annelle, ” Sheline, ” Don’t, Frida Ghitis, Putin, Howard Fischer, Keith O’Brien, Pete Rose, Nick Anderson, Agency Sara Stewart, Mary Ziegler, Patrick T, Brown, shouldn’t, Emma Firth, Carter ’ Parkwood, Roxanne Jones, Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé, ” Jones Organizations: CNN, Oxford University, New, Trump, Nasdaq, NYPD, Hollywood, Biden, Cupp, Obama, Manhattan, Attorney, Democratic, US Coast Guard, Baltimore, Federal Highway Administration, RFK Jr, RFK, Google, The New York Times, Republican National Committee, NBC News, “, Press, NBC, MSNBC, Content Agency Boeing, Notre Dame, Boeing, US State Department, Israel, Tribune, Agency, Sony, AP Locations: Independence, New York City, America, New, Manhattan, Queens, New York, Baltimore, Coast, Suez, Port, China, Argentina, Red, Gaza, Wales, Northern California, California, Israel, Columbia

☆ As crews work to lift first piece of Baltimore bridge debris, officials eye a temporary channel around the collapse site
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Crews are working to remove the first portion of Baltimore bridge wreckage – the starting point in a complicated, extensive cleanup process that could help open up a temporary channel to get more vessels into the water around the collapse site, officials said. In the meantime, conditions in the water make it unsafe for divers as pieces of the bridge remain submerged in the water. The port “handles more cars and more farm equipment more than any other port inside this country,” the governor said. Plus, “at least 8,000 workers on the docks have jobs that have been directly affected” by the collapse. In order to reopen the port, the Coast Guard says it will first clear debris from the deep draft channel, remove the ship, then clear debris from the bridge across the waterway.

Persons: CNN — Crews, Wes Moore, It’s, Francis Scott Key, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Moore, ” Moore, Shannon Gilreath, you’ve, ”, it’s, ” Gilreath, Al Drago, Roland L, Butler, Mark Martin, ” Martin, Martin, “ Organizations: CNN, ”, ” Maryland Gov, Authorities, Baltimore Mayor, US Coast Guard, Coast Guard, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Bloomberg, Getty, SalvOcean Locations: Baltimore, ” Maryland, Maryland, Port of Baltimore, “, Patapsco, Baltimore Harbor

☆ 22 Indian crew members stranded on the ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge could be on board for weeks, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe crew of the container ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge five days ago are still trapped on board the stricken vessel, a report says. The crew, all Indian nationals, are likely continuing to work to maintain the ship as they remain stranded, the Times said. The container ship Dali collided with a key bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday. Those onshore have devised inventive ways to contact the crew members who do not have consistent internet access on board. AdvertisementThe crew members seem to be faring well, given the circumstances.

Persons: —, Dali, Francis Scott Key, Michael A, McCoy, Wes Moore, Chris James, James, Joshua Messick, Andrew Middleton, I've, Grace Ocean Organizations: Service, Business, The New York Times, Times, Washington Post, Getty, Synergy, National Transportation Safety Board, Coast Guard, Baltimore International, Maersk Locations: Baltimore, Patapsco, Singapore, Danish, Colombo, Sri Lanka

☆ Beijing Deplores Taiwan’s Next President, but Welcomes an Old One
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Chris Buckley | Amy Chang Chien | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As tensions fester between China and Taiwan, one elder politician from the island democracy is getting an effusive welcome on the mainland: Ma Ying-jeou, a former president. Mr. Ma’s 11-day trip across China, which was set to begin on Monday, comes at a fraught time. Beijing and Taipei have been in dispute over two Chinese fishermen who died while trying to flee a Taiwanese coast guard vessel in February, and China has sent its own coast guard ships close to a Taiwanese-controlled island near where the men died. Taiwanese officials expect China to intensify its military intimidation once the island’s next president, Lai Ching-te, takes office on May 20. His Democratic Progressive Party rejects Beijing’s claim that Taiwan is part of China, and Chinese officials particularly dislike Mr. Lai, often citing his 2017 description of himself as a “pragmatic worker for Taiwan’s independence.”On the other hand, China’s warm treatment of Mr. Ma, 73, Taiwan’s president from 2008 to 2016, seems a way to emphasize that Beijing will keep an open door for politicians who favor closer ties and accept its conditions for talks.

Persons: Ma Ying, Ma’s, Lai Ching, Lai, ”, Ma Organizations: Democratic Progressive Party Locations: China, Taiwan, Beijing, Taipei, Taiwanese

☆ Baltimore engineers begin clearing bridge wreckage to reopen channel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Engineers in Maryland on Saturday began lifting a piece of Francis Scott Key Bridge out of the waterway in Baltimore, the first step in a long process to reopen the city's shipping port. "I cannot stress enough how important today and the first movement of this bridge and the wreckage is," said Gov. To execute the first lift of the bridge on Saturday, engineers cut a piece of the bridge to make it manageable for their crane. "Our economy depends on the Port of Baltimore and the Port of Baltimore depends on vessel traffic."

Persons: Dali, Francis Scott Key, Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Joe Biden, we've, Shannon Gilreath, Moore Organizations: Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore , Maryland . Engineers, U.S . Coast Guard, Baltimore Mayor, Government, Coast Guard, Port Locations: Baltimore , Maryland, Maryland, Baltimore, Port of Baltimore, U.S

☆ Reopening the Port of Baltimore could take weeks as colossal wreckage cleanup gets underway, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Aditi Sangal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —It could take weeks for the Port of Baltimore to reopen as an arduous cleanup process to clear the massive wreckage from this week’s catastrophic bridge collapse begins, leaving commuters and workers in limbo and supply chains in disarray, officials said. More than 1,000 engineers in Baltimore and across the country are studying the wreckage piece-by-piece to figure out the best plan to remove it. To help with this massive task, more heavy equipment is expected at the scene in the coming weeks. The port is the largest in the US for cars and light trucks, handling a record 850,000 vehicles last year, Moore said. “Our economy depends on the Port of Baltimore and the Port of Baltimore depends on vessel traffic,” Moore said Friday.

Persons: –, Francis Scott Key, Crews, “, ”, Scott Spellmon, Spellmon, Wes Moore, ” Moore, Moore, that’s, Mark Schiefelbein, Gustavo Torres, …, ” Torres, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, Miguel Luna, Suazo Sandoval, Carlos Hernández, Hernández, Jazmin Alvarez, Lucia Zambrano, ” Zambrano, – Jose Mynor Lopez –, Isabel Franco, Lilly Ordonez, Franco Organizations: CNN, Port, US Army Corps of Engineers, Coast Guard, Maryland Gov, Workers, Authorities, CASA, AP CASA, Univision, Univision she’s Locations: Port of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, America, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Dundalk , Maryland

Hold all traffic on the Key Bridge," the officer said. Police block off an entrance to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 29, 2024. "When they made that call, the bridge attendants did a remarkable job of stopping flow of traffic on each end. And that's what truly saved lives. Rescuers pulled two people — and two bodies — from the frigid river after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed.

Persons: —, Baltimore's Francis Scott Key, Francis Scott Key, Scott Olson, Kevin Battle, Eric Dawicki, Dawicki, Andy Middleton, Middleton, James Staples, Kevin Dietsch, Philip Schifflin, Michael Campbell, it's, Dali, I've, Campbell Organizations: Police, Service, Baltimore Port Authority police, Rescue, Northeast Maritime Institute, Walmart, Maritime, Port Authority of, Rescuers, Center, Mariner, Seaman's Church Institute, The Telegraph, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, BI Locations: Baltimore, Singapore, that's, Baltimore , Maryland, Patapsco, Portland Harbor, Maine, Port Authority of Singapore, Europe

☆ Crews at Site of Bridge Collapse Work on Removing First Piece of Debris
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Edgar Sandoval | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Crews in Baltimore on Saturday were working on pulling the first piece of wreckage out of the water after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a tangible sign of progress in the daunting effort to reopen the busy waterway. Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath of the U.S. Coast Guard said at a news conference that his crew was aiming to lift the first segment of the bridge “just north of that deep draft shipping channel.” He added, “Much like when you run a marathon, you’ve got to take the first few steps.”The bridge was a critical transportation link to one of the largest ports in the United States, and the collapse is costing the region and the country millions of dollars the longer it is out of operation. More than 8,000 workers on the docks have been directly affected, Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland said. Mr. Moore said cutting up and removing the north sections of the bridge “will eventually allow us to open up a temporary restricted channel that will help us to get more vessels in the water around the site of the collapse.”

Persons: Crews, Francis Scott Key, Shannon Gilreath, you’ve, Wes Moore, Moore Organizations: U.S . Coast Guard, Gov Locations: Baltimore, United States, Maryland

☆ Captain of Holland America ship wept said cruise passengers when he announced 2 crew members died on board in an 'accidental steam release'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Holland America said that two crew members died on board due to an accidental steam release. The ship's captain "broke down crying" and held a moment of silence for the deceased crew members. AdvertisementCruise company Holland America has said that two unnamed crew members died on board due to "an accidental steam release in an engineering space." She said that the captain "broke down crying" and held a moment of silence for the deceased crew members. Holland America said: "All of us at Holland America Line are deeply saddened by this event.

Persons: Holland, —, Laine Doss, We've Organizations: Service, Cruise, Holland America, Business, Nieuw Amsterdam, America, Bahamas Maritime Authority, Dutch Safety, US Coast Guard, Holland, NBC News Locations: Nieuw Amsterdam, The Bahamas, Bahamas, Holland

☆ A Close-Up View of the Baltimore Bridge Collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Eduardo Medina | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Maroon containers larger than a car sat twisted and crushed. Massive beams of steel warped into crooked arches. Pillars of jagged concrete poked out from the water — a tomb of wreckage that dimly reflected on the gray-toned river. From roughly 100 yards away, deep into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, the site of one of the worst bridge collapses in the country’s history is a haunting scene. As the 45-foot-long Coast Guard vessel neared the scene of the disaster, a service member who had made several trips to the site braced passengers for the view to come.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Dali Organizations: U.S . Coast Guard, New York Times, Guard Locations: Patapsco, Baltimore, U.S

The Chesapeake 1000 – the largest crane on the East Coast – is needed in the Patapsco River where a 984-foot cargo vessel slammed into the bridge Tuesday. Live updates: The latest on the Baltimore bridge collapseIn addition to the crane, three heavy lift vessels are expected to start arriving Friday, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNN. This appraisal is critical in determining how small to cut the bridge pieces so cranes can lift them, he said. In addition to the human toll, the destruction of the Key Bridge and closure of the Port of Baltimore could lead to widespread economic fallout. In this NTSB handout, an investigator examines the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the cargo vessel Dali on March 27 in Baltimore.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Pete Buttigieg, Wes Moore, Julia Nikhinson, ” Moore, Shannon Gilreath, Moore, Maryland Sen, Chris Van Hollen, Buttigieg, “, Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, Marcel Muise, Dali, Peter Knudson, CNN’s Justin Lear, Andy Rose, Sarah Dewberry, Chris Isidore, David Goldman, Greg Wallace, Elise Hammond, Tori B, Powell, Sania Farooqui, Chris Boyette Organizations: CNN, Maryland Gov, Authorities, US Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety, Army Corps, Maryland Department of Labor, National Transportation, NTSB, India’s Ministry, External Affairs Locations: Patapsco, Baltimore, Maryland, Port, Port of Baltimore, America, New York, New Jersey, Vedika Sud

☆ Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse reverberates around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

StreamTimeLive StreamTimeLive StreamTimeLiveAround the same time, numerous audible alarms were recorded on the ship’s bridge audio. The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge. “Once you get here, I’ll go grab the workers on the Key Bridge and then stop the outer loop,” an officer said. When the Key Bridge was built decades ago, container ships were a fraction of the size and weight they are today. Miguel Luna, a native of El Salvador, was also working on the Key Bridge.

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☆ Biden Will Visit Baltimore Next Week After Bridge Collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Zach Montague | More About Zach Montague | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden said on Friday that he would travel to Baltimore next week as officials race to manage the fallout from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Wes Moore of Maryland, a close political ally, as he visits the city a week after a cargo ship struck a pylon early Tuesday, plunging the bridge into the water below. The bodies of two construction workers who were fixing potholes on the bridge have been recovered, and four others are presumed dead. The disaster has paralyzed shipping in and out of the Port of Baltimore. On Thursday, the administration announced it would provide $60 million in “quick release” emergency relief that it described as “a down payment toward initial costs.” Mr. Biden has said the federal government would “pay the entire cost of reconstructing” the bridge.

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