The cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has left the town’s port nearly three months after crashing.
The 948ft (289m) Dali was aided by 4 tugboats on Monday morning because it travelled to Norfolk in Virginia. The journey is anticipated to take 16-20 hours.
Six restore staff had been killed on the bridge when the ship crashed on 26 March. The Port of Baltimore transport channel was not absolutely re-opened till June, following the elimination of fifty,000 tones of wreckage and the relocation of the Dali to port.
The crew of 21, who’re largely Indian, had been caught on the ship because it languished within the channel. A few of that quantity are as a consequence of return house subsequent week.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board stated final month that the Dali misplaced energy a number of instances earlier than it hit the bridge.
US Coast Guard and the FBI are investigating the crash.
Officers anticipate the bridge might be rebuilt by 2028 at a price of round $1.9bn (£1.5bn).
