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  • The first vessel sails through the fourth, deeper limited access channel at the Key Bridge response site. Follow live updates on 11 News, the WBAL-TV app and WBALTV.com

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  • @user-eu9lo9xs2i
    @user-eu9lo9xs2i Місяць тому +34

    As an old sea dog I can imagine how happy and grateful the crew were when selected to be the first out. Good job to all that made this happen.

  • @bhuld0115
    @bhuld0115 Місяць тому +54

    Congrats and thank you to all the individuals and agencies that made this happen. Great job!!

  • @pumpupjam9648
    @pumpupjam9648 Місяць тому +41

    Excellent! 35 ft deep better than nothing! They can go through that channel! Super job the crews working day n night to get this fixed! Shout out for all involved at Port of Baltimore!!!

  • @cornelapostolescu661
    @cornelapostolescu661 Місяць тому +22

    I'm impressed for the first small vessel sail with great assistance and help of 2 TUGS !

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому +3

      Yea, 2 tugs for a bulk cargo ship that's *1/17th* the gross tonnage of the MV Dali.

    • @JLange642
      @JLange642 Місяць тому +4

      The regulations for this new temporary channel REQUIRES 2 tugs, one fore and one aft, for ALL vessels passing through it.

  • @stevesmith6236
    @stevesmith6236 Місяць тому +34

    I'm always impressed by the way such "small" boats (tugs) can easily move MUCH larger ships, barges, etc. Tugs are awesome!

    • @sbrunner69
      @sbrunner69 Місяць тому +3

      That ship is moving under its own power. The tugs are just hanging on each end in case they are needed.

    • @stevesmith6236
      @stevesmith6236 Місяць тому

      @@sbrunner69 Ok . I looked at the stern of the ship to see evidence of prop rotation and couldn't see any.

    • @nboddie1036
      @nboddie1036 Місяць тому +1

      @@stevesmith6236 8:24 you can see evidence of the prop tuning. It's a slow speed exit...

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      You can see slack in the tug lines. Tugs have to hope they can react fast enough to save the ship from hitting a pier in that short distance.

    • @mrcoz1764
      @mrcoz1764 Місяць тому +1

      @@stevesmith6236 If you watch the video carefully,,,you can see heat and smoke out the stacks

  • @pibbles-a-plenty1105
    @pibbles-a-plenty1105 Місяць тому +3

    You will notice the line from the tug to the bow of the ship is not taught. The tug is not pulling the ship through the channel. The tub will only move to steer the ship if it strays from the center of the channel. It's a precaution to prevent the possibility of a collision.

  • @truesouthdesigns4304
    @truesouthdesigns4304 Місяць тому +4

    That is great news. I hope that from now on, all large vessels that can damage a bridge will be required to have tug boats lead them under bridges.

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      Tugs may not have been able to prevent the Dali impact and won't eliminate the risk.

    • @bobf1174
      @bobf1174 Місяць тому +1

      And in the daytime. No more nighttime departures

  • @jenniferlpga
    @jenniferlpga Місяць тому +18

    This is such a great country.

    • @marks6385
      @marks6385 Місяць тому

      It used to be before Democrats ruined it.

  • @VedaSay
    @VedaSay Місяць тому +34

    Excellent effort by all at the site ensure the economy keeps rolling.

  • @velchuck
    @velchuck Місяць тому +5

    That’s great. Tugs at both ends. They weren’t taking any chances!

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому +1

      Not comparable to the Dali incident. And 2 tugs are the USCG requirement for the temporary Limited Access Channel.

  • @johncamp2567
    @johncamp2567 Місяць тому +15

    Wonderful sight!! Congratulations to all!

  • @clementmascarenhas673
    @clementmascarenhas673 Місяць тому +8

    Congratulations to all the workers n team out there to get the port open for business..

  • @maureenball6733
    @maureenball6733 Місяць тому +3

    All this reminds me how skilled are the crews of tugs. So many variants they must deal with.

  • @gobbletegook
    @gobbletegook Місяць тому +4

    It always makes you think that what we once took for granted can be gone in a minute. I never really thought of the commerce that such a disaster can change...much more than just a road detour when a bridge is out and you have to drive further.

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      Then again, the I-895 tunnel (under the same river) is only 3 1/2 miles north of the Key Bridge.

  • @CAPTJohn47
    @CAPTJohn47 Місяць тому +8

    If you ever wondered just how huge the Dali was, by comparison the Balsa 94 (at least 600 feet long with her tugs) looks like a bathtub toy. Balsa 94 completely disappeared for around two minutes as she passed behind Dali 😲

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому +2

      Balsa 94 is 1/3rd the length and 1/17th the gross tonnage of the Dali.

    • @mrcoz1764
      @mrcoz1764 Місяць тому

      I guess so,,,the dali is right in the fore ground of the video,,,the balsa is probably 100 yds behind her

  • @Noone-jn3jp
    @Noone-jn3jp Місяць тому +29

    LFG!!!
    Great job to all the people working hard

  • @kevinknight6302
    @kevinknight6302 Місяць тому +10

    Wow. And a week ahead of schedule

  • @charlestosi5199
    @charlestosi5199 Місяць тому +1

    Bravo to all of the hands who made this happen.

  • @jeffreysearle2996
    @jeffreysearle2996 Місяць тому +9

    What a great accomplishment

  • @williamkirkland7002
    @williamkirkland7002 Місяць тому +2

    Well done good and faithful servants; well Done. ✝🛐✝

  • @gwenr.8558
    @gwenr.8558 Місяць тому +1

    Happy to see this progress.

  • @kimberlyjohnson6352
    @kimberlyjohnson6352 Місяць тому

    That is a beautiful. Thank you to all involved. Let’s not lose track of our fall workers. Let’s all keeping praying for them to come hone to their families. Xoxo.

  • @curiouscat3384
    @curiouscat3384 Місяць тому +3

    Bravo all the hard working people who made this happen!

  • @brianvittachi6869
    @brianvittachi6869 Місяць тому

    The opening of this channel was relatively quick considering the scale and complexity of the operation to remove the broken pieces of the bridge. Well done all those involved.

  • @patrickwentz8413
    @patrickwentz8413 Місяць тому +3

    Good luck on your voyage to Canada, and god bless Balsa 94!

  • @garydillon3960
    @garydillon3960 Місяць тому +1

    Thoughts and Prayers are with you all.

  • @capt.kenbaker5452
    @capt.kenbaker5452 Місяць тому +3

    They finally got smart and had tugs drive the ships through the bridge area !!! Should have been the policy to begin with !!!!!

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      The ship was under power. The tug lines had slack in them. It's a temporary USCG requirement for 2 escort tugs in the temporary channel.

  • @RobRose-th3ib
    @RobRose-th3ib Місяць тому +8

    Nicely Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Now, for the update on the rebuilding of the Key Bridge ❤

    • @Islamisthecultofsin
      @Islamisthecultofsin Місяць тому

      Eventually they will form a committee to appoint a committee that will look at bridge proposals.

    • @jeffreymiller6847
      @jeffreymiller6847 Місяць тому +1

      cant rebuilt till the old bridge is cleared and demolished your looking at 5 years at least.

  • @DavidTablet-nt8qy
    @DavidTablet-nt8qy Місяць тому +4

    Great job to all who worked on this job.and god bless lost soul's and thank you very much.

  • @Sampson2833
    @Sampson2833 Місяць тому +5

    I no longer live in Balmer, regardless this is AMAZING to see!

  • @user-yl7qt4jm2d
    @user-yl7qt4jm2d Місяць тому +1

    The weather is better here now looks calm out there top

  • @bobdickerson3434
    @bobdickerson3434 Місяць тому +4

    This ship was one of many stuck at the port when the bridge fell.

  • @lesbendo6363
    @lesbendo6363 Місяць тому +2

    First of many! Gooe work gentleman! 🇨🇦

  • @alexpocs8649
    @alexpocs8649 Місяць тому +1

    American initivity, great job, one and all!!!!

  • @Raiders33
    @Raiders33 Місяць тому +7

    Nice to see that WBAL is giving high school videographers a chance to show their skills.

    • @anthonypaul9693
      @anthonypaul9693 Місяць тому +1

      😂😂

    • @RandomDudeOne
      @RandomDudeOne Місяць тому

      It's actually quite well shot. It is unedited footage, the jerky camera movements are cut out in the edited version.

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому +1

      @@RandomDudeOne Well, I was trying to get the name on the McAllister tug at the bow through the entire video, and the only clear frame I could read it at was 10:31. Just sayin...

  • @saeidmalekzadeh671
    @saeidmalekzadeh671 Місяць тому +4

    what a great job 👏 👏👏

  • @reneeparker7475
    @reneeparker7475 Місяць тому +2

    WTG to the salvage team and Baltimore!

  • @marcmayou1422
    @marcmayou1422 Місяць тому +4

    yea nice to see this progress

  • @debbiebermudez5890
    @debbiebermudez5890 Місяць тому +5

    Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍. Good morning ! Outstanding 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @davebloggs
    @davebloggs Місяць тому

    nice to see things moving again great job by all involved.

  • @ginan.y.6373
    @ginan.y.6373 Місяць тому +2

    Good 2 see it opening, 👌

  • @chuckyc6912
    @chuckyc6912 Місяць тому +1

    Nice to see things on the move

  • @magpie9223
    @magpie9223 Місяць тому +2

    Wonderful to see Yay!

  • @mellissadalby1402
    @mellissadalby1402 Місяць тому

    Wow, the leading Tug is pulling backwards. I bet it is harder to pilot the tug going backwards because you don't have the quick water from your "wheels" washing across your rudder, so you probably need to use your two engines (you had better have two in this situation) for directional control in reverse.
    MUCH SKILL in action there!
    Excellent job there Captains!

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      The April Moran McAllister tug is a Z drive.

  • @daverobinson6110
    @daverobinson6110 Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for no audio commentary! The vdeo says it all...

  • @yarnycat_crochet
    @yarnycat_crochet Місяць тому +4

    Woooo hooo 🥳 🥳 🎉🎉

  • @robertoruiz7069
    @robertoruiz7069 Місяць тому +1

    The healing has begun.Thank's to the workers and coordinators for doing a job that seemed near impossible at first.WE{the USA}when pushed can work together for the betterment of our NATION.Now if we can only get the dems to get along with the reps,to keep our nation safe and prospering instead of the coarse we are now on,we''ll have something great AGAIN.

  • @user-cc8cd5lu3w
    @user-cc8cd5lu3w Місяць тому +3

    Good news!!!

  • @jeffdragna316
    @jeffdragna316 Місяць тому

    Amazing how they build these huge ships

  • @clydecessna737
    @clydecessna737 Місяць тому +3

    Hooray!

  • @kens32052
    @kens32052 Місяць тому +3

    Looks like they are using an empty ship first to see how it goes.

  • @billbrown7583
    @billbrown7583 Місяць тому +2

    Great news

  • @stevesmith6236
    @stevesmith6236 Місяць тому +2

    Very pleasing to see that! Couple things, 1) why is the tug in reverse while pulling the ship? 2) obviously the towed ship is empty sitting so high in the water 3) when fully loaded sure hope there is sufficient distance under the keel for it to leave the harbor!

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому +5

      1) Because the April McAllister towing tug's Z Drive rudderpropellers are at the stern of the vessel, which turn the tug most effectively that way. IF the Balsa 94 would've lost power / steerage, the April McAllister would've brought her line taut and tried to correct the error by pulling to the opposing side before the ship hit anything.

    • @CAPTJohn47
      @CAPTJohn47 Місяць тому

      It's leaving.

    • @golfnut2965
      @golfnut2965 Місяць тому +2

      Usually, ships ride about at that level, irregardless of cargo capacity. When going to sea, they take on sea water to "sink" the ship to make it more sea worthy. Before entering the Chesapeake Bay, they are required by law to dump all ballast to prevent unwanted species invading the Chesapeake.

  • @dannyperrino5308
    @dannyperrino5308 Місяць тому +1

    Looks like the ship was heading out of the harbor. Been stuck there for over a month.

  • @williamkirkland7002
    @williamkirkland7002 Місяць тому

    Tugs should always be used to guide any ship between the bridge uprights. This should be mandatory for such a vital shipping lane....also build two separate bridge spans for to keep vehicle traffic moving.

  • @KeithRowley
    @KeithRowley Місяць тому +1

    Only appropriate that the first big ship to pass thru BALtimore's new channel is the BALsa, with coverage by WBAL.

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      And flagged in Panama, and managed out of Japan...

    • @daverobinson6110
      @daverobinson6110 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@Raiders33that's a lot of pan😂

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      @@daverobinson6110 PAN! PAN!... err, umm, Sécurité! Sécurité! Sécurité! in this case. 🚢😁

  • @tammycarr3777
    @tammycarr3777 Місяць тому

    I love tugboats. I don’t know why I just do.

  • @LovinLnCottage
    @LovinLnCottage Місяць тому +2

    America strong! It’s amazing how fast things get done when Democrats are in leadership positions.

    • @philipjones9458
      @philipjones9458 Місяць тому

      Ha ha very drone.

    • @JeffJohnson-1982
      @JeffJohnson-1982 Місяць тому

      👍👍👍👍

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      Last time they were in charge, MarylanDems doled out at least $85 million dollars in fraud. Yea, "amazing." 🙄

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      @@philipjones9458 Or Trone.

  • @tkyap2524
    @tkyap2524 Місяць тому

    👋👍- keep it up.

  • @brianpmessier4977
    @brianpmessier4977 Місяць тому +2

    TWO tugs AND a pilot boat.... If only that had been in place BEFORE this happened

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому +1

      Can't compare it to the Dali incident. Too many ATD tug "IF's" had to happen to save the Dali. This Balsa 94 bulk cargo ship is only 1/3rd the length of the Dali and *1/17th* the gross tonnage.

    • @brianpmessier4977
      @brianpmessier4977 Місяць тому +1

      @@Raiders33 good point. and has 2 tugs, so the Dali would have needed at least 4, BUT..... we now know none was a bad plan lol

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому +1

      @@brianpmessier4977 From reading tug analysis, even 4 ATD tugs with correctly equipped and trained crews may not have been able to react and save the Dali from impact at that exact time, at that exact location, with those exact conditions, in 4 minutes and 12 seconds with that yaw rate of 5° per minute.

    • @brianpmessier4977
      @brianpmessier4977 Місяць тому

      @@Raiders33 Im no expert but I cling to the belief that had there been at least 2 alongside at the time, they might have at least been able to avoid it getting outside the channel so much and striking the way it did. Its all water under the bridge now, pun intended, but I am 1000% sure there will be changes made in procedures after this.

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      @brianpmessier4977 A *FEW* tug captains have written they could have helped steer, not stop, the Dali. BUT, they'd definitely need to be an Indirect ATD tug attached to the stern, not along side, with a trained crew on the method and ruggedized tug equipment. I would not be surprised if the Port does NOT require escort tugs in the future.

  • @bostoncangrejo
    @bostoncangrejo Місяць тому

    Notice that it is an empty vessel resulting in a reduced draft. It unloaded it's cargo in port and has been dying to break free.

  • @harrykeel8557
    @harrykeel8557 Місяць тому +1

    Never underestimate the will of the American people.

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      Or a blank state and federal government check.

    • @daverobinson6110
      @daverobinson6110 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@Raiders33they will see to it that lloyds of London pays up

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      @@daverobinson6110 Dali's insurance company is Britannia P&I in Luxembourg. 😉😁

  • @mrcoz1764
    @mrcoz1764 Місяць тому +4

    Whats with the bite mark on the front of the ship ??

    • @pelican19
      @pelican19 Місяць тому

      I'd like to know that too.

    • @hastuart9639
      @hastuart9639 Місяць тому

      Bulbous bows come in all,shapes and sizes

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому +1

      @@hastuart9639 I kept looking for a "Flying Tiger" insignia or something.

  • @petrolpete100
    @petrolpete100 Місяць тому +1

    The ship leaving is empty?

  • @chrismaik8681
    @chrismaik8681 Місяць тому +1

    Do the balsa nova.

  • @1947maco
    @1947maco Місяць тому

    They probably picked this ship as first because it is empty....Look how high she sits out of the water ?? Good to see though !!

  • @matelanmungal9807
    @matelanmungal9807 Місяць тому +4

    That ship real empty

  • @gregnewton2377
    @gregnewton2377 Місяць тому +1

    This vessel is "High and Dry" meaning no cargo, no real draft.

  • @valeriegoode9762
    @valeriegoode9762 Місяць тому

    Wonderful.

  • @rat8356
    @rat8356 Місяць тому +3

    the upkeep on the Balsa 94 sure looks top notch

    • @mrcoz1764
      @mrcoz1764 Місяць тому

      Loved that paintjob,,and the front end work

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      It's only 4 years old, built in 2019.

  • @ginan.y.6373
    @ginan.y.6373 Місяць тому +1

    Only in America 🇺🇸

  • @user-gs6fq1jq8y
    @user-gs6fq1jq8y Місяць тому

    After they get the bridge up running again ... They can always do it again...

  • @darlenewillbrandt1628
    @darlenewillbrandt1628 Місяць тому

    👏 amazing

  • @davidloomis5281
    @davidloomis5281 Місяць тому +1

    Where’s the captains salute? 🎉

  • @GBFANMD
    @GBFANMD Місяць тому +2

    Why are there no updates on the unrecovered workers? The ship is traveling right on top of them...

    • @saiboogu
      @saiboogu Місяць тому +1

      ... Because they're not yet recovered? What are you expecting different

    • @BillO964
      @BillO964 Місяць тому +2

      Think crabs...those folks are gone.
      Besides that, they are dead and do not care what is passing above them do they? You cannot keep the port closed forever because someone died there.

    • @pumpupjam9648
      @pumpupjam9648 Місяць тому +1

      They already found all the bodies. They found the last body missing last week. So all accounted for.

    • @CAPTJohn47
      @CAPTJohn47 Місяць тому +1

      @@pumpupjam9648 I think there's still one unaccounted for. I might have missed an announcement.

    • @mrcoz1764
      @mrcoz1764 Місяць тому

      There`s a lot of crabs in the bay

  • @NN-sj9fg
    @NN-sj9fg Місяць тому +1

    Great - but she is empty.

  • @jeffdragna316
    @jeffdragna316 Місяць тому

    Where were the tugs when the dali hit the bridge

  • @suegeorge8694
    @suegeorge8694 Місяць тому +1

    I'm curious if anyone knows how many knots this new ship was traveling at. Just to have a comparison to how fast the Dali was going when it hit the bridge.

    • @bobf1174
      @bobf1174 Місяць тому

      Dali was going way too fast

    • @suegeorge8694
      @suegeorge8694 Місяць тому

      @@bobf1174 I know it was going too fast. I'm not familiar at all with nautical speeds. That's why I asked about the speed of the new ship. It's just to help me visualize and better understand what happened.

    • @bobf1174
      @bobf1174 27 днів тому +1

      1 knot equals 1.15 mph. Supposedly the Dali was 8-9 knots. If the Titanic wasn’t going so fast in the dark with a arrogant captain, it might of had enough time to turn away 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

    • @suegeorge8694
      @suegeorge8694 27 днів тому

      @@bobf1174 Thanks!

  • @jeffdragna316
    @jeffdragna316 Місяць тому

    Dali still floating with a huge hole in the bow 3 football fields long evergiven ship is 4 football fields long

  • @tommunyon2874
    @tommunyon2874 Місяць тому

    Riding high out of the water.

  • @user-gs7km7fl7n
    @user-gs7km7fl7n Місяць тому +1

    Finally using the tugs all the way out.

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      It's a USCG requirement for this temporary limited access channel.

  • @tobyfreeman7177
    @tobyfreeman7177 Місяць тому

    Now this vessel has two tugs made fast one on the bow and the other on the stern, see how easy it’s achieved

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      Can't compare it to the Dali incident. This Balsa 94 bulk cargo ship is 1/3rd the length of the Dali and *1/17th* the gross tonnage. The 2 tugs are a temporary USCG requirement.

  • @DavidVanHelden1
    @DavidVanHelden1 Місяць тому

    The ship looks empty ... can it go back through loaded ? ...

  • @robertamartinez8241
    @robertamartinez8241 Місяць тому

    Will it disrupt the job to find the other two men stuck in their trucks?!!! With all the moving of water near them.

  • @leovaldez5017
    @leovaldez5017 28 днів тому

    Barko ng Abacast Shipping na mga Balsa!

  • @waltkasak6631
    @waltkasak6631 Місяць тому

    What about the Chesapeake Bay Bridges? Are they vulnerable?

  • @elainedaniels1081
    @elainedaniels1081 Місяць тому

    I see they are using tug boats. Why didn’t they with the Dali?

  • @jeffdragna316
    @jeffdragna316 Місяць тому

    Dali done screwed up 😂

  • @donaldpickford6887
    @donaldpickford6887 Місяць тому

    Have all bodys of construction crews been recovered

  • @reicewarren8873
    @reicewarren8873 Місяць тому

    Lawmakers need to tell company owners to chill and relax before something else goes wrong. People are so thirsty for money and revenue that they are willing to put people's life in constant jeopardy. It makes no sense. Smh.

  • @drummerdaveshouse5848
    @drummerdaveshouse5848 Місяць тому

    So what was loaded on that vessel because you can’t really see anything or was this just an empty vessel to test the channel 1st?

    • @hastuart9639
      @hastuart9639 Місяць тому

      Dali was doing 8 knots, I believe any ships passing through have a maximum speed of 5 knots until well clear.

  • @MikeG42
    @MikeG42 Місяць тому

    Arrrr matey's 😉

  • @williamkirkland7002
    @williamkirkland7002 Місяць тому

    What cargo is on that vessal?

    • @daverobinson6110
      @daverobinson6110 Місяць тому

      Um she's empty, riding high

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      @@daverobinson6110 A full load of dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) vapor. 😉

  • @trama110
    @trama110 Місяць тому +2

    AmericA! F**K Yeah!

  • @jimw1615
    @jimw1615 Місяць тому

    A lot of "red" showing on the hull of that ship. It must be completely empty with owners who just want the ship out of there to resume doing business.

  • @sharonkong1014
    @sharonkong1014 Місяць тому

    👍

  • @pennynickels5216
    @pennynickels5216 Місяць тому

    😊😊😊

  • @leanneturner8139
    @leanneturner8139 Місяць тому

    With a tugboat, I see ...

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому

      That's a temporary USCG requirement.

  • @cameltanker1286
    @cameltanker1286 Місяць тому

    Get the empties out first. Then they can see if the 35 ft draft is actually 35 ft.

  • @matelanmungal9807
    @matelanmungal9807 Місяць тому +1

    Imagine a tug going astern pulling a ship should have been to the Dali coming out port port authority to be blamed for mishap no tug no clearence

    • @Raiders33
      @Raiders33 Місяць тому +1

      A lot of ATD tug "if's" would've had to happen to prevent the Dali from hitting that pier.