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Baltimore officials open second channel around wreckage – but it doesn’t mean port is back on track

Source: U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon/Handout via REUTERS

Authorities trying to bring the Port of Baltimore back to a fully operational state have opened two temporary channels around the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge but are still unable to support commercial traffic.

The collapsed on 26 March after it was struck by a cargo ship similar in size to the Eiffel

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