Maryland Governor Wes Moore stated conditions are "unsafe" for rescue divers during a press conference Saturday after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. (WUZ)
Moore also said the Army Corps and their partners would move forward with crane operations Saturday and north sections of the bridge would be cut up and removed, calling it "a remarkably complicated process."
"This 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," Moore said.
Moore also thanked responding agencies as well as the Biden-Harris Administration following the collapse.
Emergency boats work near the collapsed section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, after the Dali cargo vessel crashed into it, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 27, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
The vessel was carrying more than 4,000 metal shipping containers, 56 of them with hazardous materials inside. Thirteen of those were destroyed, officials said. Booms were placed to control the spread of any oil that seeped into the water, and state environmental officials were also sampling the water Thursday.
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Fox News' Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
Haley Chi-Sing is a Freelance Writer for Fox News Digital. You can reach her at @haleychising on X.
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