The container ship that crashed in March into a Baltimore bridge, killing six construction workers, arrived Tuesday in Hampton Roads.
The 984-foot Dali crossed the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and entered Norfolk waters around 5 a.m. The ship was escorted by the U.S. Coast Guard as it entered the Elizabeth River — the Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish, an 87-foot patrol boat, provided a 500-yard safety zone around the Dali, according to a Coast Guard news release. Coast Guard watchstanders also monitored the ship’s progress.
The ship is currently at Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, where crews are unloading containers to reduce draft, according to the Coast Guard. It will then head to Norfolk International Terminals in Norfolk for more repairs and salvage.
The Coast Guard said the cargo ship is sailing under a 22-person crew and six salvage experts from Resolve Marine.
The Dali departed from Baltimore just before 8:30 a.m. Monday.
The Dali had been in Baltimore since it lost power in the early hours of March 26, colliding with the Francis Scott Key Bridge and collapsing the structure into the Patapsco River. Debris from the disaster blocked Baltimore’s shipping channel for more than two months.