Daily Archives: April 2, 2024

President Joe Biden is expected to ask Congress for supplemental funding perhaps of a billion dollars or more to replace the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge before he comes to Baltimore on Friday. For the time being, federal and state agencies are looking to get the port back in operation, ASAP. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joined The T.J. Smith Show on Tuesday and discussed the current recovery efforts given the fact that overnight and into the dawn, a severe thunderstorm hit Baltimore with heavy rain expected on and off into Wednesday.

“The lightning…that really does hinder some of the salvage operations that can take place. It can hinder the mobility of the cranes that we have,” Moore said.

This Tuesday marks an official one week since the Key Bridge collapsed.

Moore highlighted how crews worked quickly to remove enough steel to create a shallow channel for some smaller craft to help with the effort.

“We have been working, really, around the clock speaking with these CEOs, speaking with these businesses; and letting them know that even if there is any form of temporary disruption, this is temporary,” Moore said. “We want to be able to keep them in the Port of Baltimore.”

Moore also reacted to the Singapore-flagged ship’s owner and operating companies looking to limit their liabilities for the destruction of the bridge and loss of six lives under an 1850s maritime law:

“We expected them to try to push toward the limitation of their liability,” Moore said.” There is an active investigation that’s going on at NTSB. And if people need to be accountable for this disaster, they will be held accountable.”