Officials in Baltimore plan to open a deeper channel for commercial ships to access the city’s port starting on Thursday.
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The new channel will have a controlling depth of 35 feet , which is a substantial increase over the three other temporary channels established in recent weeks. It puts theslightly ahead of schedule as officials previously said they hoped to open a channel of that depth by the end of April.The cargo ship that took down the Key Bridge lost power and veered off course shortly after leaving the Port of Baltimore headed to Sri Lanka.
The port’s main channel, with a controlling depth of 50 feet , is set to reopen next month. That will essentially restore marine traffic to normal.
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