“ It’s not going to take hours, ” he said.... The facility’s port, which sits on the Chesapeake Bay side of the collapsed bridge, is fully operational.... There were no immediate reports of injuries, according to media reports, and officials would be conducting inspections of the bridge. Five days after the tragedy in Maryland, the jobs of some 15, 000 people whose work revolves around daily port operation are on hold....

The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge rests in the Patapsco River, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Baltimore.... Salvage teams used an exothermic cutting torch to systematically separate sections of the steel bridge, which will be taken to a disposal site.... Salvage teams used an exothermic cutting torch to systematically separate sections of the steel bridge, which will be taken to a disposal site....