The enormous Dali container ship has been stuck in Baltimore since it hit and destroyed the Francis Scott Key bridge way back in March. The ship lost power and careered into one of the supports for the bridge,

Salvage crews have been preparing explosive charges that will be used in a controlled demolition of the section of the Key Bridge that landed atop the Dali container ship, officials said Thursday, which will allow the vessel to eventually return to the Port of Baltimore.

Authorities hope to unblock the port of Baltimore's shipping channel by the end of May, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The economically vital channel in Maryland's Patapsco river has been largely closed since the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge on 26 March.