Shocking NAVY Sonar Images Baltimore Bridge Collapse

This update of the salvage operation of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, MD shows sonar images released by the US Navy which show the scary conditions where the Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by the the MV Dali cargo container ship. This imagery was supplied by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV). It shows the wreckage resting at the bottom of the Patapsco River where the Francis Scott Key Bridge once stood. This shows the magnitude of the very difficult and challenging salvage operation ahead. The underwater sonar imaging tool, CODA Octopus, is the primary survey tool used by divers, with visibility clouded to just one to two feet because of the four to five feet of mud and loose bottom of the Patapsco River. Divers are forced to work in virtual darkness around the collapse of the Key bridge because when lit, their view is similar to driving through a heavy snowfall at night with high-beam headlights on. So
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