Key Bridge collapse: Cargo ship Dali leaves Baltimore weeks after striking bridge

Key Bridge collapse The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish, an 87-foot Marine Protector class vessel, prepares to escort the Motor Vessel Dali during its transit from the Port of Baltimore to the Port of Virginia on June 24, 2024. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Christop/U.S. Coast Guard District 5)

By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Three months after the Dali cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, throwing it into the Patapsco River and blocking the Port of Baltimore, the vessel left has left for Virginia.

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On Monday morning, the ship left Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal with a tarp covering a hole in the bow, The Baltimore Sun reported. It will next travel to Norfolk, Virginia, where it’s expected to unload its containers and undergo repairs, according to the newspaper and WJZ-TV.

The Maryland Transportation Authority shared video of the ship leaving the area. The agency halted traffic on the Bay Bridge to allow the ship to exit.

The 947-foot ship spent weeks trapped beneath debris from the March 26 crash, which happened after the vessel lost power twice while trying to leave Baltimore, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Bureau.

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Officials managed to refloat the ship and get it docked at the Port of Baltimore in May, eight weeks after the crash.

The crash claimed the lives of six construction workers who were on the bridge at the time. It also blocked access to the Port of Baltimore, a key automotive hub for the U.S. Earlier this month, officials reopened the main shipping channel to the port.

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Authorities continue to investigate the March crash. Ten members of the Dali’s crew have been cleared to return home and it left Monday with a replacement crew on board, The Baltimore Banner reported. Eleven high-ranking members of the crew—10 from India and one from Sri Lanka—remain in Baltimore amid ongoing litigation connected with the collision, according to WJZ.

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 5, 2024. The Biden administration urged Congress to fully fund the reconstruction of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in a letter to key lawmakers prior to his visit to the bridge wreckage on Friday. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden speaks to the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 2024. Biden is heading to Baltimore to tour the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden, center, speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 5, 2024. The Biden administration urged Congress to fully fund the reconstruction of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in a letter to key lawmakers prior to his visit to the bridge wreckage on Friday. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden departs the White House on April 05, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Biden is scheduled to travel to Baltimore today to visit the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 2024. Biden is heading to Baltimore to tour the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Marine One, with President Joe Biden aboard, departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 2024. Biden is heading to Baltimore to tour the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden arrives in Baltimore on April 5, 2024 for a tour of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the container ship Dali. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse The motorcade of President Joe Biden approaches the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the container ship Dali (background) in Baltimore on April 5, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Marine One, with President Joe Biden onboard, makes an aerial tour of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on April 5, 2024. A tugboat pushing a fuel barge became the first vessel to sail through a temporary channel opened beside the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor, authorities overseeing the cleanup operation said late April 1. (Brendan Smialow/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse A fleet of helicopters, including Marine One carrying President Joe Biden, circles the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, on April 05, 2024 in Baltimore. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the 984-foot cargo ship Dali at 1:30 a.m. on March 26. President Biden traveled to Baltimore for an aerial tour of the salvage operation of the bridge, to give remarks on the future of the bridge and to meet with families of the six victims who were working to repair potholes on the bridge when it collapsed. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Marine One, with President Joe Biden onboard, makes an aerial tour of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the container ship Dali in Baltimore on April 5, 2024. A tugboat pushing a fuel barge became the first vessel to sail through a temporary channel opened beside the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor, authorities overseeing the cleanup operation said late April 1. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters, near the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, on April 05, 2024 in Baltimore. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the 984-foot cargo ship Dali at 1:30 AM on March 26. President Biden traveled to Baltimore for an aerial tour of the salvage operation of the bridge and to meet with families of the six victims who were working to repair potholes on the bridge when it collapsed. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters, near the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, on April 05, 2024 in Baltimore. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the 984-foot cargo ship Dali at 1:30 AM on March 26. President Biden traveled to Baltimore for an aerial tour of the salvage operation of the bridge and to meet with families of the six victims who were working to repair potholes on the bridge when it collapsed. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Demolition begins: Crews conduct a controlled demolition of a section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the Dali container ship in Baltimore. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)

Demolition: The Dali container vessel and the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River during a controlled demolition in Baltimore. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Demolition: The Army Corps of Engineers sets off a controlled demolition to remove wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge off of the cargo ship Dali. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Demolition: The Army Corps of Engineers sets off a controlled demolition to remove wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Demolition: A controlled demolition to remove wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge off of the cargo ship Dali was conducted in the Patapsco River. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Demolition: The Army Corps of Engineers sets off a controlled demolition to remove wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge off of the cargo ship Dali. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Demolition: The Dali container vessel and the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River during a controlled demolition in Baltimore. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Demolition: Crews conduct a controlled demolition of a section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the Dali container ship in Baltimore. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Demolition: Crews conduct a controlled demolition of a section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the Dali container ship. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Demolition: A planned explosion cuts apart a section of steel truss from the Francis Scott Key Bridge that was draped across the bow of the Dali. (Baltimore Sun/TNS)