Crews work to clear Baltimore bridge wreckage

There is just so much for investigators to sort through, collecting what evidence they can on board the Dolly containership as they try to pinpoint what went wrong.

Meanwhile, Army Corps Engineers used sonar equipment to survey what’s left of the Francis Scott Key Bridge as they develop a plan to get Baltimore Harbor reopened. Step one of that plan is to clear the debris from the channel.

Step two is to remove the vessel, and step three is to remove the rest of the bridge debris from the waterway. Cranes are on their way to help with the removal process. Engineers will have to cut pieces of debris to make them small enough to be removed by those cranes—a task so enormous that officials are pleading for patience.

“We have a very long road ahead of us,” said one official, acknowledging the challenges ahead.

Newly released traffic camera video shows the ship approaching the bridge, highlighted on the right side of your screen. The bridge appears nearly empty except for flashing lights—construction vehicles. Workers were in vehicles on a break at the time of the crash, according to NBC News, which spoke with the wife of a survivor.

There would have been more vehicles if three Transportation Authority police officers had not acted quickly to stop traffic after the ship’s Mayday call. These officers were honored at the Baltimore Orioles’ home opener along with the six victims of this horrific incident.

“Let us join together in a moment of silence,” said a speaker at the event.

As the crowd stood for the Star-Spangled Banner, it seemed to feel a little different after all. The Francis Scott Key Bridge was named after the man who wrote the national anthem.