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BALTIMORE (AP) Crews opened a second temporary channel on Tuesday allowing a limited amount of marine traffic to bypass the wreckage of Baltimores collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had blocked the vital ports main shipping channel since its destruction one week ago..
The channels are primarily open primarily to vessels that are helping with the cleanup effort, along with some barges and tugs that have been stuck in the Port of Baltimore..
. Crews are undertaking the complicated work of removing steel and concrete at the site of the bridges deadly collapse after a container ship lost power and crashed into a supporting column..
Moore, a Democrat, said at a Monday afternoon news conference that his top priority is recovering the four remaining bodies, followed by reopening shipping channels..
. Other vessels are also stuck in Baltimores harbor until shipping traffic can resume through the port, which is one of the largest on the East Coast and a symbol of the citys maritime culture..
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