Baltimore tragedy: Sonar images show remnants of Francis Scott Key Bridge lying in Patapsco River

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New sonar images have revealed the destroyed remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge lying at the bottom of the Patapsco River..

Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), shows the wreckage resting at the bottom of the river where the Francis Scott Key Bridge once stood, the post reads..

In the thread, it wrote, The underwater sonar imaging tool, known as 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 working in virtual darkness because when lit their view is similar to driving through a heavy snowfall at night with high-beam headlights on -- divers must be guided via detailed verbal directions from operators in vessels topside viewing real-time CODA imagery, it added...

This week, the owner and manager of a cargo ship that rammed into the Baltimore bridge filed a court petition seeking to limit their legal liability for the disaster..