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As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning up

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A crane that can lift 1,000 tons has appeared near the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepare to begin clearing wreckage. The debris has stymied

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Cranes arriving to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard was being transported to Baltimore so crews on Friday can begin removing the wreckage of a collapsed highway bridge that has halted a search for four workers still missing days after the disaster and blocked the city’s vital port from operating.

  2. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard arriving to start removing Baltimore bridge collapse wreckage (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard arrived to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Baltimore bridge collapse: Huge crane arrives for cleanup – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The cleanup will help rescuers search for four workers who are still missing and presumed dead. Meanwhile, the White House said Joe Biden will visit Baltimore next week.

  4. FOX 5 DC

    Baltimore Key bridge collapse: Large cranes arrive to begin clearing wreckage (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Large cranes arrived to begin clearing the wreckage left behind by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge – a disaster that is already causing major economic and travel disruptions to the region.

  5. The Guardian

    Crane moves in as officials to start cleaning up Baltimore bridge wreckage (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Investigators on board container ship that rammed into Francis Scott Key Bridge while clearing of debris expected to take weeks

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Here’s how crews will remove up to 4,000 tons of debris to help find victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holly Yan and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — The largest crane on the East Coast will soon try to lift the treacherous, colossal wreckage that has hampered search crews from finding victims of this week’s catastrophic Baltimore bridge collapse.

  7. Washington Post

    Massive crane arrives to clean up Baltimore bridge collapse (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Officials said they couldn’t move forward with clearing debris until they had finished a careful assessment of the scene.

  8. CNN

    The biggest crane on the East Coast is coming to help lift up to 4,000 tons of a Baltimore bridge dangling from a cargo ship (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A massive crane inched closer to Baltimore’s scene of destruction Friday, tasked with clearing up to 4,000 tons of precarious debris that has hampered search crews after this week’s catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

  9. WFMZ Allentown

    As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning up (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A crane that can lift 1,000 tons has appeared near the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepare to begin clearing wreckage. The debris has stymied

  10. Digital Journal

    Huge crane ready to clear Baltimore bridge debris (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The largest crane on the US Eastern Seaboard readied Friday to begin salvage work to clear Baltimore harbor.

  11. Fox News

    Baltimore bridge collapse: Powerful crane linked to CIA secret Cold War mission arrives to clean up debris (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Chesapeake 1000, which officials say can "carry up to 1,000 tons," has arrived at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

  12. New Hampshire Public Radio

    A giant crane arrives in Baltimore, but leaders see a 'daunting' cleanup job ahead (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description

    Federal money and resources are flowing to Maryland as authorities scramble to remove the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But they acknowledge the effort will not be easy, cheap or quick.

  13. WPRI Providence

    Cranes arrive to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse (opens WPRI Providence)

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    WPRI Providence's feed description

    The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard is arriving by barge so crews can begin removing the wreckage from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.

  14. Green Field Reporter

    Cranes arriving to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    BALTIMORE (AP) — The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard was being transported to Baltimore so crews can begin removing the wreckage of a collapsed highway bridge that has halted a search for four workers still missing days after the disaster and blocked the city’s vital port from operating.

  15. Local News 8

    Massive effort to clear Baltimore bridge collapse is an ‘incredibly complex job,’ governor says. Here’s how they’ll do it (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Elizabeth Wolfe, Elise Hammond and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Crews working to clear the steel frame of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the 984-foot cargo ship that felled it face “an incredibly complex job” – one that is essential to reopening the Port of Baltimore and recovering the r…

  16. WSVN Miami

    Cranes arriving to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    BALTIMORE (AP) — A crane that can lift 1,000 tons, described as one of the largest on the Eastern Seaboard, appeared near the site of

  17. KX News Bismarck

    Cranes arriving to remove wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse (opens KX News Bismarck)

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    KX News Bismarck's feed description

    The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard was being transported to Baltimore so crews can begin removing the wreckage.

  18. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    'The best minds in the world': Engineers, cranes descend on Baltimore to begin bridge wreckage removal (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard was being transported to Baltimore so crews on Friday can begin removing the wreckage of a collapsed highway bridge...

  19. CNN

    Live updates: Baltimore bridge collapse clean up (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard is expected to arrive in Baltimore to help clear the channel after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Follow here for the latest news.

  20. WHDH Boston

    As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning up - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    BALTIMORE (AP) — A crane that can lift 1,000 tons, described as one of the largest on the Eastern Seaboard, appeared near the site of

  21. KYMA Yuma

    Crane arrives after Baltimore bridge collapse to remove debris (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    A large crane is now on the scene of the Baltimore bridge collapse as efforts to remove debris continue.

  22. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Massive crane put in place to clear Baltimore bridge debris as crews assess damage (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The biggest operational crane on the Eastern Seaboard towered over Baltimore’s port on Friday, ready to begin clearing the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge days after a cargo

  23. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Bridge collapse cleanup to begin (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    BALTIMORE -- A crane that can lift 1,000 tons, described as one of the largest on the Eastern Seaboard, appeared near the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepared Friday to begin clearing wreckage that has stymied the search for four workers missing and presumed dead and blo…

  24. New York Post

    Fleet of massive cranes arrive at Baltimore’s Key Bridge to begin clearing wreckage following deadly collapse (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The largest crane on the East Coast is in place and ready to start hauling debris out of Baltimore's Patapsco River as early as Saturday following the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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