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Aboard Marine One, Biden flew around the twisted metal remains and the extensive construction and salvage equipment working to clear the wreckage from last week’s collapse.

The channel would accommodate one-way movement in and out of the port for barge container service and certain vessels that transport cars and farm machinery to and from the port.

The cargo ship that experienced a power failure and collided with a bridge in Baltimore received "routine engine maintenance" at port beforehand, as stated by the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday.

Baltimore dispatchers had approximately 90 seconds to halt traffic between the cargo vessel’s distress call and the boat hitting the bridge’s supporting column. Watch video →

The collapse on Tuesday will definitely cause significant problems along the East Coast for many months, or even longer, by closing shipping traffic at the Port of Baltimore, which is a major center.

President Biden showed his leadership by promising to reconstruct the Francis Scott Key Bridge and having the federal government cover the cost.