Crew trapped on Baltimore ship, seven weeks after bridge collapse - BBC News

Morale is low for the Dali's crew members, who are stranded on board by the ongoing investigation into the tragedy.

6 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The crew of the Dali remained on-board even as explosives were used to destroy part of the Key Bridge on its hull

As a controlled explosion rocked the Dali on Monday, nearly two dozen sailors remained on board, below deck in the massive ship's hull.

The simultaneous blasts sent pieces of Baltimore's once iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge into the dark waters of Maryland's Patapsco River, seven weeks after its collapse left six people on the bridge dead and the Dali marooned.

Authorities - and the crew - hope that the demolition will mark the beginning of the end of a long process that has left the 21 men on board trapped and cut off from the world, thousands of miles from their homes.

But for now, it remains unclear when they will be able to return home.

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