Eight Dali sailors head home months after Baltimore bridge crash

Some will remain in the city to assist an investigation into the deadly collision.

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On Monday, the Dali left the city's port, with only four of the original crew of 21 on board.

The 948ft (289m) Dali was aided by four tugboats on Monday morning as it travelled to Norfolk in Virginia. The trip is expected to take 16-20 hours.

Six repair workers were killed on the bridge when the ship crashed on 26 March. Around 50,000 tonnes of wreckage had to be cleared and the Dali relocated to port before the Port of Baltimore shipping channel could fully reopen in June.

The original crew, all but one of whom are Indians, had been stuck on the ship as it languished in the channel.

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