Piece by jagged piece, the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is gradually rising from the murky waters of Maryland's Patapsco River in a complex, multi-faceted salvage operation aimed at clearing the key navigational channel by the end of May.
Col. Estee Pinchasin, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Baltimore District, and part of the multi-agency unified command overseeing the effort, explains that each lift is the product of extensive planning and engineering.