Salvage Equipment Deployed to Recover Missing Workers in Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Salvage Equipment Deployed to Recover Missing Workers in Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Each with a gargantuan two-million-pound lift capacity, the Chesapeake 1000 and the HSWC500-1000 hydraulic claw are lending a big hand to Unified Command’s mission of removing what remains of the estimated 50,000 tons of Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage. Nicknamed “Chessy” and “Gus” by its crewmembers, the two mammoth pieces of salvage equipment are touted as “the largest floating barge on the eastern coast” and “the largest hydraulic grabber in the United States” respectively. Chessy

Baltimore, MD – The Unified Command team in Baltimore is using two significant pieces of salvage equipment to clear the channel and find the two missing workers. The Chesapeake 1000 and the HSWC500-100 hydraulic claw are aiding in removing wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Nicknamed “Chess” and “Gus” by crew members, these massive machines have a two-million-pound lift capacity.

The Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shared photos of the operations involving the deployment of this essential equipment.