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.