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One of the best ways to see Baltimore is by water.  Many of Baltimore’s most interesting and historic sites are centered around the inner harbor so sightseeing by boat is a great option. You have quite a few options available – you’ll find links to harbor cruise operators below.

The Spirit of Baltimore has lunch and dinner cruises of the Inner Harbor with buffet meals, live entertainment, dancing, and great views of the city.

The Inner Harbor Spirit offers 75 minute Inner Harbor sightseeing cruises from the Inner Harbor out to Fort McHenry and back. Curies leave several times daily.

Watermark Tours has 45 minute narrated tours of the Inner Harbor, a B’More TGIF cruise, and 1 hour City Lights tours to enjoy the Baltimore skyline at night.

The Urban Pirates .  Set sail aboard the Fearless with the Urban Pirates for a swashbuckling good time.  Family adventure cruises and bookings for special events.

Day Sails on the Pride of Baltimore II .  The Pride of Baltimore II is a reproduction of a 1812-era topsail schooner privateer.  The Pride doesn’t offer public sails too often, but you may be able to catch one out of Baltimore in the spring.  Check their website for the day sail schedule .

The Baltimore Inner Harbor Water Taxi .  It’s not a cruise boat, but it’s a good way to get around the Inner Harbor and you’ll see the sights along the way. Pay one price and ride all day.

Historic Ships in Baltimore's Inner Harbor

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Several historic ships are permanently docked in the waters of Baltimore's Inner Harbor . In lieu of a traditional maritime museum, visitors can climb aboard and experience four historic ships firsthand. All of the ships (plus a lighthouse) are operated by​ Historic Ships in Baltimore.

U.S.S. Constellation

You can't miss the tall masts of the last all-sail ship of the U.S. Navy, the U.S.S. Constellation , which is docked near the Inner Harbor Amphitheater on Pier 1 (close to Ripley's Believe It Or Not! and the Baltimore Visitor's Center). The ship was first launched in 1854, and was in active duty and used for training for 100 years before coming to Baltimore in 1955. Climb aboard and you'll find that nearly all of the ship is accessible. Explore on your own or ask for assistance from the staff. If you're lucky, you'll catch the daily cannon firing.

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Walk east past the World Trade Center and several docks where you can rent paddle-boats made out to look like dragons until you reach Pier 3, the same pier where the National Aquarium is located. Look for a bright red ship that reads "Chesapeake" in capital white letters. Completed in 1930, this lightship served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1939 until she was decommissioned in 1971. Designated a National Historic Landmark, the ship was handed over to Baltimore in 1982 and is open for tours.

U.S.S. Torsk

Also on Pier 3, the U.S.S. Torsk is a gray submarine painted with jagged teeth. This historic ship served 24 years with the U.S. Navy, including two war patrols off Japan in 1945, sinking one cargo vessel and two coastal defense frigates. The latter was the last enemy ship sunk by the U.S. Navy in World War II. Nicknamed both the "Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast" and the "Last Survivor of Pearl Harbor," the ship also served during the Vietnam War, hunted for hurricanes off the coast of New Jersey in the 1970s, and carried out drug interdiction patrols and search and rescue duties in the Caribbean until 1986 (including a 1985 bust that netted 160 tons of marijuana, the largest in U.S. history). Today Baltimore is lucky to have it docked in the Inner Harbor as a memorial and museum.

U.S.C.G.C. Taney

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Hop over to Pier 5 and look for the U.S.C.G.C. Taney, a famed Coast Guard cutter built in the mid-1930s.Notable for being the last ship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor, the ship is named for Roger B. Taney, who served as U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during his lifetime. The ship itself served during World War II and the Vietnam War and now acts as another memorial and a museum that makes up a quarter of the Historic Ships in Baltimore fleet.

Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse

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On the edge of Pier 5 is the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, a round, raised building that is painted bright red. The last of its kind in Maryland, the lighthouse was constructed in the "screw-pile" style, meaning it sits on piles that are meant to be screwed into sandy or muddy sea or river bottoms. Originally installed on a shallow shoal at the mouth of the Patapsco River, the isolated lighthouse was manned by three keepers at a time and marked the river entrance for over 130 years before being decommissioned and transported to Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Now a museum, the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse is free to all visitors.

Pride Memorial

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If you're into ships and maritime history, don't miss the tall mast that stands upright on the southern side of the Inner Harbor (near Federal Hill). The mast is a memorial to the Pride of Baltimore, an authentic reproduction of a 19th-century Baltimore clipper that was lost at sea with four of its twelve crew on May 14, 1986. The ship was commissioned by the City of Baltimore in 1975 as part of a plan to revitalize the Inner Harbor and sailed over 150,000 nautical miles during her nine years of service.

While returning from Britain on the trade route to the Caribbean, the ship capsized and sank when a windstorm struck just 250 nautical miles north of Puerto Rico. The captain and three crew were lost at sea while the remaining eight crewmembers floated on a partially inflated life-raft for over four days until a Norwegian tanker rescued them. A replica of the vessel replaced the pride in 1988 and now sails as a Goodwill Ambassador that represents Baltimore and the State of Maryland. It, too, can often be seen in the Inner Harbor.

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Temporary Port of Baltimore shipping channel opening for the weekend

By jackie bensen, news4 reporter and lea skene • published april 19, 2024 • updated on april 19, 2024 at 11:38 pm.

Another temporary shipping channel will open for the weekend to allow commercially essential ships to access the vital Port of Baltimore, which was crippled when the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a container ship and crumbled into the Patapsco River, killing six road workers.

The Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel will open Saturday morning and remain in operation through Sunday.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said opening the main channel remains a top priority, along with rebuilding the Key Bridge.

'This is about necessity'

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The 1.6-mile span connected working-class communities on either side of Baltimore’s harbor, allowing steelworkers and longshoremen to easily traverse the Patapsco River without driving through downtown and providing a vital route for East Coast truckers.

“This is not about nostalgia. This is about necessity,” Moore said at a news conference Friday. “You cannot have a fully functioning Port of Baltimore if the Key Bridge is not there.”

Moore said he met with leaders in Congress from both parties in Washington on Thursday to talk about funding to rebuild the bridge. He said all of them seemed to understand its importance.

“I know we are going to get this moment right, because we’re choosing to work together,” Moore said. “That was a strike to our nation’s economy.”

President Joe Biden, who visited Baltimore in the aftermath of the collapse, also called on Congress to authorize the federal government to pay for 100% of the cleanup and reconstruction. That would require bipartisan support, and some hardline congressional Republicans have already suggested controversial demands to offset the funding.

In the meantime, crews are also working to reopen the port’s main channel, which has been blocked since the collapse. Using massive floating cranes, they’ve carted away about 1,300 tons of steel and counting, without any injuries to workers in the process, officials said.

The effort remains on track to open a temporary access channel that would allow most maritime traffic through the port to resume by the end of the month, restoring commerce to one of the East Coast’s busiest maritime transit hubs.

Until that happens, unemployed port workers and others are receiving financial assistance through a network of local, state and federal programs.

“This is a community that was literally forged out of steel,” said Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, who grew up in suburban Dundalk, practically in the bridge’s shadow. “That same steel resolve will help us meet this moment, reopen our port and rebuild the Key Bridge.”

Crews turn focus to thousands of tons of debris on container ship

Salvage crews at the site of the collapsed bridge are turning their focus to the thousands of tons of debris sitting atop the container ship Dali. An estimated 3,000 to 4,000 tons of steel and concrete landed on the ship’s deck after it crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns and toppled the span, officials said. Crews will have to remove all that before refloating the stationary ship and guiding it back into the Port of Baltimore.

Officials displayed overhead photos of the ship with an entire section of fallen roadway crushing its bow.

So far, cranes have lifted about 120 containers from the Dali, with another 20 to go before workers can build a staging area and begin removing pieces of the mangled steel and crumbling concrete. The ship was laden with about 4,000 containers and headed for Sri Lanka when it lost power shortly after leaving Baltimore.

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Its owner recently initiated a process requiring owners of the cargo on board to cover some of the salvage costs.

Six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths in the collapse and two bodies remain unaccounted for.

“We cannot forget a true and hurting fact,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said during the news conference. “There are still two Marylanders lost and still waiting to be returned with their families for closure.”

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Local News | Pride of Baltimore II’s journey around Key Bridge wreckage was ‘subduing experience’ for crew

Like many Baltimore-area mariners and motorists, the Pride of Baltimore II’s senior captain always felt a sense of accomplishment after clearing the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The passage was routine — similar to driving across that same stretch of Interstate 695 — rather than an adventure on its own, said the ship’s longtime captain, Jan Miles. There was always a sense of focus while getting the Baltimore Clipper and its 107-foot mast under the bridge. Then would come the release, that feeling of the beginning of an outing, or the end of a successful one.

It was all different “to an astonishing degree” when the ship went through the same area last week, maneuvering through a temporary channel next to tons of fallen steel, Miles said.

The topsail schooner had been slated to return home to the Baltimore Harbor on March 26 after spending some time in Annapolis for Maryland Day festivities. Those plans were put on hold after the 1.6-mile span collapsed early that morning , killing six construction workers and cutting the harbor off from marine traffic.

Lately, Miles has been describing the ship’s April 8 passage through the wreckage as “a very subduing experience.” What was once a structure that towered over every large ship that had to pass through underneath “is now being towered over by the ship itself.”

“Totally displaced. The tragedy totally displaces everything,” said Miles, who has captained the Pride II since its maiden voyage in 1988.

The first alternate channel opened by Key Bridge Response Unified Command after the collapse, located underneath the shorter of the still-standing bridge sections on either side of the Patapsco River, was both too shallow and too short to allow the Pride II through. A second channel opened to vessel traffic days later, with a vertical clearance high enough to let the Pride II to squeeze through.

Unified Command gave the ship’s crew the OK to return April 8 under a partial solar eclipse. It wasn’t a particularly tough route for the Pride II, a replica of a replica of a 19th century sailing vessel. Miles has captained the Pride II on journeys around the globe and was a captain on the original Pride of Baltimore — though he was not on duty when that ship sank in 1986 , killing the working captain and three crew members.

Going through the bridge wreckage, everyone onboard the Pride II knew what to expect, Miles said. They had seen the video of the bridge falling as well as plenty of photos of the wreckage.

“It’s just understanding … the significance of the effort to get it all sorted out,” he said. “The photographs can’t deliver that easily, that sense of the largeness of the situation.”

The Pride II and its crew of less than a dozen were stationed at Fort McHenry on Sunday, giving deck tours as part of their regular programming , which is expected to continue as usual for the rest of the season. Later this spring, the schooner is slated to stop at a few local destinations — Annapolis, Solomons and Havre de Grace — before heading out to Bermuda and New York in the summer.

Meanwhile, Unified Command has announced a schedule for recreational vessels to be allowed through one of the temporary channels Tuesday — out of the harbor from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m., and into the harbor from 6 to 7 p.m. The Army Corps of Engineers said it expects to open a 35-foot deep channel by the end of April  and normal access through a 50-foot channel by the end of May.

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• In the early morning hours of March 26, a 984-foot-long ship collided with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its collapse and the deaths of six construction works.
• More that two weeks after the accident, the 21-person crew is still on board the ship, performing much-needed maintenance.
• Because of the complexity of disembarking foreign nationals on container ships, the crew will likely continue to work and stay on the ship for some time.

Days after the collision, media reported that the crew of the ship—consisting of 20 Indian nationals and one member from Sri Lanka—remained aboard the ship and were all safe. The Singapore company Synergy, which owns the vessel , only reported one minor injury to one crew member, who was treated at a local hospital and then returned to the ship. An additional update on April 2nd commented on the overall state of the crew.

“Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the crew during this time is a critical priority for us. We have been actively engaged in a range of actions to support them since the incident,” the press release said , detailing various mental health services being offered to the crew. “The crew has unlimited use of the ship’s satellite communications, so they can stay in constant contact with their families. Food is delivered daily to assist the galley staff and to ensure that the vessel remains adequately provisioned.”

Even if the Dali wasn’t being restocked daily, they’d likely have more than enough resources to survive an extended stay on the boat. The New York Times reported soon after the initial collision that the Dali was only a mere 30 minutes into a 27-day voyage before the ship lost power and collided with the bridge , killing six construction workers who were on the bridge at the time.

So, while safe and provisioned, it might seem strange that the crew must remain on the ship as 50 salvage divers and some 12 cranes begin removing containers from the vessel. But unscheduled shore leave is a bit more complicated than you might think. According to the BBC , moving the Dali is second priority to clearing the shipping channel in Baltimore’s port, as 11 additional ships remain trapped (four of which are important to U.S. national defense ).

Disembarking crews aboard these kinds of ships—even when not dealing with a major infrastructure collapse—is a bit of a headache, as they require valid visas and shore passes to get off the ship. Officials told the BBC back on April 1 that, until the investigation is complete, “the crew will remain on board.”

NPR, who spoke with the executive director of the Baltimore International Seafarers' Center, reports that unless the ship is considered “exceedingly unsafe,” the crew will continue performing upkeep until it is allowed to travel to its intended destination or is otherwise moved from its current location for repairs .

When that will be is anyone’s guess.

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By Adam Thompson

Updated on: April 21, 2024 / 7:14 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE -- A limited access channel to get cargo traffic back in motion at the Port of Baltimore should be complete by the end of April, according to the White House.

A temporary channel northeast of the main shipping lanes opened Friday night but that will only restore about 15% of the pre-collapse commercial activity to the port.

Senior officials from the White House, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation and Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works met with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Maryland Secretary of Transportation Paul Wiedefeld to discuss progress and continued collaboration in response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

"Participants emphasized the need for a smooth return of cargo traffic to the port as the channel is reopened and went over the standard operating procedures for reopening maritime traffic after incidents," the White House said in a statement.

They also discussed efforts to support impacted workers, including the launch of the Port of Baltimore Worker Retention Program and the PORT Act, and the group's shared support for the families of workers who died from the bridge collapse. 

Also discussed were efforts at the state and federal level to ensure a rapid rebuild of the bridge.   

"The White House will continue to work in lockstep with state and federal partners to minimize the impacts of the devastating collapse and to support affected communities," the White House said.

'Port is more than just history'  

Gov. Moore and other leaders stood their ground that the bridge will be rebuilt, calling it a necessity.

"For Baltimore and our region, the port is more than just history. It is a major economic bet that we're leaning into for our future and we need to rebuild the Key Bridge to deliver the economic development opportunity for America," Mark Anthony Thomas, CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, said.

Stuck in the Port of Baltimore

Gov. Moore said they've been in consistent communication with the crews on the Dali and other cargo ships still stuck in the Port of Baltimore, adding they're in good health and condition.

How much has been removed?

Over 1,300 tons of steel of what was once the Key Bridge have been removed from the Patapsco River.

Also, 120 containers have been taken off of the cargo ship Dali. The goal's been to get 140 removed, which is critical to start the process of getting it out of the river.

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A third temporary channel for boats to access the Port of Baltimore has opened as workers keep removing debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed after it was struck by a cargo ship

BALTIMORE -- A third temporary channel for boats to enter and depart the Port of Baltimore has opened, expanding further shipping access as collapsed sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge are salvaged before the span can ultimately be rebuilt.

The alternate channel, located to the northeast of the fallen bridge, is open to “commercially essential vessels,” port officials announced late Friday.

The new temporary path, with a controlling depth of 20 feet (6.1 meters), a horizontal clearance of 300 feet (91.4 meters) and a vertical clearance of 135 feet (41.2 meters), allows a greater variety of vessels to access the port while crews work to reopen the main channel, Coast Guard and port Capt. David O’Connell said in a news release.

With the new channel open, about 15% of pre-collapse commercial activity will resume, O'Connell said. The first temporary channel opened April 1. The bridge collapsed early March 26 after it was struck by the cargo ship Dali.

Officials hope to open a channel by the end of the month to allow most maritime traffic back into one of the East Coast’s busiest maritime transit hubs.

Workers are laboring to remove thousands of tons of debris sitting atop the Dali, the cargo ship that veered off course and struck the 1.6-mile-long (2.57-kilometer-long) bridge. Six roadwork crew members on the bridge died. Two of their bodies have not been found.

With massive cranes, workers so far have taken away about 1,300 tons (1,179 metric tons) of steel. The debris on the stationary ship must be removed before the vessel can be returned to the port.

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For three weeks, there has been a nonstop effort to clean up debris, reopen the shipping channel and recover victims after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed .

On Tuesday, 11 News road on a U.S. Coast Guard ship to get an update on the progress.

Much of the steel has been moved since last Tuesday — at least what was above water. Officials said 80-90% of the debris from the crash is still underwater.

"The priorities of the Unified Command are to remove the wreckage from the main channel first, then to remove the Dali, then to remove all the other wreckage," Coast Guard Incident Commander Capt. David O'Connell said.

All of that work is going on simultaneously. Cranes on barges are moving huge pieces of steel, with one of the largest pieces coming out Tuesday. Other crews are underwater, working on a mangled mess of debris.

"There's all those trusses on the bottom. Some of those are buried into the mud, so they have to remove the mud before they can cut them and remove them. And then, in the middle of the channel, is where there's a catastrophic failure of the bridge where there's all sorts of beams and cantilever all mangled together, which is really going to be a more challenging part of the operation," O'Connell said.

In order to get the Dali to refloat, crews will need to remove 140 shipping containers. So far, they've removed 60. They're at the mercy of the weather for much of the operation with wind and lightning their biggest concerns.

"They're removing some of the containers from the Dali, (wind) has a big impact on that. It also has a big impact on doing the lifts of different steel sections. Lightning, in terms of worker safety for everybody. Rain has some impact. Some of the cranes they use can't get a good grip on lifting stuff," O'Connell said.

On Monday, dive teams found a fourth victim of the collapse in a vehicle underwater. There are still two men missing and presumed dead, and O'Connell said finding them is still a priority.

"The salvers are always on the lookout for vehicles that could contain those that are unaccounted for. We don't know when that will be or if that will be," he said.

Crews temporarily opened a channel Tuesday for recreational vehicles to get in and out for the first time since the collapse.

"That was a trial run to see how that went and see if we could handle that in terms of was there any conflict with the salvage operations. We're going to evaluate if we're going to open that on a more permanent basis or on the weekend," O'Connell said.

Officials said they are on target to open a secondary shipping channel by the end of the month and have the main channel reopened by the end of May.

Crews need to remove 140 shipping containers from the Dali. To date they’ve removed 60 #wbal pic.twitter.com/zU7E6UCnx6 — Kim Dacey WBAL (@kimdaceywbal) April 16, 2024

#happeningnow Cranes working to remove one of the biggest pieces of steel from the Key bridge #wbal pic.twitter.com/I7hYMBjS8t — Kim Dacey WBAL (@kimdaceywbal) April 16, 2024

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Photos: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore

A panoramic image of the Unified Command response operations in Baltimore, Maryland on April 9, 2024. The Key Bridge Response Unified Command priorities are ensuring the safety of the public and first responders, accountability of missing persons, safely restoring transportation infrastructure and commerce, protecting the environment and supporting the investigation.

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This infographic details the three priorities of the Francis Scott Key Bridge response effort: 1) Channel Clearing; 2) Vessel Refloating, and; 3) Wreckage Removal.

PHOTO: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

This updated infographic shows the two Temporary Alternate Channels surveyed and opened by the U.S. Coast Guard the week following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, as well as the two deeper channels slated to be opened in the next couple of months. Through the rest of April 2024, U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will continue removing wreckage to open the Limited Access Channel. By the end of May, the 50-foot-deep 700-foot-wide federal channel is scheduled to be opened. The Unified Command is continuing efforts in support of removing the M/V Dali, which is required to fully re-open the Fort McHenry Channel.

This infographic represents the estimated Francis Scott Key Bridge steel and concrete wreckage necessitating removal fully re-open the Fort McHenry Channel. The Unified Command is continuing efforts in support of removing the M/V Dali, which is required to fully re-open the Fort McHenry Channel.

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Salvage crews operating with the Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command move a section of Francis Scott Key Bridge to Sparrows Point in Baltimore, April 7, 2024. Debris and wreckage removal is on-going in support of a top priority to safely and efficiently open the Fort McHenry channel.

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Crews operating with the Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command assess debris removed from the incident site of the Key Bridge collision at Sparrows Point in Baltimore, April 7, 2024. Debris and wreckage removal is on-going in support of a top priority to safely and efficiently open the Fort McHenry channel.

A salvage team works atop several containers on the M/V Dali on April 6, 2024. Hundreds of engineering, construction and operations specialists support the Unified Command responding to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

U.S. Coast Guard personnel observes the Francis Scott Key Bridge response cleanup efforts in the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland on April 6, 2024. Hundreds of engineering, construction and operations specialists support the Unified Command responding to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

A salvage operator assesses debris as salvage operations continue in Baltimore on April 6, 2024. Response efforts are ongoing following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

Response personnel prepare debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge for removal from the Patapsco River, April 6, 2024. The Unified Command is working to restore flow of critical commerce in and out of Baltimore

Debris removed from the Patapsco River is loaded onto a barge for removal by response personnel. The Unified Command is working to restore flow of critical commerce in and out of Baltimore.

Salvors assemble cranes to aid salvage efforts on April 6, 2024, following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The Unified Command is working to restore flow of critical commerce in and out of Baltimore

Salvage operators assess damaged containers aboard the Motor Vessel Dali on April 6, 2024. The Unified Command is working to restore the flow of critical commerce in and out of Baltimore

Response crews began removing shipping containers using a floating crane barge at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on April 7. The Unified Command is continuing efforts in support of removing the M/V Dali, which is required in order to fully re-open the Fort McHenry Channel.

U.S. Coast Guard boat crew members wait to escort personnel, April 8, after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The Unified Command is continuing efforts to remove the M/V Dali, which is required in order to fully re-open the Fort McHenry Channel.

This sonar CODA image, provided by the U.S. Navy's Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), shows bridge wreckage in the deepest part of the federal Port of Baltimore Shipping Channel, and one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge main supports. One of the two Temporary Alternate Channels (far-right) became operational about a week after the incident to accommodate empty barges, small tugboats and survey vessels. The metal tress framework (center of image) is currently slated to be removed by the end of April, making way for a 35-foot-deep by 280-foot-wide Limited Access Channel. The Limited Access Channel will permit larger vessels to transit in and out of the Port of Baltimore, such as marine tugs, Maritime Administration (MARAD) vessels and those used for Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) shipping. The numbers marked in this image (center-left) are representative of depth of the existing federal channel, as well as the clearances from the top of bridge wreckage to the surface of the Patapsco River. These measurements are critical for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to plan for ongoing wreckage removal and potential dredging operations needed to return the federal channel to a minimum depth of 50 feet and width of 700 feet. The Unified Command is continuing efforts in support of removing the M/V Dali, which is required to fully re-open the Fort McHenry Channel.

This sonar image, provided by the U.S. Navy's Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), shows bridge wreckage in the deepest part of the federal Port of Baltimore Shipping Channel (center), and one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge main supports (right). The metal framework extending above the waterline (center-right) is currently slated to be removed by the end of April, making way for a 35-foot-deep by 280-foot-wide Limited Access Channel. The Limited Access Channel will permit larger ships in and out of the Port of Baltimore, such as marine tugs, Maritime Administration (MARAD) vessels and those used for Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) shipping. This CODA sonar imagery is one of the many survey tools used by SUPSALV to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the ongoing wreckage removal and potential dredging operations, returning the federal channel to a minimum depth of 50 feet and width of 700 feet. The Unified Command is continuing efforts in support of removing the M/V Dali, which is required to fully re-open the Fort McHenry Channel.

The Unified Command removes debris from the Key Bridge incident site using a clamshell dredge bucket, April 9, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Debris and wreckage removal is on-going in support of a top priority to safely and efficiently open the Fort McHenry channel.

PHOTO: WBAL\Phil Yacuboski

In the Key Bridge Response, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is working in a joint effort with the U.S. Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) to oversee the commercial dive companies performing the work underwater.

Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command salvors use the crane barge Chesapeake 1000 to move a large piece of supporting steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, April 14, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. The Chesapeake 1000 is the largest floating crane on the Eastern Seaboard, and removing these large pieces will help open a Limited Access Channel that allows one-way ship traffic to the Port of Baltimore. Debris and wreckage removal is ongoing in support of a top priority to safely and efficiently open the Fort McHenry channel.

Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command salvors work to move a large piece of supporting steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, April 14, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. Removing these large pieces will help open a Limited Access Channel that allows one-way ship traffic to the Port of Baltimore. Debris and wreckage removal is ongoing in support of a top priority to safely and efficiently open the Fort McHenry channel.

The sun sets behind collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, April 14, 2024. Debris and wreckage removal is ongoing in support of a top priority to safely and efficiently open the Fort McHenry channel.

Salvage crews prepared to remove another massive piece of steel from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site. The effort on April 18 will mark a turning point in restoring access to the Port of Baltimore . The Unified Command has its sights set on a specific portion of steel that, once removed, will enable the opening of a limited-access channel to resume commercial traffic back to the port by the end of April.

PHOTO: WBAL-TV\Tommie Clark

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Join us on board for a unique overnight adventure! Get an immersive hands-on historic experience with 21st century relevance that encourages teamwork, critical thinking, and learning.

All overnight programs include:

• Authentic bunk space on board
• Historical meal
• Hands-on activities on board
• Complimentary admission to all other museum ships at Historic Ships in Baltimore
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Walk in the footsteps of sailors and learn about life aboard a mid-19th century Navy sailing warship, a World War II era Navy submarine, or a Coast Guard Cutter that served for 50 years, including witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Just as importantly, groups have fun!

USS Constellation Overnight Adventure

Participants: 20–60

Come on board and walk in the footsteps of sailors, learning about life aboard a mid-19th century, U.S. Navy sailing warship. Your group will learn the ropes and quickly develop a working nautical vocabulary. Sleep in traditional hammocks and eat around a mess cloth on the deck to experience the tight living conditions on board. Learn about the benefits and downsides to working on an all-sail warship by hauling cargo, pulling ropes to adjust the ship, and moving and "firing" replica fiberglass cannons.

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USS Torsk Overnight Adventure

Participants: 20–32

USS Torsk overnight program offers a hands-on experience aboard a WWII fleet submarine. Due to the close quarters on board USS Torsk, meals and hands-on activities take place on Lightship Chesapeake, located on the same pier. Tours, scavenger hunts, and sleeping takes place on USS Torsk. Overnighters learn about things that are unique to submarines including periscopes, torpedoes, buoyancy, and how submarines manage to exist below the surface.

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USCG Cutter 37 Overnight Adventure

Stay aboard the last surviving warship from the Battle of Pearl Harbor. Activities encourage teamwork, communications skills, and quick thinking. Learn firsthand about shipboard damage control, steam engines and propulsion, and navigation. Get an up-close look at closed spaces such as the Engine Room, Navigation Bridge, and Gun Mount. This site is best for large groups, scouts new to camping, or mixed gender groups who prefer separate sleeping areas.

Note: activities on this overnight run late into the evening, and require problem-solving. It is not recommended for children under 6, and is best for age 8 and up; please consult the schedule to decide if this ship is right for your group!

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20 participants are required at minimum for all ships. The maximum number of participants is 60 per weekend; USS Constellation and USCG Cutter 37 hold a maximum of 60 participants, and USS Torsk can accommodate 32. Groups of 10-19 can be accommodated on an evening with another confirmed group of 20 or more.

Availability

Programs are available for groups 7 days a week, on-demand, year-round. Saturday evening programs are the most popular and tend to require booking months in advance. Programs are available for kids 6 and up and run from 6pm until 9am the next day. Simply fill out the form below for more information and to check availability for your preferred dates! Keep in mind that our maximum weekend capacity is 60 people, so if there is another group already booked that weekend, we may have to restrict your maximum number of participants in order to keep to our limit.

The cost per participant is $67 ($60 if the program takes place in July or August).

Non-refundable, non-transferable deposits are based on group sizes:

• 20-29 participants: $200
• 30-39participants: $300
• 40+ participants: $400

The final balance is due no later than 60 days prior to the program date.

Waivers & Insurance

All participants under 18 must submit an Overnight Parental Release Form filled out by their parent or guardian; adult participants must submit an Overnight Adult Waiver Form. In addition, all groups must provide a Certificate of Insurance with $1,000,000 in coverage for bodily injury and property damage. This certificate must name the Living Classrooms Foundation, Inc. and Historic Ships in Baltimore, Inc. as additional insured. Certificates of Liability shall be forwarded to the museum no later than the balance due date. For Scouting BSA and Girl Scouts, the Certificate of Insurance is fulfilled by your local council.

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Inquiries about Reservation Availability Overnight Request Form

The program runs from 6pm to 9am on USS Torsk and USS Constellation , and from 6:30pm to 9am on USCGC WHEC-37.

We recommend the majority of the group arrive on time. Late arrivals of individuals can be easily accommodated with your group organizer and the museum. Individuals or entire groups may leave early.

All of our ships are available to children age six and up. However, groups with large numbers of young children may prefer the immersive and hands-on experience offered on board USS Constellation or USS Torsk. USCGC WHEC-37 is best for groups age 8 and up.

Yes, siblings are welcome. For siblings younger than first grade, please contact the Education Department.

USS Constellation is a wooden, Civil War-era sailing ship and does not have a central A/C or heating system. It. Conditions are similar to winter tent-camping. It is not recommended for Cub Scouts in January and February. It is appropriate for Boy Scouts year-round.

USS Torsk has central heating in winter, but does not have central A/C. It is appropriate for all groups October-early June.

USCG Cutter 37 has limited A/C and heating.

Spring is the most popular time for overnight programs. To ensure the dates they want, groups frequently register 3-8 months prior to a given date.

You may share a vessel, but only with groups of a similar type. For example, BSA Scouting groups may be booked together, and Girl Scout groups may be booked with each other. BSA groups and Girl Scout Groups will not be booked together. USS Torsk only has one group at a time. We reserve the right to fill USS Constellation and USCG Cutter 37 to capacity.

Yes, we can accommodate groups of 10 or more in a program with another confirmed group.

Vegetarian options are available on all sites. We do not make substitutions to the menu. Those with severe sensitivities or allergies are welcome to bring their own food. There is a microwave available for use on all sites.

For severe weather emergencies in Baltimore City, the museum may cancel a program. If the museum cancels, groups are entitled to a rescheduled event or a full refund.

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