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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 arrived in Baltimore March 29 to start wreckage cleanup, beginning its partnership with Gus April 27, while both were docked at Sparrows Point.
(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Christopher Rosario)
| Date Taken: | 04.28.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 04.30.2024 06:15 |
| Photo ID: | 8370716 |
| VIRIN: | 240429-A-ZT698-8548 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 16.32 MB |
| Location: | U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS BALTIMORE DISTRICT, MARYLAND, US |
| Web Views: | 150 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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