Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!

Clearing the wreckage in Baltimore is a difficult and dangerous operation

Mar 28, 2024
Containers carrying hundreds of tons of hazardous materials were on the ship, complicating the monumental cleanup.
Giant cranes are expected to remove some of the remains of the destroyed vessel, and  hazardous materials on the ship have fallen into the water, experts say.
Peter Knudson/NTSB via Getty Images