Why is the Dali ship crew still stuck on board in the Baltimore Harbor? WSOC TV [Video]

Two weeks after the Dali cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the 21-person crew still remains onboard. The Key Bridge collapsed early morning on March 26, killing six people who had been working on the bridge.

The group includes pilots, engineers, divers and other crew members who will remain on the ship until the National Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Coast Guard finish their investigation.

Why is the crew still on the boat?

On April 1, BBC reported that authorities said there were no plans to disembark the Dali’s crew and it is unlikely any plan will be put in place unless the vessel is moved or taken out of the water. The Coast Guard said on March 29 that moving the ship is a second priority to reopening the Baltimore port and the shipping channel.

The BBC also reported that “even in normal circumstances, disembarking crews of foreign nationals from ships in U.S. ports requires significant paperwork.” Twenty of the crew are citizens of India …