Dali leaves Baltimore nearly three months after Key Bridge collision 

By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.comThe Dali container ship, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, has left the Port of Baltimore after nearly three months of being stuck in the Patapsco River. The U.S. Coast Guard announced the vessel’s departure on June 24 and is overseeing its voyage.& The Dali has set sail to Virginia. The massive container ship, which struck and toppled the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, left the Port of Baltimore on June 24. The Dali’s first stop will be at Virginia International Gateway where 1,500 containers will be removed to reduce its draft. It will then sail to the Norfolk International Terminal for ongoing salvaging and repair operations.& “During the transit, the Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish, an 87-foot Marine Protector-class patrol boat homeported in Virginia Beach, will provide a 500-yard safety zone around the Dali while Coast Guard watchstanders at command centers in the Fifth Coast Guard District, in Portsmouth, Virginia, Sector Maryland-National Capital Region and Sector Virginia will closely monitor the ship’s movement as it transits through each captain of the port zone,” wrote the Coast Guard in its release.& The Dali is manned by a 22-person crew and...