11 Military ships trapped in Baltimore Harbor

S.S. Denebola and S.S. Antares

4 Key Military Transport Ships Trapped In Port Of Baltimore

11 ships are trapped behind the Key Bridge, including 4 considered key to national defense. There are 11 cargo ships trapped in the Port of Baltimore behind the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge – including four that are supposed to be able to set sail at a moment's notice to support the overseas deployment of U.S. military forces.

The four ships, the SS Antares, SS Denebola, Gary I. Gordon and Cape Washington, are part of the U.S. Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Force, a fleet established in 1976 to quickly supply American troops around the world.

Two of them – the Antares and the Denebola – are among the world's fastest – capable of sailing from the East Coast to Europe in six days.

The Army Corps of Engineers hopes to open a limited-access channel for some vessels by the end of this month and to restore normal capacity to Baltimore's port by May 31.

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