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Nick Blenkey
Vice Admiral Peter W. Gautier, U.S. Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations spoke at White Home briefing
”It’s my intention that the federal authorities pays for the complete price of reconstructing that bridge and I anticipate the Congress to assist my effort,” President Biden pledged yeserday as he delivered remarks on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. In the present day Home Press Secretary Karine Jeanne-Pierre was joined by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Vice Admiral Peter W. Gautier, U.S. Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations, for a press briefing on thr efforts to reopen the Port of Baltimore and rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
No transcript is but accessible, however some key info was launched, together with {that a} unified command has been arrange with Resolve Maritime appointed because the salvor of the ship that struck the bridge, the Dali. The Coast Guard is cooperating with the NTSB on the investigation into the incident and also will convene a Marine Board of Inquiry.
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The unified command has arrange an official web site for info on the response at https://www.keybridgeresponse2024.com/
