The Dali cargo ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Port of Baltimore back in March is making its first move to depart the port in three months. The cargo ship has been essentially parked in the harbor while repairs were being done to the ship and the harbor was being cleaned up due to the debris that was left in the water from the bridge collapse.

For the duration of their time stuck on the harbor, twenty-one crew members have been stuck on the boat. Now, the crew members are splitting up, with eight of them set to return home, two of them have clearance to return overseas, seven of them must remain in the United States indefinitely, and four of them remaining on the boat as it makes its first journey out of the harbor. After this first journey is made, the four who are working on the boat must also stay in the U.S. indefinitely.

The return home for the crew members is being complicated due to an investigation into the accident.

None of the crew members have been charged with anything related to the accident; however, because the investigation is still in an active, ongoing status, the crew members must deal with the consequence of staying here to aid in the investigative process. Twenty of the crew members who were onboard the ship during the accident are from India and one is from Sri Lanka. Each of them had already been on the ship for a long stretch of time prior to the accident. Then, since the accident have been onboard since March 26^th. The investigation has been such a long process due to the nature of the accident. Not only did the bridge collapse, but also six construction workers who had been working on the bridge at the time of the accident were killed.

Since they are able to get off the ship, those who have to stay in the United States will be put in hotels and temporary apartments.

The boat itself is now going to leave the Port of Baltimore and trek to Virginia International Gateway. Once there, around 1,500 cargo containers that are onboard the ship will be offloaded as an attempt to remove draft for the cargo ship. After they reach Virginia International Gateway, the boat will head down to Norfolk International Terminal. The ship is expected to sit in the terminal while more repair work is underway.