As Baltimore officials opened an alternative temporary channel to one of the nation’s busiest commercial shipping hubs Monday, pastors are diligently ministering to crew members who are stuck at the Baltimore Harbor after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
It has been nearly a week since a cargo ship crashed into the bridge, causing a catastrophic and deadly collapse that killed six construction workers.
While the cleanup of concrete and metal has since started and an alternative route has been opened to allow some vessels to bypass the wreckage, little has been said about the Dali ship crew that has been stuck at the port.Â
But a group of ministers, who focus their time on the wellbeing of seafarers, are making sure the Dali ship crew has food, Bibles, and much more.Â
“My primary focus will be on caring for those seafarers who cannot continue their journeys,” Messick, an Episcopal priest and executive director of Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center, told Word and Way. “Just making sure they have everything that they are supposed to have and everything that they need to make their extended stay here as pleasant as possible.”
According to Messick, the crew has to work on
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