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A huge crane with a CIA history helps with the Baltimore bridge cleanup


There aren't many cranes that have a storied history like the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed "Chessy" — which has been brought in to clear Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images "It was thought that there was at least one nuclear weapon aboard the sub," says Todd Bennett, an associate professor of history at East Carolina University. "A cover story was really essential and the agency went through a number of options, but finally settled on having the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes pose as the owner of this ship," Bennett said. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a plan Wednesday outlining its path forward for analyzing the wreckage and clearing the Patapsco River, saying the "situation remains dynamic" and the timeline will continually evolve as they learn more.

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