Metal debris found floating near Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore MD


A metal object about 12 feet long is floating in the water south of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The sailing vessel Equus reported the object with coordinates to the Coast Guard. The debris may pose a navigational hazard.
Audio|Source: Baltimore Harbor Marine VHF
02:50
Transcript:
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Security[1]. This is the sailing vessel Equus.
00:04
There is a piece of metal, something floating in the water,
00:08
south of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
00:10
That coordinates 39 degrees, 12.1 minutes.
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76 degrees, 30.1 minutes.
00:18
Over?
00:19
This is Equus out.
00:21
Flight.
00:22
It's coming out of the harbor and you're breaking up.
00:25
I also reporting a quoting metal object in the IAC's close-pice up on Channel 1-640.
00:30
Thank you. Second bit over.
00:38
Can you switch it to two alpha, please? Two out, uh, 20 alpha, is that correct?
00:43
Captain, close card, a negative, 2-2-alpha[2], 2-2.
00:47
2-2-alpha[2], switching now.
00:48
2-2, over. 2-2-2-over.
00:55
I'm on 2-2-al-cha, I'm on 2-2-alpha[2].
00:57
I'm on 2-2-alpha[2], over.
00:59
Captain for Coast Guard, this is going to be a description of the other object over.
01:02
It looked like it might be a piece of a mass.
01:06
It was probably about 12 feet long.
01:08
It's floating, and that's all, that's the best distinction I can get to you, over.
01:12
Just now passing, I can't see the number, but I was underway, and I gave you the coordinates.
01:19
That is the position where the item is located, but I think I'm at red.
01:25
This could be, I'm coming up to Red 12.
01:28
Over?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Security: Marine navigational warning or hazard
[2]
2-2-alpha: Coast Guard marine radio channel
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Location mentioned:
Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland
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