First bodies recovered from water as gigantic crane on way to untangle wreckage of Baltimore bridge

In this image released by the National Transportation and Safety Board, a NTSB investigator is seen on the cargo vessel Dali, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge (Peter Knudson/NTSB/AP)

Lea Skene and Brian Witte

The largest crane on the US east coast was being transported to Baltimore so crews can begin removing the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The wreckage has halted a search for four workers missing days after the disaster and blocked the city’s port from operating.