Cranes arrive to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

A crain is seen near the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge (Steve Ruark/AP)

The largest crane on the US Eastern Seaboard is being transported to Baltimore so crews can begin removing the wreckage of a collapsed highway bridge that has halted a search for four workers still missing days after the disaster.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the large crane, which was to arrive by barge and can lift up to 1,000 tons, will be one of at least two used to clear the channel of the twisted metal and concrete remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and the cargo ship that hit it this week.