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"The Surprising Link Between a Covert CIA Mission and the Maryland Bridge Wreck: A Shared Crane"

The same crane, known as the Chesapeake 1000 or "Chessy," that helped the CIA retrieve part of a sunken Soviet submarine in the 1970s is now tasked with clearing debris from a fatal bridge collapse in Baltimore. The CIA mission, known as "Project Azorian," aimed to recover intelligence from the sunken sub, but faced challenges and was partially successful. The crane, originally named Sun 800, played a crucial role in constructing the specialized ship used for the mission and has since been repurposed for various construction projects, including the current urgent task of clearing the Baltimore shipping channels and building a new bridge.