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Dali arrives in Hampton Roads with Coast Guard escort

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NORFOLK, Va. — Dali began its voyage from the Port of Baltimore to Hampton Roads Monday morning with an escort from the Coast Guard; Tuesday morning it arrived safely in Portsmouth.

Dali is the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, causing its collapse.

Watch: Time-lapse of Dali traversing the Chesapeake Bay headed to cross the HRBT

Time-lapse of Dali traversing the Chesapeake Bay headed to cross the HRBT

Dali arrived in the area at around 6 a.m. on Tuesday.

WATCH: Dali begins moving from Baltimore to Norfolk Monday morning

Coast Gaurd escort Dali to Norfolk from Baltimore after Key Bridge collapse

Members of the Coast Guard said they oversaw the safe and secure voyage of the vessel. Dali was provided a 500-yard safety zone by a Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish, an 87-foot Marine Protector-class patrol boat.

The Coast Guard said it established a safety zone for the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Thimble Shoal Channel, a portion of Norfolk Harbor, and a portion of the Elizabeth River in preparation for the Dali's voyage.

Access to the zone was prohibited while the Dali was en route.

Watch previous coverage: 6 presumed dead by Coast Guard after ship collides with Baltimore's Key Bridge

Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses

Dali set sail under its own power with a full crew of 22 and six salvage experts from Resolve Marine, according to the Coast Guard.