Baltimore Metropolis Hearth Boat 2 floats previous the Dali container vessel after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
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Federal brokers have boarded a vessel managed by the identical firm as a cargo ship that precipitated the lethal Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI has confirmed.
In statements Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace in Maryland confirmed that authorities have boarded the Maersk Saltoro. The ship is managed by Synergy Marine Group.
“The Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Environmental Safety Company’s Felony Investigation Division and Coast Guard Investigative Providers are current aboard the Maersk Saltoro conducting courtroom approved regulation enforcement exercise,” statements from each the FBI and U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace mentioned.
Authorities didn’t supply additional specifics.
In a lawsuit Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Division has alleged that Dali proprietor Grace Ocean Personal Ltd. and supervisor Synergy Marine Group, each of Singapore, recklessly minimize corners and ignored identified electrical issues on the vessel that had an influence outage moments earlier than it crashed right into a help column on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
The Justice Division is searching for to get well greater than $100 million the federal government spent to clear the underwater particles and reopen town’s port.
Darrell Wilson, a Grace Ocean spokesperson, confirmed that the FBI and Coast Guard boarded the Maersk Saltoro within the Port of Baltimore on Saturday morning.
Wilson has beforehand mentioned the proprietor and supervisor “sit up for our day in courtroom to set the file straight” concerning the Justice Division’s lawsuit.
