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Published on October 25, 2024

$102 Million Settlement Reached in Baltimore Bridge Disaster The U.S. government has reached a $102 million settlement with the companies behind the cargo ship that struck Baltimore’s Key Bridge in March, killing six people, in what prosecutors described as “one of the worst transportation disasters in recent memory.” During the early hours of March 6, the Singaporean cargo ship Motor Vessel DALI was leaving ​​the Port of Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka, when it lost power striking Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse into the river. The $102 million settlement with the ship’s owner Grace Ocean Private Limited and the operator Synergy Marine Private Limited is intended to compensate the U.S. government for its clean up efforts to ensure the waterway was back in operation by June....

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