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Baltimore longshoremen sue owner and manager of ship that caused the Key Bridge collapse

Sep. 26, 2024 16:12 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A group of Baltimore longshoremen have sued the owner and manager of the ship that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, arguing the companies should compensate them for wages lost while the port was closed in the aftermath of the deadly disaster. The class...

Maryland sues the owner and manager of the ship that caused the Key Bridge collapse

Sep. 24, 2024 13:25 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The state of Maryland has added to the legal troubles facing the owner and operator of the container ship Dali, which caused the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the massive vessel experienced an ill-timed electrical blackout and other failures. ...

FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge

Sep. 21, 2024 13:57 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal agents on Saturday boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI confirmed. In statements, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland confirmed that...

Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as cargo ship that collapsed Baltimore bridge, FBI says

Sep. 21, 2024 11:06 AM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as cargo ship that collapsed Baltimore bridge, FBI says.

Road work inspector who leaped to safety during Baltimore bridge collapse to file claim

Sep. 19, 2024 16:21 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — It was just another overnight shift for Damon Davis, a road construction inspector who was supervising repairs on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge — until the deck beneath his feet started crumbling. He ran for his life and, miraculously, made it to safety...

Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit

Sep. 18, 2024 15:11 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government...

Justice Department lawsuit says Baltimore bridge collapse was 'entirely avoidable' and seeks $100M in cleanup costs

Sep. 18, 2024 10:32 AM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — Justice Department lawsuit says Baltimore bridge collapse was 'entirely avoidable' and seeks $100M in cleanup costs.

For families of Key Bridge collapse victims, a search for justice begins

Sep. 17, 2024 18:33 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Years after immigrating to the U.S. and settling in the Baltimore area, Maria del Carmen Castellón was working toward a new chapter of her family’s American dream, hoping to expand her successful food truck business into a Salvadoran restaurant. Her husband,...

Pittsburgh proposes a $500,000 payment to settle bridge collapse lawsuits

Sep. 14, 2024 13:17 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The city of Pittsburgh is seeking approval of a half-million-dollar payment to settle lawsuits over the collapse of a bridge into a ravine more than 2 1/2 years ago. Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak said Friday he had asked the Pittsburgh City Council to authorize a...

Loose electrical cable found on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse

Sep. 12, 2024 20:07 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators working to pinpoint the cause of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse discovered a loose cable that could have caused electrical issues on the Dali, the massive cargo ship that lost power and disastrously veered off course before striking the bridge. ...