Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore
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Maryland has reached a final settlement with the owners and operators of the container ship Dali, which collided with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse in 2024.
A $2.25 billion settlement has been reached between Maryland and the owner and operator of the Dali cargo ship Tuesday, as federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against the ship’s operator and an employee who was on board when it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The Department of Justice's charges against the ship's operator Synergy Marine include conspiracy, obstruction and misconduct resulting in death.
Bay Area drivers bracing for a Francis Scott Key Bridge-style catastrophe under the Golden Gate Bridge can relax a bit. A fresh engineering review, commissioned this spring after the Baltimore collapse, concludes that a full bridge failure from a wayward ship is highly unlikely.
The cause of the Lapham bridge collapse, any change in the construction timeline and other questions have yet to be answered as a review begins.