Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore after ship strike

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Maryland to get insurance payout from Key Bridge collapse​

Jul 25, 2024

Maryland to get insurance payout from Key Bridge collapse


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Updates on MV Dali | Offload of Containers in Norfolk | Crew | Repairs | Liability for Damage​

Aug 18, 2024 #supplychain #dali #baltimorebridge

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - provides an update on MV Dali after its allision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024, regarding its offload, repair, crew repatriation, and liability for damages.


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- Marine Traffic marinetraffic.com

- After months stuck on the Dali, most crew members will finally leave the ship as the damaged vessel is set to leave Baltimore https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/20/us/bal...

- New Bill Seeks to Hold Foreign Shipowners Accountable for Maritime Accidents https://gcaptain.com/new-bill-seeks-t...

- 46 U.S. Code § 30523 - General limit of liability https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/te...

- Garamendi, Johnson Introduce Bill to Hold Foreign Vessel Owner Accountable for Baltimore Bridge Collapse https://garamendi.house.gov/media/pre...

- Major (re)insurers and P&I club on hook for Baltimore bridge disaster https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/...

- Lloyd’s of London Sees Baltimore Bridge Claims in Billions https://news.bloomberglaw.com/insuran...

- 2024/25 Pool and GXL Reinsurance contract structure https://www.igpandi.org/reinsurance/
 
 
They’ve had six months ……….
Why not wait till the Dali has sailed to China and then announce testing and inspection 🙈
 

NTSB: Loose Cables Cause Of Dali Ship/Key Bridge Collapse?​

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Dali Sets Sail | NTSB Finds Loose Wires | US Sues Owner | Ship to be Repaired in China​

Sep 21, 2024

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the departure of MV Dali from the US, the latest findings from the NTSB, the US Department of Justice lawsuit against the owners of Dali, and the Dali's voyage and repairs in China


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- CHOPPER 10: Dali ship leaving • CHOPPER 10: Dali ship leaving
- Loose Cable Found During NTSB Dali Investigation Could Cause Blackouts https://maritime-executive.com/articl...
- NTSB Investigation Report Contact of Containership Dali with Francis Scott Key Bridge and Subsequent Bridge Collapse
NTSB Dali - - -- Docket https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/?NTSBNum...
- US Files $103M Claim Saying Dali was “Unseaworthy” and “Jury-Rigged” https://maritime-executive.com/articl...
- U.S. Sues DALI Shipowner and Manager for $100 Million Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse https://gcaptain.com/u-s-sues-dali-sh...
- US alleges ‘entirely avoidable’ Dali disaster was caused by negligence https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1150696/...
- US Claim https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/136...
- Dali leaves US for repairs in China https://splash247.com/dali-leaves-us-...
- Marine Traffic: Dali https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/...


 
Sal's take on that is interesting and informative. Seems like a hack researcher, or incompetent investigation team, worked from a foregone conclusion, backwards to cherry-pick facts.

Sal's right about the jerry-rigging on ships. It's true on railway equipment, too - and even trucks, when it's possible to cover it over from casual weigh-station inspections. It sounded to me like the NTSB people had little familiarity with ship operations or industry standard practices - as basic as what the bow thrusters can do, or how an anchor is dropped.
 

 

Where in the Word is the DALI? --Day 39 to China​

Oct 27, 2024 BALTIMORE

The ship responsible for the collision that took down the Key Bridge in Baltimore continues on the passage to China for repairs.
Day 39 of the trip now has the Dali approaching an area where stormy seas surely await.


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