Baltimore denounces owner and administrator of the ship that demolished bridge in the USA

The city hall of Baltimore filed a lawsuit against the owner and another against the manager of the freighter Dali, which collided with the bridge Francisco Scott Keywhich ended up collapsing, a tragedy that left millions in losses and six dead, according to publications in the North American press this Tuesday.

Complaints against the owner company Grace Ocean Private Limited and the administrator Synergy Marine PTE LTDboth from Singapore and seeking limited liability, filed on Monday, according to multiple media outlets.

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The mayor’s lawyers Baltimore They accused both companies of providing the ship with a “incompetent crew” who lacked adequate skills and training, CNN claims.

Therefore, unspecified compensation is required from both companies for the accident of From therea ship carrying thousands of cargo containers hit the bridge on the night of March 26, which collapsed shortly afterwards.

In early April, lawyers for both companies declared in court proceedings that the accident was not the result of “without fault, negligence or lack of care” by companies.

But lawyers for Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Council They rejected the companies’ arguments on Monday and said the companies should be held liable for any damages that may be considered after a trial.

“For all intents and purposes, the petitioners’ negligence led them to destroy the key bridge and single-handedly closed the Port of Baltimore, a source of jobs, municipal revenue, and a great source of pride for the city of Baltimore. Baltimore and its residents”, notes the document.

The complaint also comes after the FBI reported, on April 15, that it opened a criminal investigation to clarify what happened.

Last week, the United States Coast Guard enabled a third alternative temporal channel in the Patapsco River this will provide limited access to the Port of Baltimore for commercial ships while cleanup of debris from the collapsed bridge continues.

The captain of US Coast Guard, David O’Connell, said in a statement that it is expected that the channel called Fort Carroll help restore approximately 15% of pre-accident business activity.

The opening of the third channel is part of the efforts to open the main channel that are expected to be completed next month.

Six people died in the accident, all of them Latin American workers who at the time of the event were carrying out asphalt patching work. The bodies of only four of them were found.

Source: Elcomercio

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