US Sues Ship Owner, Operator Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse (2)

The US sued the owner and the operator of a Singapore-flagged ship that rammed into a Baltimore bridge in March, the most aggressive action to date in response to a disaster that killed six workers and threw the region’s transportation network into chaos.

The Justice Department is seeking more than $100 million to cover costs the US incurred after the cargo ship Dali destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge and brought operations at the Port of Baltimore to a standstill.

The civil lawsuit alleges the corporations Grace Ocean Pte. Ltd. and Synergy Marine Pte. Ltd. “sent an ill-prepared crew on ...