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Maryland Finalizes $2.25 Billion Settlement with Owners, Operators of Ship in Key Bridge Collapse
The deal resolves Maryland’s civil claims over bridge destruction, environmental harm and lost toll revenue after the collapse killed six workers.
- On Tuesday, Maryland finalized a $2.25 billion settlement with Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine, resolving civil claims from the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse caused by the container ship Dali.
- Federal prosecutors indicted Synergy Marine on Tuesday, alleging the ship used an unauthorized "flushing pump" to supply fuel to generators, which failed to restart after a power loss and caused the collision.
- The settlement is roughly 51 times higher than the $43.7 million liability cap the companies sought under the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, dramatically exceeding their attempted cap.
- Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced the state will continue pursuing damages from Hyundai Heavy Industries, as the settlement does not cover claims against the ship's builder.
- Synergy called the criminal charges "baseless," saying it will "vigorously defend itself" and maintaining the power loss resulted from a "manufacturer's latent defect" identified by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Maryland finalizes $2.25 billion settlement with owners, operators of ship in Key Bridge collapse
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.
·United States
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Maryland reaches $2.25 billion settlement on Key Bridge collapse as Justice Dept. files charges against operator, employee
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.
·Washington, United States
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