Baltimore
Maryland sues cargo ship owner, operator over Baltimore bridge collapse
THE state of Maryland on Tuesday (Sep 24) filed civil claims against the owner and operator of the cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people and paralysing a maj...
Ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge set to move on May 20
A STRANDED cargo ship that has been blocking one of America’s busiest ports will be removed on Monday (May 20) nearly two months after it struck and destroyed a bridge in Baltimore, authorities said o...
Insurer Chubb readies US$350 million payout tied to Baltimore bridge collapse
The payout is likely to be the first of many related to the disaster that analysts have said might cost insurers up to US$4 billion, making it a record shipping insurance loss
Baltimore’s trapped ships start leaving as new channel opens
FOUR of seven ships trapped in Baltimore Harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month have cleared the wreckage and are en route to their destinations.
FBI opens criminal probe in Baltimore bridge collapse; fourth body recovered
THE FBI said on Monday it opened a criminal probe into the collapse of a Baltimore bridge in March when a ship crashed into a bridge support, while local officials confirmed the recovery of a fourth b...
Containers are being removed from ship that hit key bridge
Workers on Sunday (Apr 7) began removing containers from the giant cargo vessel that remains pinned under the metal remains of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, nearly two weeks after the ship struck the bridge...
