The city of Baltimore is suing two companies who they say failed to properly staff and maintain the container ship that knocked into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month. The bridge came down on March 26 when the ill-fated, Singapore-based MV Dali left Baltimore Harbor and struck one of the structure’s support […]
BALTIMORE — The owner and manager of the massive container ship that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month should be held fully liable for the deadly collapse, according to court papers filed Monday on behalf of Baltimore’s mayor and city council. The two companies filed a petition soon after the March 26 […]
BALTIMORE — A third temporary channel for boats to enter and depart the Port of Baltimore has opened, expanding further shipping access as collapsed sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge are salvaged before the span can ultimately be rebuilt. The alternate channel, located to the northeast of the fallen bridge, is open to “commercially […]
I suppose this was inevitable. From the moment that the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a barge and collapsed last month, it was a safe bet that there were already lawyers circling the wreckage like sharks in the bay. The first lawsuits to arise from the catastrophe are already in their formative stages, […]
The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and […]
We recently looked at the latest news out of Baltimore, Maryland, where Mayor Brandon Scott has been accused of certain campaign finance “improprieties” that are reminiscent of other Charm City officials who were caught with their hands in the cookie jar over the years. Scott is facing reelection this year and the city’s Democratic primary […]
Housing prices may be ridiculous all over America, but in Baltimore, Maryland, they’re paying people to take houses — literally — and folks still aren’t interested. With over 13,000 vacant homes in the city, many abandoned due to high rates of violent crime, Baltimore is now selling some of these properties for as little as […]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called out former President Donald Trump for not commenting on the deaths of the six immigrant workers killed in the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge last month. “I’ll take care to avoid talking about campaigns while I’m sitting here, but just at a human level, it would be helpful […]
A drifting ship. A massive bridge. But this time, disaster was averted. On Friday evening, a massive container ship lost power as it was heading out to sea in the shipping lane between Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey, according to the New York Post. The incident came as the ship was near the vicinity […]
President Biden is pledging to “move heaven and earth” to rebuild the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and reopen Baltimore’s busy port. Mr. Biden joined Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, and top officials from the U.S. Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard on an aerial tour of the wreckage on Friday. Later, his […]
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