Baltimore City Fire Boat No. 2 floats past the Dali container ship after the Francis Scott Key Bridge struck and collapsed into the Patapsco River on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Federal agents boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship, causing Deadly Baltimore Bridge Collapsethe FBI has confirmed.
In a statement on Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland confirmed that authorities were on board the Maersk Saltoro. The vessel is managed by Synergy Marine Group.
“The FBI, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Investigation Division, and Coast Guard Investigative Division are conducting court-authorized law enforcement activities aboard the Maersk Saltoro,” a statement from the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Authorities did not provide further details.
in Wednesday’s proceedingsThe U.S. Department of Justice accuses Dali shipowner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group, both from Singapore, of recklessly cutting corners and ignoring known electrical problems with the vessel, which experienced a blackout before hitting a support column. The Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
The Justice Department is seeking to recover more than $100 million the government spent cleaning up the underwater debris and reopening the city’s port.
Grace Ocean spokesman Darrell Wilson confirmed that the FBI and Coast Guard boarded the Maersk Saltoro in the Port of Baltimore on Saturday morning.
Wilson previously said the owners and managers “look forward to the court setting the record straight” about the Justice Department lawsuit.
