Baltimore City Fire Boat 2 drifts past the Dali container vessel after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge that fell down right into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, UNITED STATE, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
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Federal representatives have actually boarded a vessel taken care of by the exact same firm as a freight ship that triggered the fatal Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI has actually validated.
In declarations Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the UNITED STATE Attorney’s Office in Maryland validated that authorities have actually boarded theMaersk Saltoro The ship is taken care of by Synergy Marine Group.
“The Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Criminal Investigation Division and Coast Guard Investigative Services are present aboard the Maersk Saltoro conducting court authorized law enforcement activity,” declarations from both the FBI and UNITED STATE Attorney’s Office stated.
Authorities did not use additional specifics.
In a legal action Wednesday, the UNITED STATE Justice Department has actually declared that Dali proprietorGrace Ocean Private Ltd and supervisor Synergy Marine Group, both of Singapore, recklessly cut edges and neglected recognized electric troubles on the vessel that had a power blackout minutes prior to it collapsed right into an assistance column on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
The Justice Department is looking for to recuperate greater than $100 million the federal government invested to remove the undersea particles and resume the city’s port.
Darrell Wilson, a Grace Ocean representative, validated that the FBI and Coast Guard boarded the Maersk Saltoro in the Port of Baltimore on Saturday early morning.
Wilson has formerly stated the proprietor and supervisor “look forward to our day in court to set the record straight” concerning the Justice Department’s legal action.
