The owner and operator of the Dali, the cargo ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024, are suing the vessel’s shipbuilder, alleging that defective electrical equipment caused a power failure before the deadly crash.
The bridge collapse killed six construction workers and temporarily halted operations at the Port of Baltimore.
In a lawsuit filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Grace Ocean Private Limited, the Dali’s owner, and Synergy Marine Private Limited, its manager, claim the ship had a simple but dangerous defect that caused the electrical system to lose power…