Under the agreement, I agreed Ministry of Justice To drop her lawsuit, in which she was demanding a similar amount. The agreement requires the judge’s approval before it can be implemented.
It is noteworthy that at the end of last March, it collided Container ship “Dali“One of the support columns of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which is more than 2.5 kilometers long, led to the collapse of the bridge. Six workers who were carrying out repair work on the bridge were killed in the accident. The ship had gone out of control due to a power failure.
In September, the Ministry of Justice filed a case against two Singapore-based companies as the ship’s owner and operator. The ministry accused them of deliberately ignoring technical defects in the ship “Dali” to save costs, which led to an increased risk of power failure.
According to a Justice Department statement, they now intend to pay approximately $102 million. The lawsuit had sought just over $103 million in damages, including the costs of debris removal work.
The Department of Justice stressed that this amount does not cover the expenses of rebuilding the bridge, which was owned by the State of Maryland, which is trying to recover part of the costs in its own lawsuit.