Coverage dated September 17, 2024

Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100M in cleanup costs

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100M in cleanup costs (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.

  2. Forbes

    Justice Department Sues Cargo Ship Owner For $100 Million In Baltimore Bridge Collapse (opens Forbes)

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    Six people died in March when a cargo ship struck a pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to collapse.

  3. ABC 12 Flint

    Justice Department seeks $100 million from two companies that owned ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking more than $100 million from the two corporations that owned and operated the container ship that destroyed Baltimore

  4. Fox News

    Justice Department files $100M lawsuit against operator of vessel in Baltimore Key Bridge wreck (opens Fox News)

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    The Justice Department is suing Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited over the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

  5. Bangor Daily News

    Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical

  6. RedState

  7. NBC4 Washington

    Baltimore bridge collapse cleanup cost $100M. The Justice Department is seeking to recover all of it (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The lawsuit contests a cascading series of failures on the Dali that left the vessel’s pilots and crew helpless in the face of looming disaster.

  8. The Guardian

    US sues owner and manager of ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse (opens The Guardian)

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    Justice department seeks to recoup $100m spent on cleanup after Dali crashed into bridge, killing six workers

  9. Al Jazeera

    US Justice Dept seeks $100m for Baltimore Key bridge collapse (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US sues Singapore-based owner and operator of cargo tanker that slammed into bridge in March, killing six.

  10. CBS News

    Justice Department files $100 million lawsuit against owner of ship that rammed into Baltimore (opens CBS News)

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    The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of the container ship that rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, seeking $100 million in damages.

  11. Roll Call

    US seeks damages from ship operator in Baltimore bridge collapse (opens Roll Call)

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    The U.S. filed a claim Wednesday against the owners and operators of the ship that caused the deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore in March.

  12. Time

    Justice Department Sues Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.

  13. WHDH Boston

    Justice Department seeks $100 million from two companies that owned ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking more than $100 million from the two corporations that owned and operated the container ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key

  14. NPR

    U.S. sues Dali ship owner and operator for $100 million over Baltimore bridge collapse (opens NPR)

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    “The ship’s owner and manager … sent an ill-prepared crew on an abjectly unseaworthy vessel to navigate the United States’ waterways,” the Justice Department says in its new civil claim.

  15. Portland Press Herald

    Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse, seeks $100 million in costs (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The lawsuit filed alleges that the electrical and mechanical systems on the cargo ship that caused the collapse were improperly maintained.

  16. Triblive

    Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, U.S. says in $100M lawsuit (opens Triblive)

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    BALTIMORE — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent t…

  17. Courthouse News Service

    Justice Department seeks $100 million from operators of ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The federal government claims it cost over $100 million to reopen the critical Fort McHenry Channel.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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