Ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse agrees to pay $102 million for cleanup
LEA SKENE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Updated Fri, 25 October 2024 at 7:25 AM SGT3-min read
FILE - The cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Pasadena, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly
Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $102 million in cleanup costs to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, officials said Thursday.
The settlement does not cover any damages for rebuilding the bridge, officials said in a news release announcing the agreement. That construction project could cost close to $2 billion. The state of Maryland has filed its own claim seeking those damages, among others.
The settlement comes a month after the Justice Department sued the ship’s owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group, both based in Singapore, seeking to recover funds from the cleanup.