Sadie Gurman, Costas Paris, and Scott Calvert of The Wall Street Journal tell their readers of an FBI probe into whether the crew aboard the containership Dali failed to report any problems with the vessel before it left port. They report:
The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the circumstances leading up to last month’s deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a law-enforcement official said on Monday.
The probe is examining issues including whether the crew aboard the containership Dali failed to report any problems with the vessel before it left port, the person said. The investigation was reported earlier by the Washington Post.
A Federal Bureau of Investigation team consisting of more than a dozen agents boarded the ship on Monday morning. Agents are looking into whether the Dali had any previously unreported engine, steering or electrical issues before leaving Baltimore for a voyage to Sri Lanka, a Coast Guard official said. He said agents spoke with members of the ship’s crew. […]
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said Monday that the city had engaged two law firms to take unspecified legal action against the Dali’s owner, charterer, manager/operator and manufacturer, along with other potentially liable third parties. Scott, a Democrat, said the aim is to mitigate the short-term and long-term harm of the bridge collapse to city residents.
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