Twelve weeks after the Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore causing its collapse, the container ship is expected to set sail today at noon to Norfolk, Va. for repairs.
The ship was trapped under debris from the bridge for nearly eight weeks after the collapse, which left six construction workers dead.
According to the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA), they will hold traffic for approximately 15 to 30 minutes. Four tugboats are escorting the container ship along the way to Norfolk.
None of the crew members have been cleared to leave the ship since the ship lost power and crashed into the Key Bridge on March 26.
A replacement crew will set sail with four members of the ship’s crew. Those four will return to Baltimore after the trip and join seven other crewmates. They must stay in the city.
The company that manages the ship, synergy Marine, said in an interview with WJZ that they are working on getting the 11 crew members home. However, the crew members are set to be housed in Baltimore during the litigation surrounding the incident.
Depending on how long the litigations take, the members could stay in Baltimore for a year or more.
Baltimore is suing the Singapore-based owners and managers of the container ship, saying they were negligent in letting the ship leave the Port of Baltimore without fixing known power issues.
Maryland is expected to hire five law firms to assist in its litigation.
Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine filed a joint claim six days after the Key Bridge collapsed to free them from liability or limit damages.
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Source: CBS News, Fox 5
