BALTIMORE (AP) — A group of Baltimore longshoremen have sued the owner and manager of the ship that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, arguing the...
, arguing the companies should compensate them for wages lost while the port was closed in the aftermath of the deadly disaster.alleging the ship’s Singapore-based owner and manager, Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and Synergy Marine Group , knowingly sent an unseaworthy ship into U.S. waters., which halted most maritime traffic through Baltimore’s busy port for months as crews worked around the clock to clear thousands of tons of mangled steel and concrete from the main shipping channel.
“Nearly six months later, shipping traffic in the Port of Baltimore has still not returned to pre-disaster levels,” attorneys for the longshoremen wrote in their claim. “Claimants’ incomes were and continue to be entirely dependent on the flow of cargo vessels in and out of the Port of Baltimore.” Murphy held a news conference Thursday at which three of the plaintiffs spoke about how the port closure affected them. They said their access to jobs and benefits is based on seniority, so working fewer hours has serious implications because it could mean sliding back down the totem pole.by the U.S. Department of Justice provided the most detailed account yet of the cascading series of failures on the Dali that left its pilots and crew helpless in the face of looming disaster.
While the ship experienced a series of electrical issues before and after it departed Baltimore, the blackout that occurred as it approached the bridge likely resulted from a loose electrical connection, which had been damaged by the vibrations on the Dali, according to recent court filings. Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Pleads Not Guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter Charge: ReportThe Nasdaq composite gave back the majority of its early-morning advance, but buying picked up again as trading headed into the close Thursday. The tech-heavy index got a big boost from Micron Technology and other semiconductor stocks. The Nasdaq finished the day 0.6% higher, chalking up its fourth straight gain.
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