According to a New York Post report, the container ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, resulting in the bridge’s collapse, has been cited for previous incidents.
The ship had two “deficiencies” noted in previous inspections.
From The New York Post:
Across 27 inspections conducted since the Dali was built in 2015, two “deficiencies” were flagged, according to records from the Electronic Quality Shipping Information System (Equasis) viewed by CNN.
Chilean authorities gave the Dali a “deficiency” for “propulsion and auxiliary machinery — gauges, thermometers, etc,” in June 2023, according to Equasis records.
The ship was also given a “deficiency” for “structural conditions” described as “hull damage impairing seaworthiness” following a 2016 collision while leaving the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016.
Port authorities confirmed to CNN that the Dali cargo ship was also involved in an “incident” in Belgium in 2016.
According to the maritime incident archive Shipwrecklog, the Dali was attempting to leave the container terminal to head to Bremerhaven, Germany, when its bow reportedly swung around, causing the stern to scrape the side of the quay and damaging several meters of the hull.
According to documentation, the ship was last inspected in September 2023 by the U.S. Coast Guard in New York; no deficiencies were reported at the time.
One witness described the container ship collision as an “earthquake” or a “big bash of thunder.”
The man, identified as John, said the impact of the crash just after 1:30 a.m. “sounded like a big bash of thunder.”
“And then, just like I said, it felt like an earthquake — the whole house vibrated like my house was falling down,” he told WJZ.
This story is developing…
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