The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on March 27 it will be investigating whether there has been an infringement of the Merchant Shipping Act, after a Singapore-flagged ship rammed into a major bridge in the United States.
The Dali, owned by Grace Ocean and managed by Synergy Marine, crashed into one of the pillars of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at around 1.30am on March 26 (1.30pm Singapore time) in Baltimore, Maryland, causing the bridge to collapse within seconds.
With rescue operations called off, the authorities said six people are
The Straits Times reported the pilot of the cargo freighter that knocked down a highway bridge into Baltimore Harbour had radioed for tug boat help and reported a power loss minutes earlier, federal safety officials said on March 27, citing audio from the ship’s “black box” data recorder.
