Dali ‘jury-rigged’ and unseaworthy when it slammed into Key Bridge, feds say

The federal government accused the operators of the container ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge of negligence and mismanagement, alleging that the Dali’s crew “jury-rigged their ship.” The new claims provide the most detailed account yet of what led to the bridge’s total collapse early March 26. The Justice Department on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Maryland seeking to recoup $100 million in costs associated with recovery and cleanup, as well as punitive damages, from the Dali’s owner, Singapore-based Grace Ocean Private, and its manager, Synergy Marine Group.