Owner, operator of ship that hit Key Bridge settle with DOJ for $100 million

The owner and the manager of the container ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice accusing them of negligence and mismanagement. Federal authorities last month accused the owner, Grace Ocean Private Ltd., and manager Synergy Marine Group of “jury-rigging” the ship, the Dali, and of having pursued cost-cutting measures that left the vessel vulnerable to the type of blackout that it experienced before crashing into the bridge earlier this year. (Photo: Wesley Lapointe/For The Baltimore Banner)