El Dalí, responsable del accidente marítimo más sonado del año pasado, vuelve a operar. El astillero Fujian Huadong en China logró completar las reparaciones del buque 10 días antes de lo previsto y el buque salió del astillero para seguir navegando el domingo. El barco, que derribó el puente más...
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How US agencies made a success of “complex” Dali salvage
All salvage operations are complex and have their own particular challenges, but few recoveries can have had so many elements of potential danger as the operation to reopen the access channel to the port of Baltimore after the Dali had collided with a bridge support.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge immediately collapsed on impact, killing six unfortunate workers on the road and blocking marine traffic for around 11 weeks, from 26 March, a surprisingly short period given that Dali’s bow was buried...
https://container-news.com/how-us-agencies-made-a-success-of-complex-dali-salvage/
Grace Ocean and Synergy to pay over US$100 million for Baltimore bridge collapse
Grace Ocean, the owner, and Synergy Marine, the operator of the container ship Dali, which destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in April, have agreed to pay US$101,980,000 to resolve a civil claim brought by the United States for costs borne from the bridge collapse.
The settlement resolves the United States’ claims for civil damages for US$103,078,056 under the Rivers and Harbors Act, Oil Pollution Act, and general maritime law. The settlement monies will go to the US Treasury...
Dali owner and operator will pay $102M to settle U.S. claim
U.S. files $100M claim against Dali owner and operator
The U.S. Department of Justice Department has announced that Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the Singaporean corporations that owned and operated the containership Dali, have agreed to pay $101,980,000 to resolve the civil claim brought by the U.S. for costs borne in responding to the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the ship.
The settlement resolves the United...
https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/dali-owner-and-operator-will-pay-102m-to-settle-u-s-claim/
U.S. files $100M claim against Dali owner and operator
The U.S. Department of Justice Department today filed a claim against Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Pvte., the owner and operator, respectively, of the Dali, the containership that struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, initiating its collapse and causing the deaths of six workers.
In addition to claiming over $100 million in costs incurred in response to the fatal disaster and in restoring the Baltimore federal navigation channel, the United States is also...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/u-s-files-100m-claim-against-dali-owner-and-operator/
Progress to get Dali boxship back into service
New images of this year’s most infamous ship have emerged. The Dali containership, which slammed into a bridge in Baltimore on March 26, has finally had all its cargo removed and will likely head overseas soon for repairs. The ship arrived at Norfolk International Terminal on the US east coast on...
https://splash247.com/progress-to-get-dali-boxship-back-into-service/
NTSB releases new update on Dali investigation
As the Dali, the ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, was finally leaving Baltimore yesterday, the National Transportation Safety Board published an update on its ongoing investigation. It cautions that the Dali investigation update “does not contain analysis and does not discuss probable cause in this ongoing investigation. As such, no conclusions regarding the cause of the contact should be made based on the information contained in the update. The information in the update is...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/ntsb-releases-new-update-on-dali-investigation/
VIDEO: Some Dali crew members set to go home
Baltimore media, including WBAL TV, report that eight members of the crew of the containership Dali are set to return to their homes in India and Sri Lanka. The way for their departure was opened after attorneys for the City of Baltimore dropped a petition seeking keep the crew in the U.S. after receiving commitments from Dali owner, Grace Ocean Private Limited, and manager, Synergy Marine, to respond to a request for interviews within 30 days and to guarantee crew members will appear.
WBAL TV...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-some-dali-crew-members-set-to-go-home/
VIDEO: Last large Key Bridge section moved from Federal Channel
Ten weeks after the containership Dali struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge initiating its collapse, salvage crews successfully removed the final large steel truss segment of the bridge blocking the 700-foot-wide Fort McHenry Federal Channel on June 3-4.
Using concrete breakers, underwater surveys, and oxyacetylene torches, they separated tons of concrete roadway, cable, and steel rebar from “Section 4C” while removing debris with clamshell dredges.
On May 20, Unified Command had cleared...
Electrical power issues caused blackout of Dali prior to striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Circuit breakers in the power management system of the boxship Dali (IMO 9697428) repeatedly tripped, leading to blackouts across the ship and a loss of propulsion and steering prior to […]