U.S. Receives $100-M Settlement For Baltimore Bridge Collapse

The owners of a container ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge have been ordered to pay the US government more than $100 million in damages, the US Department of Justice announced, Brandon Drenon reported for BBC News.

The Justice Department called the March 26 accident, which killed six people and sent tons of debris into the river, "one of the worst transportation disasters in recent memory." I Photo: Amaury Laporte Flickr

Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the companies that owned and operated the Dali, have agreed to pay the settlement, resolving a month-long civil lawsuit.

The Justice Department called the March 26 accident, which killed six people and sent tons of debris into the river, "one of the worst transportation disasters in recent memory," as also reported by CNN.

The payment will go to the US Treasury and other federal agencies directly affected by the collision or involved in the response.

“This is a tremendous outcome that fully compensates the US for the costs it incurred in responding to this disaster and holds the owner and operator of the Dali accountable,” said Brian Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s civil division.