Container Ship Owner, Manager Seek Legal Shield Against Baltimore Disaster Claims

Bridge disaster will take years to sort out

The owner and manager of a container ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore filed a petition in a Maryland federal court in an effort to head off potential liabilities of up to $43.7 million as an investigation gets under way to determine the cause of the disaster.

Port of Baltimore’s Indefinite Closure Deals Blow to City, State Economy

Bridge disaster will take years to sort out

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday after it was struck by a container ship has disrupted the Port of Baltimore’s container shipping services, which will impact the economy of the city and beyond, analysts said.