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.

Investigation Launches for ‘Complex and Expensive’ Baltimore Bridge Marine Disaster

Bridge disaster will take years to sort out

Lloyd’s Chief Executive Officer John Neal sees a “complex and expensive” industry loss after a container ship crashed into a Baltimore bridge, and a marine insurer has outlined the structure of the investigation into the disaster.

Marine Insurance Industry Bracing for Huge Claims from the Baltimore Bridge Disaster

Coast Guard looking into risk of bridge collapses

Insurance claims from the collision of the Dali containership with the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be on par with a 2012 maritime disaster that led to $1.5 billion in payouts, John Miklus, the president of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters, told trade magazine Insurance Business on Tuesday.