The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather

The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather

The same vessel that hit the Baltimore Key Bridge on Tuesday, destroying it and sending people and vehicles tumbling into the water, was also involved in a collision while leaving the port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016.

According to Vessel Finder and the maritime incident archive Shipwrecklog, the Dali – a 948ft (290-meter) cargo ship with a capacity of 10,000 containers – was leaving the container terminal of Antwerp heading to Bremerhaven.

As it did so, its bow reportedly swung around, causing the stern to scrape the side of the quay, significantly damaging several meters of the hull.

The ship was reportedly detained by authorities afterward and docked in Deurganckdok, Belgium. There were reportedly no injuries or adverse pollution.

  • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
    541·
    8 months ago

    Per USA Today

    The ship that struck the Francis Key Bridge in Baltimore Tuesday apparently lost power a few minutes before drifting into the structure collapsing a huge span and likely killing several people, according to a U.S official who was not authorized to speak publicly

    I would bet management/owners have refused to pay for basic maintenance over crew objections and that’s going to be a direct cause of this accident

    e; better source, “Cargo ship lost power and issued mayday before hitting Baltimore bridge, governor says”

    • John_McMurray@lemmy.world
      14·
      8 months ago

      I really, really doubt a ship they expect to cross oceans to make money, was skimping on maintenance. I could be wrong, i mean, look at fucking boeing, but it’s cheaper to maintain your shit than deal with the consequences, even when the consequences are simply a break down, not this. and it’s MAERSK.they have money.