The Justice Department brought 18 charges against the operators and a manager relating to a 2024 collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge that killed six people.
The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge — which claimed the life of six construction workers and crippled the Port of Baltimore — was preventable, federal authorities alleged on Tuesday.
If convicted, the companies could face substantial fines, and the ship superintendent could face prison time.
It has been two years since a ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, resulting in its collapse and the death of six construction workers. Its impacts are still felt daily by Maryland ...
A federal indictment alleges the crash that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland was preventable.