The US government says the owners of the ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March owe $100 million. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman reports.
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00:00The US government is suing the owners of the ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis
00:04Scott Key Bridge in March.
00:06The ship, known as the Dolly, was owned and operated by the Singaporean companies Grace
00:10Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited.
00:14The Justice Department says they owe $100 million.
00:17According to the New York Times, the companies had previously moved to limit their own liability
00:22to $44 million, on the basis that they did not know about problems with the ship before
00:27the crash.
00:28The US argues that they were aware of the issues and didn't address them through proper
00:32maintenance.
00:33CBS News quotes the company's spokesperson Daryl Wilson as saying,
00:37The owner and manager will have no further comment on the merits of any claim at this
00:40time, but we do look forward to our day in court to set the record straight.
00:44Even if the companies do pony up, $100 billion will be just a drop in the bucket.
00:48Maryland says rebuilding the bridge will cost nearly $2 billion.