SINGAPORE — The Singapore-flagged container vessel that slammed into a Baltimore bridge on Tuesday (March 26) had passed two foreign port inspections last year, said the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
SINGAPORE — The Singapore-flagged container vessel that slammed into a Baltimore bridge on Tuesday had passed two foreign port inspections last year, said the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore .A drone view of the Dali cargo vessel, which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse, in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on March 26, 2024, in this still image taken from a handout video.
The September inspection was conducted by the US Coast Guard in New York on Sept 13. According to the Equasis data, the “standard examination” didn’t identify any deficiencies."Based on records, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore confirms that the vessel’s required classification society and statutory certificates covering the structural integrity of the vessel and functionality of the vessel’s equipment were valid at the time of the incident," the agency said.
Rescuers pulled two survivors to safety but six others were missing and presumed dead, according to US officials.
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