[Síguenos ahora también en Whatsapp. Da clic aquí]

US Department of Justice This Wednesday he filed a lawsuit against owner and operator of a container ship who encountered Francis Scott Key Bridge from the city Baltimorelocated in the state of Maryland, an incident occurred that resulted in Six workers died.

Demand that strives 100 million dollars on disaster response, was presented District Court of Maryland against Singapore companies Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited.

“The Department of Justice remains committed to ensuring that Responsible for the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.what caused it tragic death of six people“, the Prosecutor General emphasized in his statement. Merrick Garland.

In turn, the Deputy Prosecutor General Benjamin Meiserassured that the owner ‘Dali “To negligence, mismanagement and sometimes for desire to cut costs” configured the cargo ship system in such a way that “prevents the restoration of movement after a power outage.”

Likewise, the head of the civil department of the Ministry of Justice, the prosecutor M. Boynton, stressed that it was ““A disaster that could have been completely avoided” result “a series of predictable mistakes made by the owner.”

The claim does not include There are no claims regarding the reconstruction of the bridge. According to the Ministry of Justice, Marylandresponsible for the construction, maintenance and operation of the facility, You may be able to file a civil lawsuit for damages.

In addition, prosecutors also reported that the cargo ship ran out of power a day before it crashed into the bridge, Although the incident was not reported in Coast Guardas required by US law.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from the USA An investigation into the incident was launched in April.. In addition, the city Baltimore has already filed its own lawsuit against the two companies. And The families of the three victims are considering taking similar measures.

Crew ‘Dali released warn before impact with Francis Scott Key Bridge, in the end it fell on him Patapsco Riverwhich allowed to reduce traffic and only that At the time of the collapse, there were eight cars on the structure.

The cargo ship began turning two minutes before the impact occurred. Before the collision, The cargo ship suffered a complete power outagewhich lost power to the engine. Although the boat’s lights came back on thanks to the emergency generator, The engines didn’t work again.

You May Be Interested | Body of Mexican Man Killed in Baltimore Bridge Collapse Found; SRE Reveals Identity

Six victims who came from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, they worked on Brauner Buildersthe construction company responsible for the bridge.

(Europe Press)