Tax havens and worker exploitation: Baltimore bridge disaster gives glimpse into murky world of shipping - 28-Mar-2024 nzcity.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzcity.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The 985-foot-long cargo vessel, called The Dali, was leaving the Port of Baltimore when it lost power and issued a mayday call just before hitting a pillar of the bridge.
Following the collision of a container vessel with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday, attention has turned to the ship's company, which has been implicated in labor violations in recent years. According to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, ships belonging to Grace Ocean Private Ltd., based in Singapore, have faced citations for labor infractions, including underpaying crew members and exceeding their contractual periods onboard.
Conspiracy Theorists Are Already Calling the Baltimore Bridge Collapse a False Flag gizmodo.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gizmodo.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The bridge, which experts believed would take years to replace, was a major north-south artery, and its collapse wiped out a roadway that thousands of people used to travel to and from Baltimore on a daily basis.