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Owners of cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge sue company that built vessel
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The owners of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are suing the company that built the vessel, alleging negligence in the design of a critical switchboard on the ship. Grace Ocean Private and Synergy Marine PTE Ltd, the owners of the Dali, filed the lawsuit last week against Hyundai Heavy Industries in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 'As a result of the defectively designed Switchboard, the Vessel suffered a power outage that led to the allision with the Key Bridge,' Grace Ocean Private alleges in the lawsuit. Hyundai Heavy Industries could not immediately be reached for comment. Court records in the case did not name legal representatives for Hyundai. Grace Ocean Private contends the switchboard was defectively designed in a manner that wiring connections were not secure. The defect, the company alleges, 'caused the switchboard and the vessel to be unreasonably dangerous ... when it left HHI's control." 'HHI's defective manufacture of the Switchboard and Vessel caused the signal wiring to come loose in normal operation, resulting in the power outage that led to the allision,' the lawsuit says. The Dali was leaving Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka on March 26 last year when its steering failed due to the power loss. It crashed into one of the bridge's supporting columns, destroying the 1.6-mile span and killing six members of a roadwork crew. Baltimore's port was closed for months, and increased traffic congestion remains a problem across the region. The Justice Department last year filed a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city's port. The owner and manager of the cargo ship agreed to pay more than $102 million in cleanup costs to settle the lawsuit brought by the government. In that lawsuit, the Justice Department alleged the owner and manager of the cargo ship recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel. In particular, the Justice Department accused the ship owner of failing to address 'excessive vibrations' that were causing electrical problems. The National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report last year that the Dali experienced electrical blackouts about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore, and yet again shortly before it slammed into the bridge. Last week, Maryland officials visited the site where demolition crews are using giant saws, backhoes and other heavy equipment to remove large sections of the remaining pieces of the bridge. Its replacement is expected to open in 2028. Brian Witte, The Associated Press Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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Owners of cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge sue company that built vessel
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The owners of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are suing the company that built the vessel, alleging negligence in the design of a critical switchboard on the ship. Grace Ocean Private and Synergy Marine PTE Ltd, the owners of the Dali, filed the lawsuit last week against Hyundai Heavy Industries in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 'As a result of the defectively designed Switchboard, the Vessel suffered a power outage that led to the allision with the Key Bridge,' Grace Ocean Private alleges in the lawsuit. Hyundai Heavy Industries could not immediately be reached for comment. Court records in the case did not name legal representatives for Hyundai. Grace Ocean Private contends the switchboard was defectively designed in a manner that wiring connections were not secure. The defect, the company alleges, 'caused the switchboard and the vessel to be unreasonably dangerous ... when it left HHI's control.' 'HHI's defective manufacture of the Switchboard and Vessel caused the signal wiring to come loose in normal operation, resulting in the power outage that led to the allision,' the lawsuit says. The Dali was leaving Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka on March 26 last year when its steering failed due to the power loss. It crashed into one of the bridge's supporting columns, destroying the 1.6-mile span and killing six members of a roadwork crew. Baltimore's port was closed for months, and increased traffic congestion remains a problem across the region. The Justice Department last year filed a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city's port. The owner and manager of the cargo ship agreed to pay more than $102 million in cleanup costs to settle the lawsuit brought by the government. In that lawsuit, the Justice Department alleged the owner and manager of the cargo ship recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel. In particular, the Justice Department accused the ship owner of failing to address 'excessive vibrations' that were causing electrical problems. The National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report last year that the Dali experienced electrical blackouts about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore, and yet again shortly before it slammed into the bridge. Last week, Maryland officials visited the site where demolition crews are using giant saws, backhoes and other heavy equipment to remove large sections of the remaining pieces of the bridge. Its replacement is expected to open in 2028.
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Mum's pram stolen at Butlin's - before being returned with 'sticky note'
A single mum says she was left feeling 'scummy' after her family pushchair was pinched during a holiday at Butlin's. Sophie was visiting the Skegness resort with her two children and some family friends when someone stole her son's pram from the buggy storage outside the swimming pool. Sophie was left struggling to get her 10-year-old daughter and four-year-old son back to their holiday apartment. She asked Butlin's staff for help - but claims she was shut down, being advised to spend £21 renting a replacement for the remainder of the holiday. But, to her surprise, her son's pushchair was found three days later - along with a sticky note reading 'loaned for 5 min, sorry + thank you'. READ MORE: Pensioner killed in 'tragic accident' after wife ran him over in car park READ MORE: State Pension age going up in 2026 for people born in certain years "It was more the inconvenience of it," explained Sophie, 38. "I'm disabled, so is my daughter. We came out of swimming carrying a heavy bag of wet clothes and had to phone Butlin's for someone to come and help me because I only made it half way back to the apartment", reports the Manchester Evening News. "My daughter, was overly distressed by the situation. We had to hire another one. They wouldn't even look at the CCTV." Sophie, from Derbyshire, explained she proposed implementing a ticket system for collecting the prams to prevent any being taken, but claims the firm 'aren't interested'. "Three days after it went it was thrown over the swimming pool fence into the external pram park with a note saying it had been borrowed for five minutes," she explained. "A mate of mine discovered it and when we went to retrieve it, we heard over the walkie talkies that another pushchair had just been nicked, it's a regular occurrence." The mother expressed her discomfort at having the pram back after it had been used by someone else. "I felt utterly violated," she confessed. "My little lad's pram had been in someone else's flat and they'd been using it. I felt so grubby using it." Sophie, who visited the holiday park in mid-May, posted about the incident on a Butlin's Skegness Resort Facebook page, sparking outrage among other parents. "Scum, it's high time Butlin's installed CCTV or even provided security in buggy areas," one parent commented. "How on earth can someone think that's acceptable behaviour," questioned another, with a third adding: "The real question is why has someone who clearly needs a pram come on holiday without one? It's incredibly entitled behaviour and I'd be livid." A spokesperson for Butlins chose not to comment on the incident. Get daily headlines and breaking news emailed to you - it's FREE
