Feds conduct ‘authorized search’ of Dali’s sister ship in Baltimore

Sept. 21 (UPI) — Federal authorities on Saturday morning boarded a sister ship of the Maersk Dali, which caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse that killed six on March 26.

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Federal authorities boarded the Maersk Saltoro, sister ship of the Maersk Dali that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse on March 26 that killed six, 15 minutes after the Saltoro entered the Port of Baltimore at 5:45 a.m. Saturday. File Photo by Julia Nikhinson/UPI

Investigators with the FBI, Environmental Protection Agency’s Criminal Investigation Division and the Coast Guard’s Investigative Services boarded the Maersk Saltoro in the Port of Baltimore while “conducting authorized law enforcement activity,” the FBI told NPR and WBAL TV .

The Singapore-based Synergy Marine Group manages the Saltoro and the Dali, which share the same design and were built by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2015. Each vessel measures 984 feet in length.

Synergy spokesman Darrell Wilson confirmed the Coast Guard and FBI boarded the Saltoro and referred any questions to those agencies, the Washington Post reported…

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