- The investigation will be overseen by the U.S. district attorney’s office in Maryland.
The FBI has launched a criminal investigation into the Baltimore bridge collapse that left six construction workers dead last month.
The investigation will be overseen by the U.S. district attorney’s office in Maryland and will focus on whether the Dali’s 22 crew members left port knowing the ship had serious systemic problems, he said. Washington Post reported on Monday.
There is already a separate federal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge by the National Transportation Safety Board.
During the initial stages of that investigation, investigators are focusing on the electrical power system of the massive container ship that veered off course.
Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said her agency is collecting data with the help of Hyundai, the manufacturer of equipment in the ship’s engine room. Testifying before a U.S. Senate committee, she said investigators also requested help examining her circuit breaker.
The FBI has launched a criminal investigation into the Baltimore bridge collapse that left six construction workers dead.
“That’s where we’re focused now in this investigation,” he said. ‘Of course, that’s preliminary. “It could take different paths, different paths as we continue this investigation.”
Homendy said they have focused on the electrical system. The ship experienced power issues moments before the accident, as evidenced by videos showing its lights turning on and off.
Investigators are also examining the design of the bridge and how it could be built with better protection of the pier “by current standards,” Homendy said.
The container ship Dali was leaving Baltimore, loaded with cargo, and headed for Sri Lanka when it collided with one of the bridge’s support columns last month, causing the span to collapse into the Patapsco River and sending six members of a rescue team road works to death. .
Divers have recovered three bodies from the underwater wreckage, while the three remaining victims are still missing.
Crews have been working to remove sections of the fallen bridge, including those tangled in a muddy mess at the bottom of the Patapsco River.
“This work is remarkably complex,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said during a news conference last week.