The owner of the ship that toppled Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge appears to be seeking to cap the amount of damages that the company can be forced to pay following the deadly crash.

The owner of the ship that toppled Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge appears to be seeking to cap the amount of damages that the company can be forced to pay following the deadly crash.

The Singapore-based Grace Ocean Private Ltd. indicated it will file a “limitation of liability” action in federal court Monday, invoking a little-known statute used in maritime law.

The filing itself is not yet available, but a docket in U.S. District Court in Maryland showed the company has initiated an action involving limitation of liability, a key move that maritime lawyers saidwould be likely to take place soon after the disaster.

  • Davel23@fedia.io
    44·
    7 months ago

    I’m sure the cost is already much higher than they could afford.

    That’s what insurance is supposed to be for, assuming they had it. Getting the insurance company to actually pay out, that’s a different story entirely.

      • MagicShel@programming.dev
        22·
        7 months ago

        Those assholes can fuck right off. I’m sick of rich people gambling big and fucking me over win or lose. If every rich person can afford one fewer yacht because they are held accountable when they gamble and lose, they would lose nothing of value.