[image] Baltimore Key Bridge Disaster Could Become Costliest Maritime Accident in... LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – Britannia, the insurer of container ship the Dali, is working with the vessel’s owner and U.S. authorities on the investigation into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott…

They’ll probably claim liability limitation by the same law that Transocean used to limit theirs for the Deepwater Horizon debacle: Update: I see Bloomberg has picked up on that one as well: [image] Titanic-Era Law Could Cap Shipowner Liability in Baltimore By Ethan M Steinberg (Bloomb…

Modern courts are quite stingy about granting limitation of liability. There are exceptions. I think it’s a certainty the shipowner will move for limitation of liability. However, there are as yet unknown facts that will bear on whether it might, or might not, be granted.

I wonder what type of replacement bridge will be built. Will it be of a similar trust design as original (built in the 70’s), maybe cable-stayed or perhaps a suspension bridge. Just thinking ahead…wondering.

I’m thinking something like the new Tappan Zee or Goethals bridges. That seems to be the trend.

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