FBI Opens Criminal Probe Into Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore, According to Reports

FBI Opens Criminal Probe Into Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore, According to Reports

The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the cargo ship that slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse in Baltimore last month, according to two senior law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation.

NBC News reported the development shortly before 9 AM, citing that the news was first reported by The Washington Post on Monday morning. 

A Singapore-flagged container ship had struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major thoroughfare for the Washington/Baltimore area and connects I-695, on March 26. 

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“Officials said at the time that workers were pouring concrete to fix potholes on the roadway on the bridge above where the ship was hit at the time of the crash,” reported NBC. “Two people were rescued from the river. Six were reported missing, three bodies were recovered and the other three are presumed dead.”

NBC continued: 

The probe comes as Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced Monday the city is taking “legal steps” to address the bridge collapse, hiring law firms “to launch legal action to hold the wrongdoers responsible and to mitigate the immediate and long-term harm caused to Baltimore City residents.”

“The City of Baltimore will take decisive action to hold responsible all entities accountable for the Key Bridge tragedy, including the owner, charterer, manager/operator, and the manufacturer of the M/V Dali, as well as any other potentially liable third parties,” the mayor said in a statement.