Maryland Attorney Gen. Anthony G. Brown announced Tuesday the state of Maryland and the owners and operators of the M/V Dali had reached a settlement in the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Case.
The $2.25 billion settlement with Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Pte Ltd. Resolves the state’s claims against the parties involved in the ship’s March 26, 2025 collision with the bridge. That collision caused the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River, killing six and shutting down the Port of Baltimore for days.
The settlement resolves claims brought against the vessel interests by the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Civil Litigation Division on behalf of the state and its agencies in coordination with a team of outside counsel with expertise in maritime law and complex litigation. The settlement does not resolve the state’s claim against the shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries. According to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Hyundai Heavy Industries was at fault for the ship’s loss of power that caused the ship’s collision with the bridge. The state said it intends to pursue those claims.
“The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sent shockwaves through Maryland and caused damages on a scale this State had never seen,” Brown said. “This $2.25 billion settlement reflects the full measure of accountability we were able to secure from the vessel interests — and our pursuit of justice is not finished. We will continue to press our claims against the shipbuilder whose fault helped bring this bridge down.”