The Singaporean-flagged cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore this week was involved in another accident several years ago, according to newly unearthed video.
Reuters reported that the 1,000-foot Dali hit a port on July 11, 2016, as it tried to leave the North Sea container terminal in Antwerp, Belgium.
The ship reportedly suffered damage that was serious enough that it impacted the ship’s seaworthiness, causing the ship to remain docked for a long time while it underwent repairs.
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The ship has been inspected more than two dozen times and has recorded two “deficiencies,” according to records obtained by CNN.
“In June of 2023, in San Antonio, Chile, the Chilean authorities gave the DALI a ‘deficiency’ for ‘propulsion and auxiliary machinery — gauges, thermometers, etc,’” the…