MV Dali

Dali in the Port of Rotterdam in 2018
History
NameDali
NamesakeSalvador Dalí[1]
Owner
  • Stellar Marine LLC (2015–2016)[2]
  • Grace Ocean Pte. Ltd. (2016–present)[3]
Operator
  • Maersk (charterer)
  • Oceanbulk Container Management (2015–2016)[2]
  • Synergy Marine Pte. Ltd. (2016–present)[2]
Port of registry
Ordered14 May 2013[4]
BuilderHyundai Heavy Industries (Ulsan, South Korea)[5]
Yard number2678[5]
Laid down10 October 2014[5]
Launched27 December 2014[5]
Christened5 January 2015[1]
Completed5 March 2015[5]
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeNeopanamax container ship
Tonnage
  • 95,128 GT
  • 52,150 NT
  • 116,851 DWT
Displacement148,984 t (146,631 long tons)[4]
Length299.92 m (984 ft)
Beam48.2 m (158 ft 2 in)
Draught15.03 m (49 ft 4 in)
Depth24.8 m (81 ft 4 in)
Installed powerMAN-B&W 9S90ME-C9.2; 41,480 kW (55,630 hp)
PropulsionSingle shaft; fixed pitch propeller
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity9,971 TEU

MV Dali is a Neopanamax container ship built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, best known for causing the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore by alliding[a] with it on March 26, 2024. Contracted in 2013, her hull was laid down in October 2014, launched in December, and she was named after Spanish painter Salvador Dalí in January 2015. In March, she was delivered to Stellar Marine, a subsidiary of the Greek shipowner Oceanbulk Maritime. She has been owned by Grace Ocean Ltd., a Singaporean company, since 2016, and she is flagged in Singapore. In July 2016, she allided with the berth at the container terminal of the Port of Antwerp, causing significant damage to the ship and the berth.

Dali was sold from Stellar Marine to Grace Ocean, a Singaporean company, in October 2016; she was placed under the management of Synergy Marine and reflagged as Singaporean. A faulty fuel pressure gauge was detected at the port of San Antonio, Chile, in June 2023; the gauge was replaced and no faults were detected at a further check three months later. On 26 March 2024, shortly after leaving the Port of Baltimore with a crew of 22 and two Maryland pilots en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, the ship lost power and struck a support pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its collapse. Although traffic had been stopped on the bridge after a mayday call, six construction workers were killed.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mte was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Dali (9697426)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Who are Synergy Marine Group, the company that manages the ship responsible for Baltimore bridge collapse?". en.as.com. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference seaweb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c d e "Dali (159208)". Register of ships. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ This principle is dubbed "the Oregon Rule" (Parker, Bradley S. (2007). "Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law". Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal. 42 (2): 233–249. ISSN 1543-3234. JSTOR 25763835. "A Costly Lapse in Judgment". MarineLink. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2024.). This rule has generally applied since 1895, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case involving the SS Oregon. "U.S. Reports: Oregon, The, 158 U.S. 186 (1895)". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Allision (Not Collision) Nautical Term Definition". Law Offices of Charles D. Naylor. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2024.


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