The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather

The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weather

The same vessel that hit the Baltimore Key Bridge on Tuesday, destroying it and sending people and vehicles tumbling into the water, was also involved in a collision while leaving the port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016.

According to Vessel Finder and the maritime incident archive Shipwrecklog, the Dali – a 948ft (290-meter) cargo ship with a capacity of 10,000 containers – was leaving the container terminal of Antwerp heading to Bremerhaven.

As it did so, its bow reportedly swung around, causing the stern to scrape the side of the quay, significantly damaging several meters of the hull.

The ship was reportedly detained by authorities afterward and docked in Deurganckdok, Belgium. There were reportedly no injuries or adverse pollution.

      • MagicShel@programming.dev
        7·
        3 months ago

        I used to work just south of DC. I know that’s going to be a nightmare for a long time to come. I mean, traffic everywhere along 95 was a nightmare on good days.

        • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
          3·
          3 months ago

          Maybe it’ll create the impetus for a new route, be a long-term gain in terms of traffic congestion.

          • Pips@lemmy.sdf.org
            4·
            3 months ago

            The only long term solution is better light rail/public transport. Adding more lanes won’t fix congestion, it demonstrably makes it worse.