The Dali container ship, which caused the collapse of a key bridge in Baltimore, was recently built and operates under the Singapore flag.
It was built by the Korean Hyundai shipyard in 2015 and measures 300 metres (985 feet) long, 48 metres wide, and 24.8 metres tall, with a gross tonnage of 95,000 tonnes, making it an average-sized container ship.
According to Marine Traffic, it left Baltimore at 1 a.m. local time on Tuesday for a roughly month-long voyage to Colombo, Sri Lanka. It struck the bridge at 1:28 a.m.
The Dali container ship belonged to Singapore-based Grace Ocean Pte Ltd
The ship belonged to Singapore-based Grace Ocean Pte Ltd, which is owned by a Hong Kong group, and was carrying containers for Danish shipping giant Maersk.
Synergy Marine, the Singaporean company that operates the Dali, stated that it was being piloted by two Baltimore port pilots at the time of the collision.
According to the port of Singapore, there were 22 crew members on board, and no one was injured, according to Synergy, which also reports that no leaking occurred.
The Dali frequently connects Asian ports with the East Coast of the United States, passing through the Panama Canal on March 13 before stopping in New York, Norfolk, and finally Baltimore.
According to Marine Traffic, it has a fuel capacity of up to 8,344 cubic metres (2.2 million gallons). Britannia Insurance, based in the United Kingdom, insures it.
