An explosion blasted away debris trapping a cargo ship in the Patapsco River.

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  • friend_of_satan@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This is the worst action movie ever. The explosions are supposed to happen right after the bridge gets hit, not weeks later!

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      2 months ago

      Right? Bruce Willis and Danny Glover are suppose to jump into the water right before the boat is engulfed in flames because of all the C4 onboard.

  • aleph@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Grace Ocean and Synergy filed a petition on April 1 in Maryland federal court to limit their liability from the crash. If the court grants it, the companies’ liability could be limited to the present value of the ship, which they estimated to be $42.5 million, according to the petition. Source

    Which would leave the tax payer footing the bill for the remaining $1.46B cost of reconstruction. Classic.