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Francis Scott Key bridge ship was involved in 2016 incident, port authorities say

The same ship that collapsed a major bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday was also involved in a collision while leaving the Belgian port of Antwerp in 2016.

Port authorities confirmed to CNN that Dali’s cargo ship was also involved in an “incident” in Belgium in 2016.

by Marine Accident Archive ShipwrecklogThe Dali was leaving a container terminal to head to Bremerhaven, Germany, when its bow reportedly swung around and its stern scraped the side of a quay, damaging its hull several meters.


Debris of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after a container ship collision. AP

Emergency workers work at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. on March 26, 2024.
Emergency personnel working at the scene of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Reuters

Officials in Singapore, where the ship is from, said there were 22 crew members on board Dali at the time of the fire incident.


Follow The Post’s coverage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.


Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore To tell We are working with the U.S. Coast Guard following the incident.

This is a developing story.

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