“There were no issues until June when Chilean authorities found deficiencies in propulsion and the auxiliary machinery.”
The Dali lost power leaving Baltimore Harbor and took down the 1.6-mile Key Bridge at 1:30 a.m. Six workers filling potholes are presumed dead. The ship passed 27 inspections since 2016, and the one that flagged its propulsion came nine months before the propulsion failed. The Mayday call bought enough time to stop traffic, which saved more people than any of those inspections did.