Late last month I was flying down to D.C. for a meeting with colleagues at Lockton. As we were making our descent, I saw a container terminal out of the window. Having watched “The Wire”, I figured we were over Baltimore. I kept my eyes peeled in anticipation of catching a glimpse of the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. It had collapsed on 3/26/25 after an allision with the MV Dali, a 984ft long, 148,984-ton container ship. For reference, the vessel is nearly 200ft longer than the John Hancock Tower, the tallest building in Boston, is tall.
I indeed caught a glimpse of the wreckage and snapped a photo. (I added that pic into the last page of the attached newsletter) The Dali had at that point been refloated and removed a week prior through a controlled explosion and the diligent work of the crews and tugboat operators involved, months ahead of schedule.
The view of the wreckage was shocking – the loss life, nothing short of tragic. Looking out upon that level of destruction, one’s left with more questions than answers. What went wrong? Who is responsible? What are the implications of this port being shut down? When, how, and at what expense will the bridge be rebuilt?
Earlier this month my colleague Jana Byron put together a fabulous write up to answer some of these questions from an insurance perspective. Her wealth of knowledge is representative of the expertise had across Lockton Marine. It's our global marine insurance practice that in recent years has been rapidly enriched by the addition, among other firms, of Lockton P.L. Ferrari - the oldest P&I broker in world - to the Lockton Group of Companies.
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Great to be moving up on the list!