What to know about the cargo ship Dali, a mid-sized ocean monster that took down a Baltimore bridge

By NICK PERRY
Associated Press

Here’s what to know about the cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and leaving six construction workers presumed dead. If stood upright, the Dali would reach almost to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris or about two-thirds of the way up the Empire State Building in New York. It can carry the equivalent of almost 10,000 standard-sized metal shipping containers. The ship is owned by Grace Ocean Private Ltd, flies a Singapore flag and is powered by diesel engines. It passed an inspection in Chile last July and an inspection by the U.S. Coast Guard last September found no problems.