Cargo ship crew can leave the US under deal to comply with probe into Baltimore bridge collapse

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, SARAH BRUMFIELD and BEN FINLEY
Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — Crew members on the cargo ship Dali can head home under an agreement that allows lawyers to question them as part of investigations into the cause of the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. None of them has been able to leave the U.S. since their ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns on March 26. Under the agreement Thursday, the crew can return to their homes in Sri Lanka and India but must be available for depositions. Attorneys representing the city had asked the judge on Tuesday to prevent crew members from leaving the U.S. while the investigation continues.