Companies silence whistleblowers. They demote them, give them poor job ratings or jobs that make them quit, and fire them for unrelated reasons. That works well in "right to work" states, which are really right to fire at will states.

Companies don't often get caught with evidence obvious enough to draw regulators attention. Getting fined for it is a big deal. It's also a red flag that cost cutting and other intentional conduct might have contributed to a predictable tragedy.

So.... Shipping's no different than US rail.

I know Biden said the Federal government is going to pay to replace the bridge, but it really seems like the shipping company ought to be on the hook for both the bridge, the lost revenues for the port of Baltimore and the salaries of the soon to be idled dock workers (etc).

@The_Icarian

I feel like gcaptain.com is most likely to have the straight scoop.

https://gcaptain.com/breaking-mv-dali-cited-for-propulsion-issues-before-baltimore-incident/

BREAKING: MV Dali Cited for Propulsion Issues Before Baltimore Incident

According to records from the public ship safety database Equasis, MV Dali – the ship that collided with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge this morning – was cited by port...

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