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The collapse disrupted commercial shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore for months

US govt sues ship owner over Baltimore bridge collapse

The US Justice Department has sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million the government spent to clear the debris and reopen the city's port.

US • 18 Sep 24

Zurich said that gross written premiums in its P&C business rose to $12.623 billion from $11.967 billion a year earlier

Zurich Insurance's property and casualty premiums rise

Zurich Insurance Group said today that premiums at its property and casualty business rose 9% in the first quarter, as rates charged to customers continue to rise.

Business • 16 May 24

Maryland officials estimate it will cost up to $1.9bn to rebuild the bridge

Baltimore bridge demolished with controlled explosions

US crews in Baltimore set off controlled explosions to allow them to remove a portion of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the bow of the massive container ship that toppled following a collision in March.

World • 14 May 24

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on 26 March

Body of final US bridge collapse victim recovered

The body of the sixth and final victim who died after a container ship struck a bridge in the US city of Baltimore has been recovered, Maryland state authorities said.

US • 08 May 24

AXA said its total revenue over the first three months of the year grew to €34 billion from €31.8 billion a year earlier

AXA's first quarter sales rise by 6%

AXA, Europe's second-biggest insurer, has reported 6% growth in first quarter sales, led by property damage insurance to companies, its biggest business line.

Business • 03 May 24

Salvage efforts continue, over five weeks after the bridge collapse

Rebuild of collapsed Baltimore bridge to cost $1.9bn

There are plans to rebuild a bridge that collapsed in the US state of Maryland in just over four years at an estimated cost of up to $1.9 billion, a transportation official has said.

US • 03 May 24

Cranes work on clearing debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge

Huge crane put in place to clear Baltimore bridge debris

The biggest operational crane on the US Eastern Seaboard towered over Baltimore's port, ready to begin clearing the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge days after a cargo ship crashed into it, sending the span crashing into the harbor.

World • 29 Mar 24

Four more workers who were part of a crew filling potholes on the bridge's road surface remain missing and presumed dead

Two bodies recovered following Baltimore bridge collapse

The bodies of two men have been recovered from the water after a bridge collapsed in Baltimore when a freight ship crashed into it, officials have said.

US • 28 Mar 24

Emergency services combed the cold waters of the harbour for the bodies of the men

Two bodies recovered following Baltimore bridge collapse

The bodies of two people who went missing after a bridge collapsed in Baltimore when a freight ship crashed into it have been recovered, officials have said.

US • 28 Mar 24

The container ship Dali was sailing down the Patapsco River when it struck a pylon of the bridge early this morning

What happened in Baltimore?

Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early today after a container ship smashed into the four-lane span, plunging cars into the river. What do we know?

US • 26 Mar 24

A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the US port of Baltimore overnight

At least 10 ships bound for Baltimore drop anchor

At least 10 commercial ships that were sailing to the US port of Baltimore have dropped anchor in waters nearby, data from ship tracking and maritime analytics provider MarineTraffic showed today.

Business • 26 Mar 24

As it happened: 'Terrible accident' at Baltimore bridge

A look back at developments in the ongoing search and rescue operation after a bridge collapsed after it was struck by a container ship.

US • 27 Mar 24

Emergency workers have suspended the search for six missing people

Search suspended in Baltimore bridge collapse

Emergency workers have suspended the search for six people missing after a major bridge collapsed in the US city of Baltimore, when a massive cargo ship crashed into the structure, according to officials.

US • 27 Mar 24

Mary Stewart (L) walks with her son Andrew and daughter Ulonda after he, along with Alfred Chestnut and Ransom Watkins, were released

Three US men exonerated after 36 years in prison

Three US men who spent 36 years in prison have been exonerated of the 1983 murder of a teenage boy who was shot dead over a jacket in Baltimore.

US • 26 Nov 19

Donald Trump has made a series of criticisms of Baltimore

Trump suggests Baltimore 'worse than Honduras'

US President Donald Trump has once again attacked the city of Baltimore, suggesting that violent crime there is worse than in Honduras, a Central American country with one of the world's highest homicide rates outside a war zone.

US • 31 Jul 19

Large black plumes of smoke are rising into the sky (Pic: Best Photos of Baltimore)

West Cork seafood plant badly damaged by fire

It will be tomorrow before it will be safe to carry out a forensic examination of a fish processing plant at Baltimore in west Cork which has been badly damaged by fire, gardaí have said.

Munster • 20 Jun 18

The remains have been brought to Cork University Hospital

Body of Barry Davis Ryan found in Baltimore

The body of 20-year-old Barry Davis Ryan has been recovered from the sea off the village of Baltimore in west Cork.

News • 10 Jul 15

Rescue efforts will resume tomorrow morning

Cork search for missing man suspended for night

The search for the body of Barry Davis Ryan, who drowned off Baltimore last week, has finished for the night and will resume at first light tomorrow.

News • 10 Jul 15

The search continues for the body of Barry Davis Ryan

Divers to take part in search for missing student

Over 40 experienced divers are expected in west Cork later this week following an appeal for help in the on-going search for a 20-year-old missing student.

News • 07 Jul 15

Baltimore search to resume tomorrow

The search in west Cork for 20-year-old Barry Davis-Ryan, who has been missing since Tuesday, will resume tomorrow.

News • 03 Jul 15

The search operation is taking place just outside the entrance to Baltimore Harbour

Family of missing man visits Baltimore search site

The family of Barry Ryan, who drowned off the coast of west Cork on Tuesday, and Barry Davis Ryan, who is still missing, visited the search site just outside Baltimore yesterday evening.

News • 03 Jul 15

The search operation began yesterday evening

Search off Baltimore to resume tomorrow

A search is to continue tomorrow off the west Cork coast for Barry Davis Ryan, the young man missing after a drowning tragedy which claimed the lives of his girlfriend and his father.

News • 01 Jul 15

The six police officers are scheduled to be arraigned on 2 July

US police officers charged over Freddie Gray death

A grand jury in the US has returned charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore City State Attorney Marilyn Mosby has told a news conference.

News • 21 May 15

A civil rights probe was launched following a request from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

US Justice Dept to investigate Baltimore police

The US Justice Department is to investigate whether the police department in Baltimore engages in routine bias or excessive force, according to US media reports.

News • 08 May 15

Protests erupted in Baltimore and several major US cities following the death of Freddie Gray

Baltimore's mayor lifts night curfew

The mayor of Baltimore has lifted a nightly curfew that was implemented after residents in the US city rioted following the death of a man in police custody.

News • 03 May 15