I don’t understand why we would let it go until payment for damages was made. We could melt it down and use the steel for the new bridge.
Sal did a video talking about maritime insurance.
MV Dali and the Francis Scott Key Bridge | March 31 Update & Who Pays for the Salvage?
Starting at 10:16 he starts to talk about marine insurance . They have insurance “clubs” that spread the cost amongst their group, there are 3 layers, which is insurance on their insurance . It may take awhile and some court wrangling plus, maritime law is a strange animal from the sounds of it.