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FBI boards ship managed by same parent company as vessel that hit Key Bridge
Washington Post ^ | 9-21-24 | Katie Mettler and Ian Duncan

Posted on 09/21/2024 1:28:43 PM PDT by dynachrome

The FBI and other federal law enforcement agents at sunrise on Saturday boarded a massive container ship in the Port of Baltimore called the Maersk Saltoro, which is managed by the same parent company as the cargo vessel that is at the center of a criminal investigation into the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge this year.

FBI agents were conducting “court authorized law enforcement activity” on the Maersk Saltoro alongside officials from the Coast Guard’s Investigative Services and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Criminal Investigation Division, the bureau and the U.S. attorney’s office in Maryland said in statements. They did not provide any more details, including what prompted the activity.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltimore; dali; fbi; keybridge; ship
FBI tipped them off?

"Washington Post journalists watched as officials, some wearing jackets with FBI insignia and hard hats, later pulled up in unmarked black SUVs and white sedans, then waited in line on the dock outside the ship."

1 posted on 09/21/2024 1:28:43 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

This is HUGH! They have EITHER found out whose cocaine was left in the White House, or they have decided who left the pipe bomb outside the DNC on January 6th! It was these shipowners after all.


2 posted on 09/21/2024 1:40:17 PM PDT by oldplayer
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To: dynachrome

Since the EPA is involved, I surmise that either the ship is suspected of illegally discharging waste water or it didn’t change to low-sulfur fuel in the USEC Emissions Control Area and they’re reviewing the engineer’s log and questioning the crew. Another possibility is that there are containers aboard the ship holding banned chemicals, possibly manifested incorrectly to conceal the true contents.


3 posted on 09/21/2024 2:03:30 PM PDT by RAT_Poison
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To: dynachrome

The oceans are rising because of all the water displacement by 10’s of thousands of large ships.


4 posted on 09/21/2024 2:07:06 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: oldplayer

They already knows whose it was. And it wasn’t Hunter’s. It was Biden’s other kids...Ashley.

They did do a DNA test and it came back with a partial match for the Biden family child, but not Hunters. So that tells you right there.


5 posted on 09/21/2024 2:26:57 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: dynachrome
FBI boards ship managed by same parent company as vessel that hit Key Bridge

On the positive side for the FBI (which is rare for me), the FBI is investigating malfeasant fleet maintenance by the ship owners.

They are properly supported by Coast Guard and EPA (because of possible pollutant spills into bay waters).

However, FBI should also be supported by, and consult with, the US Merchant Marine and US Navy for expertise in proper ship maintenance, it would improve their investigation markedly.

6 posted on 09/21/2024 2:42:13 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: dynachrome

We still don’t know who was piloting the ship that hit the Key Bridge.


7 posted on 09/21/2024 2:55:07 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: dynachrome

The accident was in March, and they’re just boarding the ship now...6 months later? Color me skeptical. Didn’t Biden say he’d give Baltimore the money to fix the bridge?


8 posted on 09/21/2024 3:01:33 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: linMcHlp
The oceans are rising because of all the water displacement by 10’s of thousands of large ships.

and they are planning larger ships! Run for the hills boys!

9 posted on 09/21/2024 3:23:44 PM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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To: mass55th

Surely Maersk has quite a few ships that have launched from Baltimore since then. It must be a slow news day.


10 posted on 09/21/2024 5:09:59 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: mass55th

You did notice this is a different ship.not the one that hit the bridge.


11 posted on 09/21/2024 5:13:14 PM PDT by brooklin
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"You did notice this is a different ship.not the one that hit the bridge."

No I didn't realize that. I did a search for the date the FBI boarded the ship Dali that hit the bridge on March 26, 2024. They didn't board that ship until April 15, 2024, 20 days after the accident. Just about 3 weeks, and people died because of that ship.

FBI agents board ship responsible for Baltimore bridge collapse as investigation continues

12 posted on 09/21/2024 5:43:23 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: T.B. Yoits
We still don’t know who was piloting the ship that hit the Key Bridge.

But we know that it was on purpose

13 posted on 09/21/2024 6:20:17 PM PDT by onona
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You ever get the feeling out government isn’t doing anything right... On purpose.


14 posted on 09/22/2024 3:01:37 AM PDT by brooklin
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"You ever get the feeling out government isn’t doing anything right... On purpose."

Every day of my life. I never thought I'd ever see this country in such a horrible state. I was born in 1947, and lived through the 50's and 60's. Having outlived everyone else in my family, and being on the tail-end of my life, I'm hoping I'll be gone before this country completely goes south.

15 posted on 09/22/2024 11:23:36 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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‘59 here, but I’m so glad I’m old. Should be gone before it all turns to crap.


16 posted on 09/22/2024 5:37:51 PM PDT by brooklin
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To: brooklin
"‘59 here, but I’m so glad I’m old. Should be gone before it all turns to crap."

I feel very fortunate that I was born when I was. I had a great childhood, great parents and loving siblings. All gone now. That's why I cherish those years so much.

17 posted on 09/22/2024 6:58:59 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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