DOJ lawsuit says Baltimore bridge collapse was ‘entirely avoidable’ [Video]

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.| LINK: Read the DOJ civil claimThe lawsuit filed in Maryland alleges that the electrical and mechanical systems on the ship, the Dali, were improperly maintained, causing it to lose power and veer off course before striking a support column on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.”This tragedy was entirely avoidable,” according to the lawsuit.The collapse snarled commercial shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore for months before the channel was fully opened in June.“With this civil claim, the Justice Department is working to ensure that the costs of clearing the channel and reopening the Port of Baltimore are borne by the companies that caused the crash, not …