Francis Scott Key Bridge- Baltimore, destroyed

[Omega Man]

Baltimore Boxship's Owner Tries to Limit Liability to $44 Million ​

Baltimore Boxship's Owner Tries to Limit Liability to $44 Million

As anticipated, the owner of the container ship Dali has filed a federal suit to limit liability for the allision that destroyed Baltimore's Franc...

maritime-executive.com

As I mentioned in a previous post, I don’t think anyone has insurance to cover something like this.
This gave me a bit of a reminder to a question that I have wondered about-
Where are container ships registered?

Panama has the largest maritime register, followed by Liberia. Landlocked Bolivia also has a major registry, as does Mongolia.

Why are so many ships registered to Liberia?


The Liberian registry was created in 1948, primarily as a means to offer U.S.-based ship owners a way to crew their vessels without being subject to U.S. labor and wage regulations and U.S. taxation.

I guess it’s why and like registration of pleasure boats in Delaware-

Why are so many boats registered in Delaware?


The prevalence of so many Delaware registered yachts in these countries is often as result of the low costs of the system and the apparent ease of the process. The perceived strength of an attachment to and the support of one of the world's leading superpowers is also attractive to many yacht owners.
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[kbasa]

Baltimore Boxship's Owner Tries to Limit Liability to $44 Million ​

Baltimore Boxship's Owner Tries to Limit Liability to $44 Million

As anticipated, the owner of the container ship Dali has filed a federal suit to limit liability for the allision that destroyed Baltimore's Franc...

maritime-executive.com

As I mentioned in a previous post, I don’t think anyone has insurance to cover something like this.
This gave me a bit of a reminder to a question that I have wondered about-
Where are container ships registered?

Panama has the largest maritime register, followed by Liberia. Landlocked Bolivia also has a major registry, as does Mongolia.

Why are so many ships registered to Liberia?


The Liberian registry was created in 1948, primarily as a means to offer U.S.-based ship owners a way to crew their vessels without being subject to U.S. labor and wage regulations and U.S. taxation.

I guess it’s why and like registration of pleasure boats in Delaware-

Why are so many boats registered in Delaware?


The prevalence of so many Delaware registered yachts in these countries is often as result of the low costs of the system and the apparent ease of the process. The perceived strength of an attachment to and the support of one of the world's leading superpowers is also attractive to many yacht owners.
OM

For the same reason so many corporations are formed in Delaware: it has better tax laws. Many yachts are corporate assets, so I think I'd expect registration in Delaware, the "home" of the corp. as well.

 

[mikegalbicka]

Can't read it. Have to be a subscriber.

Strange. Continues to open fine for me on my iPad. Sorry.

 

[bigjohnsd]

 

[pauls1150]

tsconver said: Can't read it. Have to be a subscriber.
Works fine for me too; check your browser settings?

 

[lee]

tsconver said: Can't read it. Have to be a subscriber.
Works fine for me too; check your browser settings?

I can open the link but after a few seconds I get a message saying I need to subscribe to read the article.

 

[Omega Man]

I can open the link but after a few seconds I get a message saying I need to subscribe to read the article.

Same for me. This seems to randomly occur when a Wall Street Journal is linked in as well.
OM

 

[mikegalbicka]

Clearing the browser cache might help.

 

[Omega Man]

Here is a live-stream of the Baltimore Key bridge site.
I’m not sure how informative or complete the viewing will be.
Courtesy of Livestream-

Livestream | Baltimore & Chesapeake Bay Shipwatchers

www.baltimoreshipwatchers.com

OM

If anyone is still interested, this video link has been pretty good. Now includes audio. I believe they are on Marine channel 74.
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[Omega Man]

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[mneblett]

Update from a mariner; useful content begins at ~1:00: