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The company that chartered the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was recently sanctioned by regulators for blocking its employees from directly reporting safety concerns to the U.S. Coast Guard — in violation of a seaman whistleblower protection law, according to regulatory filings reviewed by The Lever.

Eight months before a Maersk Line Limited-chartered cargo ship crashed into the Baltimore bridge, likely killing six people and injuring others, the Labor Department sanctioned the shipping conglomerate for retaliating against an employee who reported unsafe working conditions aboard a Maersk-operated boat. In its order, the department found that Maersk had “a policy that requires employees to first report their concerns to [Maersk]... prior to reporting it to the [Coast Guard] or other authorities.”

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[-] [email protected] 208 points 3 months ago

Revoke their corporate charter.

We need to start "executing" bad corporate actors, full stop.

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[-] [email protected] 149 points 3 months ago

And racists were posting bile against the Indian/Sri Lankan crew on the ship.

As if they were responsible for disaster and not the greedy rich pricks.

[-] [email protected] 104 points 3 months ago

And racists were posting bile against the Indian/Sri Lankan crew on the ship.

You'll notice they disappeared pretty quickly when it was revealed pilots from the harbor were at the helm... ah, such is the life of a racist. Quickly running from one manufactured outrage to another... don't let facts get in the way of a good rage session.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago

Yep, it's nearly always local pilots to drive in and out of ports. They know the area best.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

It's almost too bad, in a way.

Indian racists/casteists will mutter about DEI themselves. Would have been hilarious to see the cracks in that alliance start to widen.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

They were not even at the wheel... Local crew manoeuvres these boats out of port

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[-] [email protected] 54 points 3 months ago

"Sanctioned" is such a weird word.

It either means "formally condemned", or "formally authorized". XD

[-] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

It's a pretty vague word in this context too. Something official was done. As you can see, the sanctions solved the issue.

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[-] [email protected] 45 points 3 months ago

Oh boy. Now the shit storm begins, Randy. Its gonna be shit all the way down.

[-] Deceptichum 26 points 3 months ago

Oh yeah some mid level manager will get thrown in gaol and life will go on as usual.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

You hear that boy, the shit winds are a blowin.

[-] [email protected] 41 points 3 months ago

Wow too bad they aren't going to do anything about that Boeing whistleblower who "committed suicide".

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[-] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago

Ah I see they made the newbie mistake of not assassinating the whistleblower like Boeing.

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[-] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago

The next article headline will be: Feds SLAM Danish company for destroying Key bridge.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago

"Danish company claps back at the feds"

I felt dirty typing that.

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[-] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago

One of the very few places which mentions that it was a Maersk ship

[-] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

Fat lot of good that did obviously

[-] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago

Well, in theory now in court there is more evidence of a pattern of behavior that can be used to justify harsher penalties.

In theory...

[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Man everyone should watch that West Wing episode that was almost exactly about this: corporate lawyers for cargo ships minimum liability.

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