BALTIMORE (NEWSnet/AP) — The owner of container ship Dali, which caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, has initiated a process requiring owners of cargo on board some of the salvage cost.

The ship’s owner, Singapore-based Grace Ocean Private Ltd., made what is known in maritime law as a “general average” declaration. That allows a third-party adjuster to determine what each stakeholder should contribute, according to company spokesperson Darrell Wilson.

The requirement is often invoked after maritime accidents so cost of saving a vessel or its cargo is shared among interested parties, Wilson said.

In this case, it pertains to costs associated with re-floating Dali, which remains stuck with sections of the fallen bridge draped across its damaged bow.

Crews are working to remove some shipping containers from Dali before lifting pieces of the wreckage and freeing the ship.

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