Overview

• The public meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the NTSB Conference Center in Washington, D.C., with a livestream available on the agency’s website.
• Chair Jennifer Homendy and other board members plan to discuss probable cause, issue safety recommendations, and question NTSB investigators.
• Earlier findings faulted the Maryland Transportation Authority for not conducting a vessel‑strike vulnerability assessment and directed owners of 68 bridges nationwide to perform similar reviews.
• A preliminary report detailed multiple power losses aboard the Dali before the collision and identified hazardous materials among the ship’s cargo.
• The collapse killed six workers and shut the Port of Baltimore for nearly three months, while reconstruction is underway with test piles and an estimated cost near $2 billion targeted for completion in 2028.