The families of the victims of the Baltimore bridge are filing a lawsuit to prevent the shipowner from evading legal responsibility.

The families of some immigrant workers who died in a cargo ship collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March are planning to sue the vessel owners for their deaths, according to a report.

Three of the six families of the victims will be seeking a federal court to prevent Grace Ocean Private Limited, a Singapore-based company that owns the Dali, from evading legal responsibility for the maritime disaster, according to CBS.

In April, Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Pte Ltd. filed a petition for exoneration from or limitation of liability in the federal district court in Maryland over the deadly incident involving the Dali.

On two separate occasions, the Dali lost power while being only half a mile away from the bridge in the early hours of March 26, resulting in the 117,000 ton vessel colliding with a main support pier on the bridge, causing the 47-year-old structure to collapse into the water within seconds.

At the bridge, eight construction workers were performing maintenance when it collapsed, resulting in the deaths of six workers and the survival of two.

If the federal district court in Maryland permits the case to progress, the families of the victims may seek legal redress to obtain financial compensation for the loss of their loved ones, as stated by Matthew Wessler of Gupta Wessler LLP, the firm intending to submit the court motion, according to CBS.

"Wessler stated to CBS News that all clients have experienced an unimaginable tragedy, including losing loved ones, such as one client who lost her husband and partner, and another who lost their son. The accountability or justice they seek involves holding those responsible accountable."

Grace Ocean Private Limited will be held legally liable by Wessler's firm before the Sept. 24 deadline, as a result of the April petition.

Grace Ocean Private Limited was negligent, and the ship should not have left the port when it did, as it had lost power multiple times prior to departure.

The NTSB released a preliminary report stating that a Dali crewmember accidentally disabled the vessel's equipment during in-port maintenance at the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore on March 25. The crew experienced a second blackout due to insufficient fuel pressure for the online generator.

On March 26, at the time of departure from the harbor, a main electrical breaker unexpectedly tripped, resulting in a power outage and blackout on the ship.

After the pumps lost electrical power, the main propulsion diesel engine shut down. The ship's crew restored power and called for assistance from tug boats. The senior pilot then ordered the ship's anchor to be dropped.

A second blackout occurred, and a marine radio call was made to alert water traffic, but the ship collided with a main support pier on the bridge, causing it to collapse and resulting in the deaths of the workers.

The cause of the vessel's loss of power before it hit the bridge is unclear, as it is unclear what role earlier technical malfunctions may have played.

Gupta Wessler LLP and attorneys representing Grace Ocean Private Limited were contacted by Planet Chronicle Digital through its PR firm for comment, but no immediate responses were received.

On behalf of the families of Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, Jose Maynor Lopez Sandoval, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, a legal action will be filed, according to CBS reports.

Although salvage divers were promptly dispatched to the collapse, it took six weeks to recover all the bodies of the missing construction crew members, who were all Latino immigrants seeking work opportunities in the U.S.

For nearly two months, the Dali was trapped among the debris, with a massive steel beam covering its damaged bow. On May 20, the ship was salvaged and returned to port. This enabled authorities to create a 50-foot-deep, 400-foot-wide channel, large enough to accommodate most of the largest commercial vessels.

The bridge, which could cost at least $1.7 billion and take several years to rebuild, has been pledged to be rebuilt by officials.

Planet Chronicle’ Bradford Betz and the Associated Press contributed to this report.