The judge, who was nominated by President Joe Biden, said she was lenient largely because the defendant is "a mother of two daughters."

Numerous videos of the demolition from different angles showed a span of steel collapsing into the water following a loud explosion.

Citing alleged failures in “maintenance and repairs” of the ship, officials in Baltimore blamed the Key Bridge collapse on negligence.

FBI agents boarded the cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge as officials investigate the cause of the March 26 incident.

Even with the monetary incentive, taking on a dilapidated home with a commitment to keep it for five years is a risky proposition.

A court filing estimates the liability of the vessel involved at only a small fraction of what reconstruction is going to cost.

The incident comes less than a week after the disastrous collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland.

The bodies of two men who were presumed dead were found by search and rescue teams a day after the bridge came down.

"There's a ship approaching that just lost their steering. So until they get that under control we gotta stop all traffic," the officer said.

The president opted to attach himself to Tuesday's tragedy by recalling a connection to the Baltimore bridge that never existed.