The Justice Department has reached a settlement for more than $100 million with the two corporations that owned and operated the container ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.

A U.S. judge on Friday approved a $102 million settlement by the companies that owned and operated the ship that struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people. The payment resolves the U.

The settlement will cover the federal costs incurred to respond to the disaster, including clearing the bridge and ship debris to reopen the Fort McHenry Shipping Channel in June. "Nearly seven months after one of the worst transportation disasters in recent memory,

The Justice Department and the owner of the container ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year have reached a settlement, with the ship owner agreeing to pay $100 million in civil penalties to cover the costs of responding to the disaster.

The funds will go to the budgets of federal agencies affected by the collision. Others, including the state of Maryland, are pursuing separate damages.

Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group will pay the Justice Department for damages, but the money will not cover the estimated $2 billion cost of replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The settlement comes a month after the Justice Department sued the ship’s owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group.