According to The Baltimore Sun, David Rienas filed the suit on Friday, asking the court for $5.2 million as compensation for back, neck and rib injuries that have kept him from working and have caused him permanent injuries "including mental anguish, fright and emotional distress and disfigurement".
Rienas was atop a coal-loading machine at the Bayside Coal Pier when the Wawasan Ruby, owned by Panama-based Trio Happiness SA, struck.
The suit alleged the crew of Wawasan Ruby was guilty of incompetence, speeding and failing to maintain a lookout or use radar. The accident happened on August 25 and caused up to $22 million in damages, closing down the pier for nearly two months.
