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NBC News Top Stories | Ship operators involved in Baltimore bridge collapse charged with misconduct and obstruction by Gary Grumbach, Tom Costello, Owen Hayes, Daniella Silva

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The U.S. Justice Department has filed 18 criminal counts against the owners and technical superintendent of the 100,000‑ton cargo vessel Dali that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, causing the bridge to collapse, killing six construction workers and halting the Baltimore port for months. Prosecutors named Singapore‑based Synergy Marine Pte Ltd., India‑based Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd., and their technical superintendent, Indian national Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, charging them with conspiracy, willful failure to notify the Coast Guard of a known hazard, obstruction of agency proceedings, false statements, and misdemeanor violations of the Clean Water, Oil Pollution, and Refuse Acts for discharging pollutants—including containers, oil, and bridge debris—into the Patapsco River. The indictment, announced by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, underscores that the tragedy was preventable, resulted in over $5 billion in economic loss, and represents a “critical step toward holding accountable those whose reckless disregard for maritime safety regulations caused this disaster.”

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Ship operators involved in Baltimore bridge collapse charged with misconduct and obstruction

The Justice Department brought 18 charges against the operators and a manager relating to a 2024 collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge that killed six people.

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Home - CBSNews.com | Feds charge ship operator in Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse

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Federal prosecutors have indicted Synergy Marine— the Singapore‑ and India‑based operator of the MV Dali that struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024—and its technical superintendent, Indian national Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, charging them with conspiracy to defraud the United States, failure to alert the U.S. Coast Guard of a known hazardous condition, making false statements and obstructing a National Transportation Safety Board investigation. The indictment marks the first criminal case linked to the collision that killed six highway workers and caused the bridge’s collapse; investigators say the ship suffered two power outages, the second tied to the improper use of a “flushing pump” to fuel generators, a practice the company allegedly concealed. The crash has already generated billions of dollars in replacement costs, a $100 million settlement with the Justice Department, a recent settlement with Maryland, and numerous pending civil lawsuits from federal, state, local governments and victims’ families, all of which the operator and shipowner continue to contest.

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Federal prosecutors charge operator of ship in Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse

The operator of the Dali, a container ship that lost power and slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six people, is facing federal charges.