The Justice Department on Tuesday announced criminal charges against two foreign entities and an individual connected to a container ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge in March 2024.
The crash killed six construction workers and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The defendants include Singapore-based Synergy Marine, and India-based Synergy Maritime, along with an Indian national, Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, 47, a technical superintendent for the container ship Dali.
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According to the indictment, which was filed April 8, they are charged with conspiracy, failing to inform the Coast Guard of a “known hazardous condition,” along with obstruction of an agency proceeding and providing false statements.
