WASHINGTON – The US Justice Department said on May 12 a grand jury indicted two companies and an individual in the March 2024 crash of the 300m cargo ship Dali that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six construction workers and destroying the span.
The Justice Department said the collision caused billions of dollars in damage and significant environmental damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found a single loose wire in the electrical system caused a breaker to unexpectedly open, launching a sequence of events that led to two vessel blackouts and a loss of propulsion and steering.
Synergy Marine, based in Singapore, and Synergy Maritime, based in Chennai, India, along with Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, 47, an Indian national who worked for both companies as the technical superintendent for the Dali, were charged with conspiracy to defraud the US and with causing the death of six construction workers on the bridge, among other charges. Prosecutors said Nair is believed to be in India.
