Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge
Federal prosecutors have charged the Singapore-based operator of the container ship Dali, Synergy Marine Pte Ltd., and a key employee, technical superintendent Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, in connection with the March 26, 2024, collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. The indictment alleges that critical decisions made by the ship operator and Nair led to the disaster, which killed six construction workers.
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AI-generatedFederal prosecutors have charged the Singapore-based operator of the container ship Dali, Synergy Marine Pte Ltd., and a key employee, technical superintendent Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, in connection with the March 26, 2024, collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. The indictment alleges that critical decisions made by the ship operator and Nair led to the disaster, which killed six construction workers. The charges include conspiracy, willfully failing to inform the U.S. Coast Guard of a hazardous condition, obstruction, and making false statements. An FBI investigation focused on the vessel's operations and pre-departure knowledge of critical systems issues, which the NTSB previously attributed to electrical blackouts disabling the ship's controls.
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5 extractedThe collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a preventable tragedy of enormous consequence.
The National Transportation Safety Board found that two electrical blackouts disabled the ship's controls before the crash.
The Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, killing six construction workers.
Synergy Marine Pte Ltd. and Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair are charged with conspiracy, willfully failing to inform the U.S. Coast Guard of a hazardous condition, obstruction, and false statements.
Federal prosecutors announced charges against the ship operator and an employee in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.