Foreign Operators of M/V Dali Indicted Over Fatal Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Federal prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the foreign ship management companies and a technical superintendent tied to the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, marking a major escalation in the legal fallout from one of the most devastating U.S. maritime infrastructure disasters in decades.

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that Singapore-based Synergy Marine Pte Ltd, Chennai-based Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd, and technical superintendent Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair have been indicted on charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction, false statements, and failing to immediately notify the U.S. Coast Guard of a known hazardous condition aboard