"Federal prosecutors announced charges Tuesday in the 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing the Singapore-based operator of a ship and a key employee of making critical decisions that led to the disaster and the deaths of six people."
"The companies and Nair are charged with conspiracy, willfully failing to immediately inform the U.S. Coast Guard of a known hazardous condition, obstruction of an agency proceeding and false statements."
"The National Transportation Safety Board found last year that two electrical blackouts - one caused by a loose wire aboard the Dali and another by problems with a fuel pump - disabled the controls of the huge cargo ship before it crashed into the bridge."
"The Dali was leaving Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka when its steering failed because of the power loss. The ship crashed into a supporting column of the bridge at about 1:30 a.m."
Federal prosecutors announced charges tied to the March 26, 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The charges name Synergy Marine Pte Ltd. in Singapore and Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd. in Chennai, India, along with Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, a technical superintendent for the Dali container ship. Prosecutors accuse the companies and Nair of making critical decisions that led to the disaster and the deaths of six construction workers. The indictment alleges conspiracy, willful failure to immediately inform the U.S. Coast Guard of a known hazardous condition, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and false statements. Investigations focused on vessel operations and whether the crew knew of critical systems issues before leaving port. The National Transportation Safety Board previously found electrical blackouts disabled the ship’s controls before the crash.
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