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Foreign Operators of M/V Dali Indicted Over Fatal Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Federal prosecutors indicted Singapore-based Synergy Marine Pte Ltd, Chennai-based Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd, and technical superintendent Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair on charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction. The defendants allegedly operated the containership Dali with unsafe modifications that caused a blackout sequence leading to the March 26, 2024 collision with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six construction workers. Economic damage is estimated at more than $5 billion.