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Federal prosecutors hand down indictments in deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

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Federal prosecutors indicted Synergy Marine Group, Synergy Maritime, and an employee for conspiracy related to the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. The indictment alleges the defendants concealed safety violations aboard the Dali container ship, contributing to the collapse that killed six people. The employee charged is Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, a 47-year-old Indian citizen who served as the ship's chief engineer.

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Federal prosecutors hand down indictments in deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

Media Coverage · May 12, 2026

Federal prosecutors indicted Synergy Marine Group, Synergy Maritime, and an employee for their roles in the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which killed six people. The charges accuse them of conspiring to hide safety violations on the Dali container ship, including operating an unauthorized fuel system that bypassed safety measures and failing to alert the U.S. Coast Guard about known

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  • Workplace safety violations
  • Conspiracy to conceal hazards
  • Maritime law and liability
  • Fatal infrastructure collapse
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Federal prosecutors hand down indictments in deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

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Federal prosecutors indicted Synergy Marine Group, Synergy Maritime, and an employee for their roles in the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which killed six people. The charges accuse them of conspiring to hide
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Federal prosecutors have charged Synergy Marine Group, Synergy Maritime and one employee in connection with the March 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, alleging a conspiracy to conceal dangerous safety violations aboard the Dali container ship that contributed to the disaster and led to the deaths of six. The indictment charges Singapore-based Synergy Marine Group, India-based Synergy Maritime and Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, a 47-year-old Indian citizen who served as th

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Media Coverage May 12, 2026

Federal prosecutors hand down indictments in deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

Federal prosecutors indicted Synergy Marine Group, Synergy Maritime, and an employee for their roles in the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which killed six people. The charges accuse them of conspiring to hide safety violations on the Dali container ship, including operating an unauthorized fuel system that bypassed safety measures and failing to alert the U.S. Coast Guard about known hazards. This indictment highlights alleged corporate and individual misconduct that contributed directly to a deadly infrastructure failure.

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