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The Department of Justice has finally filed criminal charges against the Singapore-based shipping companies responsible for the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The DOJ unsealed an indictment charging Synergy Marine Private Limited (the operator of the doomed MV Dali), its related entity Synergy Maritime Private Limited, and Indian national employee Karthik Nair Radhakrishnan with a staggering 18 counts, including conspiracy, violations of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, safety violations, misconduct and neglect resulting in death, and obstruction of justice.
According to the charges, these foreign operators had been knowingly using unapproved pumps on Dali’s fuel system since at least 2020, a reckless cost-cutting move that caused repeated blackouts and power failures on the massive container ship.
The disaster also effectively shut down shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore for weeks, disrupting supply chains and inflicting enormous economic damage.
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BREAKING:The Department of Justice has just filed criminal charges against the Singapore shipping company behind the deadly Baltimore Key Bridge collapse.
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As The Gateway Pundit reported extensively at the time, the Dali, flagged in Singapore and crewed almost entirely by Indian nationals, lost power multiple times before the crash.
The ship was a floating disaster waiting to happen, with known electrical and mechanical issues that were ignored to save money.
Six construction workers died horrible deaths when the bridge plunged into the Patapsco River: Miguel Luna, Maynor Yair Suarez, Dorlian Ronial Cabrera, Carlos Moises Hernandez, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, and Jose Nicolas Fuentes.
The Gateway Pundit reported that Grace Ocean Private Limited previously “denied any fault or neglect of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge” and requested to be exonerated from all liability for the Key Bridge’s collapse in a federal court filing.
With previous reporting, the Justice Department had already pursued civil claims seeking recovery for the massive costs associated with the collapse, accusing the companies behind the ship of negligence and improper maintenance.
“With this civil claim, the Justice Department is working to ensure that the costs of clearing the channel and reopening the Port of Baltimore are borne by the companies that caused the crash, not by the American taxpayer,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a press release.
The suit alleges that the incident was “entirely avoidable,” arguing that electrical and mechanical systems were improperly maintained and violated safety regulations, and the ship was in “unseaworthy condition.” Additionally, the complaint argues that “none of the four means available to help control the DALI—her propeller, rudder, anchor, or bow thruster—worked when they were needed to avert or even mitigate this disaster.” The issues that led to the ship losing power multiple times and colliding with the bridge are credited by the Justice Department to the operators’ decisions, which were “made to save money and for their own convenience.”
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse became one of the most devastating infrastructure disasters in recent U.S. history. While an emergency mayday call reportedly prevented even greater casualties by allowing officials to halt incoming traffic, the six workers already on the bridge never made it out.
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