Feds file criminal charges in Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
Key takeaways
- The wreck, which left six people dead and caused the bridge to collapse, resulted in $5 billion in damages, prosecutors alleged in a 47-page indictment unsealed on Tuesday.
- The operators of the M/V Dali, Singapore-based Synergy Marine and India-based Synergy Maritime, and the ship s technical superintendent, Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, face 18 counts related to the incident.
- The charges include conspiracy, failure to report hazardous conditions, misconduct or neglect of ship officers resulting in death, obstruction, false statements and violations of the Clean Water Act.
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The wreck, which left six people dead and caused the bridge to collapse, resulted in $5 billion in damages, prosecutors alleged in a 47-page indictment unsealed on Tuesday. A multibillion-dollar project to rebuild the 1.6-mile-long bridge is expected to take years.
The operators of the M/V Dali, Singapore-based Synergy Marine and India-based Synergy Maritime, and the ship s technical superintendent, Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, face 18 counts related to the incident.
The charges include conspiracy, failure to report hazardous conditions, misconduct or neglect of ship officers resulting in death, obstruction, false statements and violations of the Clean Water Act.