The U.S. Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against a ship operator and an employee in connection with the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. According to reports, the indictment names Singapore-based Synergy Marine Pte Ltd., along with a subsidiary, Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd., which together are described as the operator-related entities tied to the container ship involved in the incident. One outlet also reports that the indictment includes an Indian company with a similar name, and it identifies an Indian national who served as the container ship’s technical superintendent.
The charges come a little more than two years after the Dali container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the bridge to collapse. The reports describe the event as involving multiple fatalities and significant damage, with the bridge collapse becoming a major U.S. transportation disaster. The DOJ action moves the case into the criminal prosecution phase against the listed entities and the named individual, with the next steps expected to involve court proceedings.
