The U.S. Justice Department has slapped criminal cases against Synergy Marine of Singapore and Synergy Maritime of Chennai, as well as Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, the Indian technical superintendent of container ship Dali, which collided with a bridge in Baltimore, U.S., in March 2024. They have been charged with conspiracy, wilfully failing to immediately inform the U.S. Coast Guard of a known hazardous condition, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and false statements, as well as pollution.
Synergy is the manager of Dali, manned almost entirely by an Indian crew. Synergy and Grace Ocean Private Limited, the owner of the ship, had agreed to pay nearly $102 million in October, 2024, to resolve a civil claim brought by the department on this matter.
