BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the operator of the cargo ship Dali and an employee, accusing them of wrongdoing tied to the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

In an indictment unsealed Tuesday, prosecutors charged Synergy Marine Group and an employee with conspiracy, obstruction and misconduct resulting in death. The U.S. Department of Justice previously described the March 26, 2024, disaster as “entirely avoidable,” and said in a lawsuit filed later that year that the crew recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel that caused “catastrophic harm,” including the deaths of six highway workers.

The indictment, handed up April 8, alleges the company improperly used flushing pumps — which can cause blackouts — since 2020, and then hid their use and lied to investigators. Prosecutors said they “concealed material safety information from regulatory authorities and “provided false documents and false statements” to investigators after the disaster.

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