The Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against the operators of the container vessel that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024. That accident caused the bridge to collapse, killing six construction workers. The indictment names Singapore-based Synergy Marine Private Ltd. and its India-based subsidiary Synergy Maritime Private Ltd. as co-defendants, alongside Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, a 47-year-old an Indian national who was the technical superintendent for the M/V Dali container ship involved in the accident. Synergy could face fines of up to $10 billion, said Kelly Hayes, U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland, at a news conference Tuesday. If convicted, the U.S. could also seek restitution and forfeiture from Synergy, she said. Federal prosecutors levied 18 counts against the defendants, including obstruction of an agency proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and misconduct or neglect of ship officers resulting in death.…