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I understand the frustration with how these cases usually go, but the actual indictment is more aggressive toward the "top" than it might look at first glance.

In reality, the DOJ is going directly after the owners. They've indicted two corporations - Synergy Marine and Synergy Maritime - specifically alleging that they were "cheap" and engaged in "reckless cost-cutting." So, the legal system is basically agreeing with you that the corporate entities are the ones who allowed a misconfigured ship to leave port.

As for the individual charged, Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, he wasn't just a "worker" on the ship. He was the Technical Superintendent. In maritime terms, that's a high-level manager responsible for the ship's mechanical integrity. The charges against him aren't just about the equipment failing; they're about allegedly falsifying safety documents and lying to investigators to cover up the fact that they knew the ship was broken.

It's less like blaming a taxi-driver for a mechanical failure and more like charging the fleet manager who knew the brakes were shot, and who signed a paper saying they were brand new, and then lied to the police after the crash.

By charging both the companies and the man who signed off on the technical side, they're trying to pierce that corporate shield and prove the owners were fully aware of the danger.