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Another Ship Operator Pleads Guilty, Concealing Pollution
Another Ship Operator Pleads Guilty, Concealing Pollution
A Panamanian company that operated a 40,000-ton oil tanker ship that regularly made calls in multiple ports in Texas pleaded guilty Oct. 21 in federal court in Houston for deliberately concealing pollution discharges from the ship directly into the sea, the Justice Department announced.
MARPOL amendments adopted
MARPOL amendments to prevent pollution during ship-to-ship oil transfer operations adopted
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) – 59th session: 13 – 17 July, 2009.
Amendments to the MARPOL Convention to prevent pollution during ship-to-ship oil transfer operations were adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) when it met for its 59th session from 13 to 17 July 2009, at the IMO Headquarters in London. Read more »
Shipboard Personnel Plead Guilty in US to Concealing Vessel Pollution
The Chief Engineer and the Second Engineer on a Cyprus-flagged vessel, pleaded guilty on July 20th, in U.S. District Court in Trenton, N.J., to using falsified records that concealed improper discharges of untreated bilge waste from the cargo ship, the Justice Department announced. Read more »
