ΚΡΑΤΗΣΕΙΣ - ΦΥΛΑΚΙΣΕΙΣ ΠΛΗΡΩΜΑΤΩΝ - environmental

Σε παλιότερη ανάρτηση είχαμε αναφέρει και μια Ελληνική εταιρεία που ήταν  expert στην ρύπανση, σήμερα έχουμε και τους γείτονες να κάνουν τα ίδια.

Επίσης, είχαμε γράψει για το δικό μας Στροφάδες, που έφυγε από την Λιβύη και ήλθε Ελλάδα, και τον τράβαγαν στο αυτόφωρο..

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2 December. United States of America: Ship Operator of M/V AVENUE STAR Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crime. Atlas Ship Management Ltd., a Turkish Corporation, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla. to federal charges of making false statements and knowingly failing to accurately maintain an Oil Record Book. The United States Coast Guard initially investigated the M/V AVENUE STAR in October 2009 after being alerted by two whistleblowers. Those whistleblowers were each awarded $125,000 by the court. The company was sentenced to pay an $800,000 criminal fine, pay $100,000 in community service an environmental fund, and to implement a comprehensive environmental compliance program that requires detailed inspection and auditing of the defendant’s ships that sail into the United States. The Chief Engineer and Second Engineer aboard the vessel at that time each pleaded guilty last July. Department of Justice Press Release “Shipping Company and Senior Crewmembers Convicted of Covering up Oil Pollution,” 2 December 2010


11 November. Commonwealth of Australia: Master of PACIFIC ADVENTURER Faces Trial This Year for Environmental Crime. The 48-year-old Filipino captain and the companies behind his vessel, Swire Shipping, Swire Navigation, China Navigation, and Blue Wine Shipping, will each face one charge of discharging oil into the coastal waters. The trial stems from a March 2009 incident where 270,000 tons of oil was discharged into Maroteon Bay, Australia.  A trial date is expected in January 2011. The master faces a maximum fine of A$350,000 if found guilty. ABC News, “Oil Polluting ship’s captain faces possible 2011 trial,” 11 November 201