...σαφώς και λυπάμαι για την ποινή, αλλά βρε διάβολε ξεκούτη εμ ήθελες να κάνεις την βρωμοδουλειά, εμ έβαζες άλλους να την κάνουν.. πονηρά σκεπτόμενος ότι εσύ δεν έχεις καμμία ευθύνη?? Έχουμε ξαναγράψει για το θέμα όταν έγινε γνωστό, αλλά τώρα βγήκε η απόφαση.
Friday, 17.Jun.2011, 15:47 (GMT+3)
The chief engineer of Liberian-operated cargo ship 'Capitola' was sentenced for obstructing an investigation after illegally discharging oily waste into the Port of Baltimore.
Dimitrios Grifakis, 57, of Kallithea, Greece,pleaded guilty today to obstructing a Coast Guard inspection thattook place aboard the M/V Capitola from May 3 to May 11, 2010.Grifakis was then the Chief Engineer of the Capitola.
According to Grifakis’ guilty plea and other court documents, theinvestigation into the M/V Capitola was launched on May 3, 2010, atthe Port of Baltimore, after a crew member informed a clergy member,who was on board the Capitola on a pastoral visit, that there hadbeen “monkey business in the engine room,” which involved a “magicpipe.” The “magic pipe” proved to be a bypass hose that allowed thedumping of waste oil overboard, circumventing pollution preventionequipment required by law. The crew member asked the minister toalert the Coast Guard which triggered an inspection of the Capitola.
Grifakis now admits that from about March 2009 through May 3, 2010,he repeatedly ordered his subordinates to illegally pump oil-contaminated waste directly into the ocean, most commonly through the“magic pipe.” However, during the investigation, Grifakis falselydenied having ordered anyone to pump oily waste overboard andfalsified documents to hide these discharges from inspectors in portsvisited by the Capitola.
Every ship that enters the U.S. is required to have an accurate OilRecord Book that records the ship’s operation related to oil,including the handling and disposal of oil contaminated waste.Grifakis presented an Oil Record Book to the U.S. Coast Guard thatwas intentionally falsified to conceal the illegal overboard discharges of oil contaminated waste. An Oil Record Book is required under United States law and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, which regulates the discharge of pollutants from vessels at sea and is known as the MARPOL Protocol (MARPOL). The objective of MARPOL is to preserve the marine
environment through the complete elimination of intentional pollution by oil and other harmful substances and the minimization of accidental discharge of such substances. The United States is one of the one hundred and sixty-nine nations that are parties to MARPOL.
Grifakis also obstructed the investigation by denying that the Capitola had a Daily Sounding Record, which is a daily measurement of the contents of the ship’s waste tanks. This record would have been useful during the Coast Guard’s inspection of the Capitola in that it could have shown when the levels of the waste tanks changed, which could be compared to entries in the Oil Record Book. Sudden, unexplained drops in the measurements could have indicated specific dates when wastes were discharged overboard. The Daily Sounding Record was not produced to the Coast Guard. Grifakis also directed other members of the engine room crew to lie to investigators and claim that the Capitola did not have a daily record of soundings.
Friday, 17.Jun.2011, 15:47 (GMT+3)
The chief engineer of Liberian-operated cargo ship 'Capitola' was sentenced for obstructing an investigation after illegally discharging oily waste into the Port of Baltimore.
Dimitrios Grifakis, 57, of Kallithea, Greece,pleaded guilty today to obstructing a Coast Guard inspection thattook place aboard the M/V Capitola from May 3 to May 11, 2010.Grifakis was then the Chief Engineer of the Capitola.
According to Grifakis’ guilty plea and other court documents, theinvestigation into the M/V Capitola was launched on May 3, 2010, atthe Port of Baltimore, after a crew member informed a clergy member,who was on board the Capitola on a pastoral visit, that there hadbeen “monkey business in the engine room,” which involved a “magicpipe.” The “magic pipe” proved to be a bypass hose that allowed thedumping of waste oil overboard, circumventing pollution preventionequipment required by law. The crew member asked the minister toalert the Coast Guard which triggered an inspection of the Capitola.
Grifakis now admits that from about March 2009 through May 3, 2010,he repeatedly ordered his subordinates to illegally pump oil-contaminated waste directly into the ocean, most commonly through the“magic pipe.” However, during the investigation, Grifakis falselydenied having ordered anyone to pump oily waste overboard andfalsified documents to hide these discharges from inspectors in portsvisited by the Capitola.
Every ship that enters the U.S. is required to have an accurate OilRecord Book that records the ship’s operation related to oil,including the handling and disposal of oil contaminated waste.Grifakis presented an Oil Record Book to the U.S. Coast Guard thatwas intentionally falsified to conceal the illegal overboard discharges of oil contaminated waste. An Oil Record Book is required under United States law and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, which regulates the discharge of pollutants from vessels at sea and is known as the MARPOL Protocol (MARPOL). The objective of MARPOL is to preserve the marine
environment through the complete elimination of intentional pollution by oil and other harmful substances and the minimization of accidental discharge of such substances. The United States is one of the one hundred and sixty-nine nations that are parties to MARPOL.
Grifakis also obstructed the investigation by denying that the Capitola had a Daily Sounding Record, which is a daily measurement of the contents of the ship’s waste tanks. This record would have been useful during the Coast Guard’s inspection of the Capitola in that it could have shown when the levels of the waste tanks changed, which could be compared to entries in the Oil Record Book. Sudden, unexplained drops in the measurements could have indicated specific dates when wastes were discharged overboard. The Daily Sounding Record was not produced to the Coast Guard. Grifakis also directed other members of the engine room crew to lie to investigators and claim that the Capitola did not have a daily record of soundings.
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