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Captain Found Not Guilty for Prestige Sinking

Spain court is impossible to establish criminal responsibility for the accused crew of Prestige On November 13, 2002, while the Greek-operated oil tanker Prestige was carrying a 77,000 metric tons cargo of two different grades of heavy fuel oil, one of its twelve tanks burst during a storm offGalicia, in northwestern Spain.Fearing that the ship would sink, the captain called for help from Spanish rescue workers, with the expectation that the vessel would be brought into harbour.However, pressure from local authorities forced the captain to steer the embattled ship away from the coast and head northwest.At around 8:00 AM on November 19, the ship split in half. It sank the same afternoon, releasing over 20 million US gallons (76,000m3) of oil into the sea.After the sinking, the wreck continued leaking oil. It leaked approximately 125tons of oil a day, polluting the sea bed and contaminating the coastline, especially along the territory of Galicia.In November 2013, court concluded it was impossible to establish criminal responsibility and Captain, Chief Engineer and the former head of Spain's Merchant Navy were found not guilty of crimes against the environment.Found out more about recent developments regarding judges' decision on Prestige oil spill by clicking at ...

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