Landmark ruling on liability limitation for cargo theft
AKD hails landmark European Court of Justice ruling
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Read moreUS Department of Justice has announced that the former president of Sea Star Line LLC, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based water freight carrier, was sentenced to serve five years in prison and to pay a $25,000 criminal fine
Read moreThere will be some considerable relief that almost eleven years to the day since the crew of the tankerPrestige found their ship experiencing serious structural failure off the Spanish coast.
Read moreFollowing the trial of Apostolos Mangouras, former Capt of the Prestige which sunk off the coast of Galicia in 2002, INTERTANKO is celebrating his acquittal from charges of criminal damage to the environment, but has expressed disappointment at his criminal conviction for disobedience.
Read moreSpain 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 ...
Read moreThe UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (UK MCA) has issued press notice regardinf a man who convicted of using forged seaman certificates in order to secure employment on a North Sea ship.
Read moreIndia: Centre seeks legal view in Italian marines case
Read moreThe defendants deny the charges claiming that their radar showed a boat in front of them but it disappeared and they thought the boat must have moved away so they continued on their path to Bahrain.
Read moreThree more Somali pirates sentenced to life in prison for killing four US citizens of the SV Quest
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