ZEUS Lines Management Company, of Glyfada, Greece, owner of the Panamanian-flagged 50,057-dwt Galissas was fined US$2.25 million in Providence, Rhode Island in us District Court for knowingly discharging oily bilge during a transatlantic voyage, reports Bangalore's Marine Insight.
Under the terms of the plea agreement Zeus will pay $562,500 to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to fund projects to benefit marine and coastal natural resources in the State of Rhode Island.
The vessel's captain pleaded guilty to failing to report a hazardous condition in the vessel's cargo tanks to the United States Coast Guard before entering the Port of Newport.
The vessel's chief engineer pleaded guilty to knowingly discharging untreated oily bilge water directly from the tanker into the sea during a transatlantic voyage.
During proceedings in US District Court in Providence, Zeus Lines Management, (Zeus) owner/operator of the Gallissas, admitted violating the Ports and Waterways Safety Act and The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.
The Galissas' captain Jose Ervin Mahinge Porquez, a resident of the Philippines, admitted to violating The Ports and Waterways Safety Act. The Galissas' chief engineer Roberto Cayabyab Penaflor, also a resident of the Philippines, admitted violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.
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Under the terms of the plea agreement Zeus will pay $562,500 to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to fund projects to benefit marine and coastal natural resources in the State of Rhode Island.
The vessel's captain pleaded guilty to failing to report a hazardous condition in the vessel's cargo tanks to the United States Coast Guard before entering the Port of Newport.
The vessel's chief engineer pleaded guilty to knowingly discharging untreated oily bilge water directly from the tanker into the sea during a transatlantic voyage.
During proceedings in US District Court in Providence, Zeus Lines Management, (Zeus) owner/operator of the Gallissas, admitted violating the Ports and Waterways Safety Act and The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.
The Galissas' captain Jose Ervin Mahinge Porquez, a resident of the Philippines, admitted to violating The Ports and Waterways Safety Act. The Galissas' chief engineer Roberto Cayabyab Penaflor, also a resident of the Philippines, admitted violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.
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