Two Greek shipping companies, Avin International LTD, and Nicos I.V. Special Maritime Enterprises, pleaded guilty yesterday in US court in Beaumont, to charges over several oil discharges in Texas waters by the oil tanker ‘Nicos I.V.’ The Master and the Chief Officer also pleaded guilty to making material false statements to members of the US Coast Guard during the investigation into the discharges.
Avin International was the operator and Nicos I.V. Special Maritime Enterprises was the owner of...