Portuguese Ship Operator Agrees To $1.5M Fine in Charleston Pollution Case

The operator of the Achilleus bulk carrier has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine in a case where the ship’s engineers dumped oily waste into the ocean and then covered up the pollution with false documents, writes David Wren in an article published in The Post and Courier.

A foreign ship operator has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine after the vessel’s engineers allegedly dumped oily water into the sea and used false documentation to cover up the pollution.

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